In-house Linguist (Japanese to English) 社内翻訳者 (日本語から英語)

About the Position

In-house Linguist (Japanese to English) 社内翻訳者 (日本語から英語)

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.

Responsibilities

• Translate, review & proofread content from Japanese into English to a high-quality standard.
• 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.
• Assist with Review Reports and QA reports as needed.

Requirements

• 2+ years’ experience as an in-house video games linguist or freelancer.
• Highly proficient in Japanese language.
• English-Language Proficiency Test C1 / C2 CEFR certification, higher than IELTS 8.0 or equivalent capability.
• Educational qualification in linguistics.
• Experience working with Cat Tools.
• Availability to work exclusively in-house from our Keywords Tokyo studio (〒168-0063 Tokyo, Suginami City, Izumi, 1 Chome−22−19 9F).
• Passion for videogames.

We Offer

• Health insurance, welfare pension insurance, occupational accident insurance etc.
• Commuting costs are covered up to 30,000 JPY per month.
• Fukurikosei club.
• Employee Assistant Program.
• Free Japanese lesson.
• Holiday: Full weekly two-day system (Saturday and Sunday), Public holiday, Annual paid leave, Congratulations and condolences holiday etc.

About the Company

Keywords Studios is committed to fair and ethical hiring practices. We expect candidates to conduct themselves with honesty and to participate in all applications and interviews independently, presenting their own knowledge and experience. Candidates should refrain from using AI assistance or third-party tools or services that could influence, capture, or otherwise interfere with the authenticity of the assessment process.

By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at Keywords Studios Applicant Privacy Notice.

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Location: Suginami City, Tokyo, Japan

Work Location Type: On-site

Employment Type: Contractor

Experience Level: Senior

Categories: Localization, Globalize