Bilingual Associate Producer-English/Japanese Localization

Sega Of America; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SEGA of America seeks an Associate Producer to help deliver world-class, Japan-originated products to Western markets. Our producers coordinate with Sega’s Japan-based development teams, Irvine-based J2E language teams, Europe language teams, QA, and NA/EU Marketing to deliver titles on time, within budget, and at target quality.

Ideal candidates are passionate about games, language, multiculturalism, and creativity, and can speak enthusiastically about the product.

Qualifications

• Typically has 1–3+ years of production, project management, localization or related experience within the game industry.
• Near-native English proficiency and business-level Japanese proficiency required.
• Highly organized with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Demonstrates an interest in localization and an understanding of localization processes.
• Ability to build and maintain production and localization schedules.
• Experience with commonly used localization tools and formats such as Excel, Word, XML, MemoQ, XLOC, and similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze information about assigned projects to understand scope and requirements.
• Serve as the international product owner, ensuring alignment with the vision and nature of the product.
• Develop resource plans and schedules for review by management and alignment with development teams.
• Support projects through internal approval and publishing processes.
• Break down assigned projects into manageable tasks and coordinate activities with stakeholders and assigned team members to support project completion.
• Coordinate communications, prepare and distribute documentation, facilitate localization activities, and track any project issues.
• Coordinate voiceover recording activities for localized titles.
• Partner with QA teams to support product quality efforts, vetting issues, and providing direction.
• Collaborate with marketing teams on external project-related activities and provide project guidance as needed.
• Maintain accurate project schedules and communicate regular status updates to stakeholders.
• Develop project post-mortem summaries and lessons learned documentation to support continuous improvement.
• Play assigned games and provide feedback and insight as needed.
• Ensure best practices, policies, and procedures are followed within assigned projects.
• Support promotional activities, including trade shows, media tours, and community engagement events as needed.
• Other responsibilities are performed as assigned or needed.

Skills

Project management

Localization

Cross-regional collaboration

English (near-native)

Japanese (business level)

Tools

Excel

Word

XML

MemoQ

XLOC

Job description

SEGA of America seeks an Associate Producer to help deliver world-class, Japan-originated products to Western markets. Our producers coordinate with Sega’s Japan-based development teams, Irvine-based J2E language teams, Europe language teams, QA, and NA/EU Marketing to deliver titles on time, within budget, and at target quality.

Ideal candidates are passionate about games, language, multiculturalism, and creativity, and can speak enthusiastically about the product.