The role of a Games Linguist involves working with community and in-game content for a leading social games publisher. The position requires translating and transcreating from English into Russian player support, community and in-game content for mobile games. Additionally, the linguist will be responsible for testing, identifying, and reporting bugs, as well as suggesting fixes to potential bugs relating to language, text implementation and user interface (UI) issues.
Key responsibilities include:
* Translating/transcreating in-game, player support and community content from English to Russian to a high-quality standard
* Performing Quality Assurance tasks in a variety of published content (games, websites, etc.)
* Ensuring all linguistic aspects of translations are met to achieve optimal quality
* Suggesting process improvements to deliver on the goal of optimal translation quality
To succeed in this role, you should have:
* Native-level Russian speaking skills
* Prior experience in translation, copywriting or linguistics
* Excellent verbal and written linguistic skills in both Russian and English
* Good PC knowledge, including Microsoft Office products
* Self-motivation and ability to operate in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Outstanding attention to detail
* Excellent problem-solving skills
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team that values its employees' contributions. We offer a competitive compensation package commensurate with skills and experience, excellent benefits, high job satisfaction and a fun work environment.