Japanese Interpreter at Streamline Studios

Streamline Studios; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Streamline Media Group in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a skilled English–Japanese interpreter to bridge communications with our Japanese clients and teams. You will translate workflows orally, support localization of game content, and help market Streamline's products to the Japan market.

You should have JLPT N1 or native Japanese, strong English skills (TOEIC 800+ preferred), and 3+ years interpreting experience.

Qualifications

• JLPT N1 or native level in Japanese required.
• Business or above level in English; TOEIC 800+ preferred.
• At least 3 years of EN↔JA interpretation experience in any industry.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting EN ⇄ JA in weekly online meetings with Japanese clients.
• Translate, proofreading, and editing of in-game contents from English to Japanese.
• Implement translated text into game and perform LQA including bug reports and language errors reports.
• Localization of Marketing contents (e.g. videos, social media) and other related documents.

Skills

English

Japanese

Tools

Trados

MemoQ

Memsource

Job description

About Us

Streamline Media Group is a 25-year creative development studio specializing in full video game development, co-development, publishing, and interactive digital asset production. We have shipped titles across every major platform for clients, including Sony, Microsoft, and global AAA publishers.

Description

Japanese interpreter is a language specialist that will assist in translating workflows orally specific to our clients in Japan. You will act as a bridge that connects Streamline with the Japan market. Using your professional English and Japanese languages abilities, you will be responsible for providing support to make Streamline's products (services and games) appealing to the Japanese market.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Interpreting (EN <>JA) weekly online meetings with Japanese clients.
• Conduct translation, proofreading, editing of in-game contents from English to Japanese
• Implement the translated text into game & perform LQA including bug reports, language errors report and making improvement suggestions
• Marketing contents translation and localization (e.g. commercial videos, social media contents, etc.)
• Other document translation that related with internal projects

Qualifications

• JLPT N1 or Native Japanese level required.
• Business or above level in English (TOEIC 800+ preferred).
• 3+ years of working experience as English <>Japanese interpreter in any industry.

Additional Skills (preferred)

• Work experience in game development or operation, especially LQA 2 + years work experience as EN <>JA translator/interpreter in video game or entertainment
• In-depth knowledge in LQA related software and tools UI/UX localization knowledges
• Work experience with CAT tools (Trados, Memo Q, Memsource, etc.)
• Work experience in Japan or Japanese companies Fluency in other languages in writing and reading

Streamline Values

• Responsibility
• Accountability
• Discipline
• Teamwork
• Clear communication
• Continuous improvement
• Learning