English to Korean Localizer
Job Summary
You will be responsible for English to Korean game localization and language supervision at a major Japanese global game company. The role involves quality assurance, documentation support, and cross-functional collaboration. It offers a stable environment with minimal overtime and flexible work-life balance.
Responsibilities
- Translate game text from English to Korean
- Supervise Korean localization quality
- Perform Language Quality Assurance (LQA)
- Collaborate with development teams
Required Skills
- Native Korean fluency
- Business English proficiency
- Business Japanese proficiency
- Game localization experience
- Basic Excel and Word skills
Job Details
Job Description:
At a major Japanese global game company, you will be responsible for all aspects of localization (language supervision and translation) from English to Korean for game development projects for home consoles, PCs, and mobile devices.
Specific Job Responsibilities:
- Language Supervision and Translation: Translation and localization of game-related text from English to Korean.
- Quality Control: Supervision (quality check) of Korean translations created by in-house staff and external translation companies.
- Cross-Language Support: Translation and supervision from Japanese to Korean, if possible.
- Language Quality Assurance (LQA): Checking for display errors and wording issues in Korean on game screens using actual game hardware.
- Other Support Tasks: Translation of specifications and documents other than game text, and various administrative tasks.
- Collaboration: Coordination and communication with development teams and team members (using English as needed).
Working Hours:
- Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (1-hour break)
- Overtime is minimal, averaging less than 20 hours per month.
Job Requirements:
- Korean Language Proficiency: Native level.
- English Language Proficiency: Business level.
- Japanese Language Proficiency: Business level.
- Experience: Practical experience in English-to-Korean translation or localization supervision.
- PC Skills: Basic Excel and Word skills.