Korean Language Specialist / Translator

Job Description

Contract Term: Permanent

Your Platform

Ask anyone who works at Activision, or with Activision, their favourite thing about it, and they'll tell you, it's the people. We have world class brands, infrastructure and resources, but our success doesn't come from assembly lines producing widgets. Our success comes from people producing greatness together.

We are hiring a Localisation Specialist for our team in Dublin. Sound exciting? Read on!

We are more than just the top tier developer and publisher of video games; we are the creators of some of the biggest, most ground-breaking titles in the industry. Our portfolio includes Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, and Spyro.

Localisation Dublin was established in 2007. We are located 2.3km from Dublin City Centre in East Point Business Park. As a team we are responsible for the Localisation, Project Management and Quality Assurance of our phenomenal games.

Your Mission
• The Korean Language Specialist is responsible for supporting the localisation of high-quality marketing content for Korean specifically by close collaborative work with Project Management and Localisation QA.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the localisation of assigned products from planning through to delivery.

Player Profile

Responsibilities
• Translate / Proofread marketing content (e.g., blogs, social posts, trailers) and other video game related documents from English to Korean.
• Review and approve art assets before they are published.
• Partner with external Korean localisation agencies to decide questions of translation style, answer queries and provide support in facilitating the delivery of high-quality translation.
• Partner with Project Management colleagues internally to develop and implement plans which will deliver quality for our Korean language games.
• Collaborate with the internal QA Department during the quality assurance process for localised versions of products and be a point of escalation and advice for the Korean localisation testers for translation and linguistic questions.
• Communicate in a clear and timely fashion any risks which could impact the quality of the product and delivery schedule. Put corrective measures in place where possible.
• Tracking, evaluating and fixing linguistic bugs as the need arises.
• Build / Maintain the game translation assets – such as Glossary/Termbase, Translation Memories and style guides.

Experience
• Previous experience as a Korean Translator, ideally within the video game industry using industry CAT tools, especially memoQ.
• Process development - ability to review build and adapt processes focusing on efficiency improvements.

Knowledge & Skills
• Fluent/Bilingual in Korean. Business proficiency in English verbal and written.
• Proven creative translation expertise and experience in localisation and adaptation, preferably for marketing content. Creative writing skills will be considered an advantage.
• Specialisation – having experience with and an understanding of different gaming genres especially shooters (FPS) a distinct advantage.
• Knowledge of the videogame and localisation industries.
• Understanding of local and market cultural sensitivities.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment where priorities often shift. working to and meet time critical targets.

Accommodation Request

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