Japanese Linguist

We are looking for a Japanese Linguist to join our Localization team. As a Japanese Linguist, you will be responsible for translating the majority of the games' content into Japanese, and becoming an expert on the titles' tone, style, and terminology.

Your duties will include:

• Translation & Expertise: Translate the majority of the games' content into Japanese, and become the expert on the titles' tone, style, and terminology.
• Linguistic Gatekeeping: Proofread all Japanese texts to a world-class standard, ensuring total consistency across the project.
• Asset Ownership: Create and continually improve glossaries, manage terminology and create guidelines for Japanese.
• On-site Collaboration: Work at the client's office to provide immediate linguistic guidance and feedback.
• Quality Assurance: Perform and oversee Quality Assurance tasks, taking full responsibility for the final linguistic polish of the assignments, including fixing bugs reported by the testing teams.
• Process Improvement: Suggest workflow enhancements to help the client achieve optimal translation quality and efficiency.

Requirements:

• Native-level Japanese proficiency.
• Location & Schedule: This role is based in Montreal.
• Initial Period: The first 3 months will be full-time (5 days a week) at the client's office to ensure you are fully integrated with the team and workflows.
• Hybrid Schedule: After the first 3 months, the role transitions to 2 days in-office and 3 days from home.
• Professional Experience: Proven experience as a Japanese Linguist, ideally within the video games industry.
• Experience working with CAT Tools, ideally MemoQ.
• Educational Background: Degree in Linguistics, Literature, or a related field.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Japanese and English.
• Gaming Passion: Deep familiarity with the interactive entertainment space and a passion for gaming.
• Self-Motivation: Able to operate autonomously as the sole language expert in a fast-paced environment.
• Work Authorization: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Benefits:

• 2 weeks of vacation per year
• 5 personal paid days per year
• STM public transit discount
• Telus Health virtual care service
• Dialogue (Employee Assistance Program)
• Office perks, including free soft drinks, coffee, fruits, ice cream, and more
• Pathway to becoming a full-time permanent employee upon successful completion of the one-year fixed-term period