As a leading game localization company, we offer integrated text, audio localization and localization QA for all regions, languages and platforms, ensuring a fully authentic offering for players worldwide.
Our global footprint across Asia, Oceania, Europe, and the Americas enables us to run 24-hour follow-the-sun workflows, our professional translators and game developers continue to work on your project around the clock, delivering on even the most challenging timelines.
The team at Keywords Studios handle media localization and translation services for any project size, from indie to AAA games.
We help you speak to global audiences by translating your games for your target language and dialect, and ensure expert quality control throughout the game development and translation process through both technology solutions and human oversight.
Role overview:
We are looking for a dynamic English writer / editor to join our localization team on our next adventure.
With a passion for videogames, style and strong sense of quality, you will directly impact the player experience with texts that bring our characters to life and make the content compelling and culturally relatable to the player community.
In this fully in-house position, you will use your creative mind and academic skillsets to help shape the stories of the future You will review content localized from Japanese to English and apply your skills to seasonal and permanent content, as well as offer cards, informational popups, and just about anything else the player might read in-gameThis role requires excellent language skills, creativity and a passion for Games.
Duties and responsibilities:
Establish and maintain a consistent voice that reflects the game's overall vision and aligns with its target audience
Work closely with the localization and quality team game to ensure that the writing meets the game requirements and standards
Adapt game content for different regions, ensuring cultural and linguistic nuances are handled correctly
Ensure all written content meets the highest quality standards: culturally accurate, clear, and grammatically sound
Overview of the main assignments:
Review & proofread English content previously localized from Japanese per the linguist team
Re-write content to maximize its' consistency with legacy content as well as alignment with cultural references and style
Create, review and maintain style guides, glossaries and translation memories
Fix linguistic bugs reported by the testing team
Provide support and linguistic feedback to internal & external teams
Become a subject matter expert on the game and its' content
Requirements
3+ years of experience as a Copywriter / video games linguist (in-house or freelancer)
Native level proficiency in both spoken and written English
Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N1 certification or equivalent capability
BS or BA degree in English literature, translation or related field
Experience working with Cat Tools
Availability to work exclusively in-house from our Keywords Tokyo studio
Passion for videogames
Benefits
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position; however, please understand that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Our employees are our most valuable resource; therefore we provide them with a competitive compensation package commensurate with skills and experience, excellent benefits, high level of job satisfaction and a casual and fun work environment.
By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice.
Role Information:
EN
Studio:
Keywords Studios
Location:
APAC, Japan, Tokyo
Area of Work:
Localization
Service:
Globalize
Employment Type:
Full-time, 6-months FTC
Working Pattern:
In-office
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