Keywords Studio Singapore – Inhouse Translator / Linguist – Chinese To English

Company
Keywords Studio Singapore
staffondemand.sg
Designation
Inhouse Translator / Linguist - Chinese To English
Date Listed
05 Nov 2015
Job Type
Entry Level / Junior Executive
Full/Perm
Job Period
Flexible Start, Permanent
Profession
Others / General Work
Industry
Computer and IT
Location Name
Singapore
Allowance / Remuneration
$2,000 - 2,200 monthly
Company Profile

Keywords is an international technical service provider to the global Video Game Industry with studios in Dublin, London, Barcelona, Milan, Rome, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, New Delhi, Pune, Montreal, Seattle, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro. With over 1,500 games passionate employees around the world, we provide a range of translation, testing, audio, customer care and art production services to Video Game Developers and Publishers alike. Our brands include Keywords, Babel Media, Binari Sonori, Lakshya Digital, Alchemic Dream, Reverb and Liquid Violet.

Our experience and dedication to the entire market for video games regardless of platform, genre, and distribution channel and throughout the lifecycle of a game from concept to live operations support across the globe us help our clients develop and maintain games that connect with their core audience, no matter what language they speak.

Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities:

  • Translate, review and proofread texts in your language to a high quality standard.
  • Work closely with other linguists, Project Managers and the Translation team to ensure high standards of linguistic quality in all projects.
  • Support the Testing Department on linguistic standards and questions in your language
  • Create and continually improve glossaries, manage terminology and create guidelines for your language.
  • Perform Quality Assurance tasks.
  • Be responsible for all linguistic aspects of the translations you are assigned to ensure the best possible quality products are delivered to Keywords customers
  • Provide support and leadership to junior members of the team to achieve the department objectives and goals.
  • Suggest process improvements that will help achieve goal of optimal translation quality.
  • Collaborate with linguists in other languages on cross group objectives.
  • Support Vendor management on reviewing test translations.
  • To be stationed in Singapore office
Qualifications

Skills required:

  • Proficiency in Chinese and English is a must.
  • Minimum 2 years of demonstrated experience at a linguist level.
  • Educational qualification in translation, linguistics or related field desirable.
  • Extensive experience in language, literature, linguistics, or related humanistic fields.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Chinese
  • Passion for the interactive entertainment space and close familiarity with the games industry.
  • Must be self-motivated and able to operate in a remote, dynamic and fast-paced environment.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
Other Information

As part of our selection procedure, shortlisted candidates will be asked to carry out a linguistic test on site.

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