Italian Localization Lead: Shape Voices & Tone

2K; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

2K is seeking a Game Localization Lead for Italian to own linguistic direction across our portfolio. You will collaborate with developers, producers, QA, and publishing to ensure tone, accuracy, and cultural resonance.

You’ll lead VO casting, style guides, and glossaries, mentor junior linguists, and drive process improvements within the Global Loc 2.0 framework. This role demands deep Italian linguistic mastery and the ability to steer cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Formación

• Native fluent Italian with mastery of tone, grammar, and regional nuance.
• Advanced English fluency (written and spoken).
• Ability to work independently on complex language projects with judgment and creativity.
• Familiarity with platform-holder guidelines, naming conventions, and brand alignment.
• Experience with VO scripting and dubbing is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in translation, linguistics, media, or related field preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Own the localization strategy, quality bar, and final sign-off for Italian content across all 2K titles.
• Review and edit in-game text, UI, scripts, and VO for tone, clarity, and cultural relevance.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce glossaries, style guides, and content policies for Italian market.
• Collaborate with localization producers, LQA, marketing, publishing, and devs to guide language decisions.
• Serve as main linguistic escalation point for Italian-related issues and QA challenges.
• Mentor entry- and mid-level linguists or vendors working on Italian content.
• Consult on Italian age rating requirements, terminology usage, and visual/language compliance.
• Lead VO casting and direct creative sessions during Italian VO production.
• Review builds to audit tone, consistency, and cultural resonance.
• Suggest process improvements to improve quality and turnaround time.

Conocimientos

Italian fluency

English fluency

Independence

Mentoring juniors

Cross-functional collaboration

Voiceover direction

Educación

Bachelor's degree in translation/linguistics/media

Herramientas

CAT tools

Translation memory

XLOC

JIRA

CMS

Descripción del empleo

2K is seeking a Game Localization Lead for Italian to own linguistic direction across our portfolio. You will collaborate with developers, producers, QA, and publishing to ensure tone, accuracy, and cultural resonance.

You’ll lead VO casting, style guides, and glossaries, mentor junior linguists, and drive process improvements within the Global Loc 2.0 framework. This role demands deep Italian linguistic mastery and the ability to steer cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.