(Associate) Interpretation Specialist (m/f/d)

Nintendo of Europe SE; Frankfurt; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working model

Flexible working time

13 salary installments

Childcare allowance

Bike leasing

Occupational Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Health-related offers & benefits

Staff Shop & company events

Job summary

Nintendo of Europe SE in Germany is seeking an Associate Interpretation Specialist to support localization and communication across Japanese and English. You will interpret at meetings and translate internal/external communications between Europe and Japan, collaborating with diverse teams to ensure clarity and consistency.

The role emphasizes accurate language transfer, cross-cultural understanding, and strong team collaboration within a dynamic entertainment ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in translation and/or several years of equivalent professional experience as a translator or interpreter in a similar role.
• Native level of Japanese.
• Proficiency in English.
• Excellent translation and interpreting skills.
• Strong team orientation and high social competence.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting at video conferences or meetings in both directions between Japanese and English.
• Translating a wide range of internal and external communication between Nintendo of Europe and our headquarters in Japan and other video game developers in Japan in both directions between Japanese and English.

Skills

Native Japanese

Proficient English

Interpreting skills

Team player

Education

Translation/interpretation degree or equivalent

Job description

Nintendo of Europe SE

(Associate) Interpretation Specialist*

Localisation & Translation | Experienced | Temporary | Full-Time |

Level up!

Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has been providing a wide range of entertainment products and experiences since its founding in 1889, beginning with the manufacture and sale of Hanafuda playing cards. Since the 1983 release of the Family Computer (Famicom) system in Japan, and continuing through Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo's focus has been the development, manufacturing, and sale of its gaming systems and software.

At Nintendo, we bring together employees with a wide range of characteristics and work together towards a common goal - to put smiles on the faces of people all over the world.

Tasks

• Interpreting at video conferences or meetings in both directions between Japanese and English
• Translating a wide range of internal and external communication between Nintendo of Europe and our headquarters in Japan and other video game developers in Japan in both directions between Japanese and English

Requirements

• Relevant degree in translation and/or several years of equivalent professional experience as a translator or interpreter in a similar role
• Native level of Japanese
• Proficiency in English
• Excellent translation and interpreting skills
• Strong team orientation and high social competence

With this job advertisement, we would like to encourage people of all genders to apply. Therefore, we refrain from explicitly mentioning any gender. Our company is opposed to gender-based discrimination, as well as discrimination based on other legally protected characteristics.

Your benefits in this country

• 30 days of vacation
• Remote working model (3 days onsite and 2 days remote)
• Flexible working time
• 13 public holidays (based on the Bavarian system)
• Special leave for specific occasions
• Food vouchers (15 x €6,90 vouchers per month)
• 13,5 salary installments
• Childcare allowance (max. €250/month)
• Bike leasing with employer subsidy
• Occupational Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program access
• Various health-related offers and benefits
• Group Accident Insurance
• Professional onboarding and training offers
• Staff Shop with special discounts
• Socialising and gaming area
• On-site gym and sports fields
• Company events