CONTRACT - Localization Product Specialist III - Spanish
Nintendo
- Redmond, WA
- $32.76-49.14 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Translates game text, graphic assets, voice scripts, marketing materials, and supplementary development and testing-related documents and materials as required to support products and services through launch and beyond
- Plays pre -production software in Japanese and communicates and clarifies developer intent through text translation and collaboration with other team members
- Provides cultural and creative input regarding localizing Nintendo products for the US, Canada, and Latin America
- Contributes to the naming process for game titles and terminology
- Tests and evaluates games and products and provides feedback regarding user experience, design and content for the US or Latin American market
- Acts as a product subject matter to assist other Nintendo of America, Inc. (NOA) departments in capturing video and screenshots and demonstrating games internally to support promotional and marketing campaign planning
- Collaborates with localization staff at Nintendo of Europe (NOE) to achieve alignment when necessary by creating process efficiencies and leveraging resources
- Maintains awareness of game industry in assigned market and communicates market trends to product acquisition, development, and marketing teams
- Maintains awareness of culturalization- and DE&I-related topics, identifying issues and proposing solutions as needed
- Works with management in coordinating global localization efforts, ensuring efficiency and avoiding unnecessary redundancy
- Reviews products for Legal and ESRB compliance
- Performs translation and interpretation for other departments and subsidiaries as required
- Provides input in project scheduling and resource allocation
- Updates management in a timely manner regarding development schedule challenges, changes, and delays
- Assists with the planning and direction of voice recording sessions
- May interpret media interviews with developers at high-profile events
- Leverages understanding of game content and target market trends and culture in making recommendations and proposals related to market strategy and tactics
- May act as spokesperson for Nintendo by demonstrating games to media, participating in interviews, presenting on live streams, and supporting other promotional efforts
- Generates game-related content for websites, social media, and other consumer-facing portals
- Works with internal and external translation resources to coordinate translation projects
- Reviews translations for accuracy and consistency
- English/Spanish translation
- Two to four years of related experience
- Acute attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Strong game play skills and the ability to identify design and content issues
- Familiarity with contemporary and historical home and mobile video-game markets
- Strong familiarity with Microsoft Office suite and ability to quickly become proficient with complex proprietary software
- Familiarity with Slack, Jira, and Confluence
- Passing familiarity with how tags work in programming languages
- Ability to work in a highly confidential environment
- Advanced Spanish and English translation skills, including two to four years specific translation experience
- Spanish and English interpretation skills, including experience interpreting business meetings and/or conference calls
- Familiarity with Latin American history, culture, and customs
- Familiarity with localization/CAT tools like translation memory and parsing tools, content management systems, html, xml, or other markup languages
- Experience operating Microsoft Windows and Office software in Spanish
- Native level fluency in Spanish
- Undergraduate degree in required language, Linguistics, Translation, a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience translating and editing in Spanish language required