# German LQA Specialist

**Company**: Keywords Studios
**Location**: Suginami City
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: Contract
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64141679

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## Description

We are seeking a German LQA Specialist to join our team in Tokyo, Japan. As a German LQA Specialist, you will analyse in-game text to validate grammar, syntax, spelling and proper localization on mobile platforms.

Responsibilities:

- Verify linguistic accuracy of text in all tested products and check for typographical, grammatical and punctuation errors.

- Collaborate with German translators in the team and external vendors to ensure high standards of linguistic quality are achieved.

- Verify correct implementation of localized text and ensure that all text is correctly displayed.

- Ensure text consistency and only correct approved terminology is used.

- Assess cultural appropriateness and check politically sensitive content.

- Identify, isolate and document localization bugs clearly and concisely in a bug database.

- Verify that bugs have been fixed and implemented correctly.

- Run test cases and checklists.

- Help back up German translators in the team when required on linguistic tasks.

- Build a deep knowledge of various video games, their mechanics and debug menus.

- Collaborate with the team to create test cases based on existing templates.

Requirements:

- Native level German speaker.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, both in German and English.

- Strong interest in video games and the gaming industry.

- Outstanding attention to detail.

- Good PC knowledge and proficient knowledge of Google Workspace is ideal.

- Ability to write accurate, unambiguous and concise documentation in English and your native language.

- Strong interpersonal skills.

- Used to working with different cultures.

- Excellent problem-solving skills.

- Ability to cope under pressure and to work with tight deadlines.

- Team-oriented and collaborative.

- University Degree, equivalent qualification and/or relevant experience in related fields is an advantage.

- +1 year experience in localization QA is an advantage.

- Familiarity with bug tracking and/or task management platforms, such as Jira or Trello, is an advantage.

- Copywriting/Editing/Translation experience an advantage.

Benefits:

- Health insurance, welfare pension insurance, occupational accident insurance etc.

- Commuting costs are covered up to 30,000 JPY per month.

- Fukurikosei club.

- Employee Assistant Program.

- Holiday: full weekly two-day system (Saturday and Sunday), public holiday, annual paid leave, congratulations and condolences holiday etc.

## Skills

### Required
- German language
- linguistic analysis
- localization
- bug tracking
- Google Workspace

### Nice to have
- Jira
- Trello
- copywriting
- editing
- translation

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