Game Localization Coordinator

Company: QDStaff
Location: Escondido
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

One of the world's leading mobile game studios is based in Metro San Diego hiring a Localization Coordinator.
The localization coordinator is an essential part of the game development process and is responsible for defining, reviewing, and preparing all necessary internal and public-facing language for translations. The base salary is competitive, benefits exceptional and has a huge variable compensation program on top of salary. And, you are eligible for all of these programs immediately.

Primary responsibilities:

• Coordinate with multiple teams to gather requirements for technical documentation and local verbiage
  
• Requesting translations in various formats and file types
  
• Estimate timelines, troubleshooting, and delivering within timelines.
  
• Create templates of work and document processes,
  
• Assess risks impacting delivery.
  
• Track and keep up to date with regulatory changes in the Market
  
• Ensure verbiage in games meet all certification requirements.
  
  
  Required Skills:
  
  
  
• Superior communication skills
  
• Strong comprehension and writing skills
  
• Ability to multi-task
  
• Keen attention to detail
  
• Adapt to change
  
• Make informed decisions with little supervision.
  
• Self motivation
  
• A minimum two years of experience in localization is required, but 3+ years is ideal.
  
• Experience with game or web localization in regulated environments
  
• Experience with the following software packages
  
  
• Windows OS work environment
  
• Microsoft Office
  
• Version control: P4V Perforce desired
  
• Development collaboration environments: Jira or Microsoft Team Foundation Server desired
  
• Web/Portal Management
  
• Notepad ++
  
  
  
  
  Desired Skills
  
  
  
• 3 or more years of localization experience
  
• Experience in the online gambling industry
  
• Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator)
  
• GitLab
  
  
  Benefits:
  
  
  
• All benefits begin and are vested immediately.
  
• Zero deductible health care coverage
  
  
  
  
• 30 days sick time
  
• 17 vacation days, 5 days off paid Christmas to New Year's and Federal holidays
  
• 4% 401k match
  
• Eligible for 25% bonus paid quarterly based personal and game team performance
  
  
  Location:
  
  
  
• This role is based is in Escondido, CA
  
• It is in-office 5 days per week
  
• Relocation expenses are paid
  
  
  Applicants should expect to take a basic skills test as part of the interview process.
  
  About the company:
  
  Join a team that values people and loves gaming. No TPS reports, guaranteed!
  
  This award winning four studio software engineering company is quickly becoming known as a leading creative developer of online mobile casino games. With no legacy or corporate entity to serve, this company is embracing leading technologies to deliver new and innovative experiences. Their customers are shifting work from other studios to them as their games are achieving faster market penetration, higher user satisfaction and superior quality. They recruit for attitude and aptitude. They believe the right people will employ their passion for gaming to create great product with minimal supervision/overhead which is the inspiration behind their small distributed studio approach to growth. You owe it to yourself to see this amazing alternative to corporate and indie game development.
  
  

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