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Work LocationBeijing( 北京 ),Chinese RequiredYesExperience Required3 Years
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QualificationBachelor DegreeSalary (Monthly CNY)NegotiableContract TypeFull Time
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Job FunctionsGame Development, Management, Operations
A leading mobile game developer and publisher that
specializes in free-to-play MMO Strategy games. Are you interested in shaping
the future of mobile gaming? Do you want to deliver texts read by millions of
players daily, in countries across the globe? We are looking for a Senior
Localization Manager to lead and manage the Localization Department.
Responsibilities
As the Senior Localization Manager will manage the
Localization Department, and work closely with game teams and a network of
agencies & freelancers. You will track daily requests and their delivery
progress for a variety of complex mobile games. As well as, monitoring text
quality across many languages. This position will also include billing
management, tracking expenditure for all localization-related work,
establishing contracts, and monitoring invoicing across multiple projects. You
will be responsible for the workflow process, as well as its improvement for
greater efficiency.
The role will liaise between game production teams,
third-party localization vendors, the Legal Department, the Publishing
Department, and core management. The role will also liaise with the User
Research team to regularly conduct player surveys in order to rate and review
player perception of our game text quality.
This role also requires the ownership and execution of a
company-wide initiative – to advocate for the merits of proper localization and
text management to game & project teams, and to create/manage a set of
guidelines and best practices for these functions.
Required Skills
- 3+ years of experience with a variety of centralized localization workflows within the gaming industry
- Proven ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Fluent in English & Chinese (Mandarin)
Preferred Skills
- Strong written and
oral communication skills
- Detail-oriented and proactive,
with excellent organizational skills
- Quick to react,
highly adaptable
- Self-motivated to
work independently while contributing successfully to cross-functional teams
- Fluent in gaming
terminology
- Familiarity with
foreign languages (English, French, German, etc.)
- Common sense, good
judgment, and a great sense of humor
- Patient, flexible,
with good teaching skills
- Knowledge of CAT
tools
- Flexibility to travel
both domestically and internationally (France, China)
- Zero tolerance for low quality, perpetually concerned with quality text delivery