Japanese Games Linguist

The Games Linguist position will be based at Keywords International Limited HQ in South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team focusing on community and in game content for a leading social games publisher.

The role is to translate and trans create from English into Japanese player support, community and in game content for mobile games. The linguist will also test the games in his native language.

This role requires excellent language skills, creativity and a passion for Games.
Please note: Relocation to Dublin is required for this role. A relocation package will be provided for the successful candidate.

Responsibilities:

Translate/trans create player support, community and in game content from English to Japanese to a high quality standard
Collaborate with linguists in other languages on cross group quality objectives
Perform quality assurance tasks in game
Be responsible for all linguistic aspects of the translations you are assigned to ensure the best possible quality is achieved
Suggest process improvements that will deliver on goal of optimal translation quality

Requirements:
Native level Japanese speaker
Strong interpersonal skills
Passion for games industry
Educational qualification in linguistics
Experience in translation, customer service or community, copywriting or linguistics
Excellent verbal and written linguistic skills both in Japanese and English
Must be self-motivated and able to operate in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

Please note: Working hours for this role are 39hours per week and remuneration is €30,000 per annum.