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Nintendo is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics company that develops game consoles. They are seeking an Associate Localization Specialist - Spanish to translate and adapt game-related materials, enhance user experience, and support marketing efforts for their products.

Responsibilities:

• Translates and adapts target-language game text, voice scripts, and other materials, including but not limited to manuals, package copy, marketing materials, and legal text for Nintendo products and services through launch and beyond.

• Gains a deep understanding of assigned projects through hands-on game play, study of game specifications, and collaboration with other team members.

• Leverages knowledge of project to clearly communicate developer intent and enhance the user experience through clear and well-written text in target language.

• Provides some cultural and creative input regarding localizing Nintendo products for the Americas.

• May inform management in a timely manner regarding development schedule challenges, changes, and delays.

• May assist with the planning and direction of voice-recording sessions.

• Participates in table reads and other group feedback sessions.

• Works with experienced staff and mentors to hone localization skills to follow Nintendo style for a variety of franchises.

• May contribute to the naming process for game terms in target language.

• May test and evaluate games and products and provide feedback regarding design and content for Nintendo of America (NOA) territories.

• May act as a product subject matter expert to assist other NOA departments with game-related support, including demonstrating games internally and capturing video and screenshots.

• May collaborate with localization staff at Nintendo of Europe (NOE) to achieve alignment when necessary by creating process efficiencies and leveraging resources.

• May review machine translation, text from outsourcing and global partners for accuracy and consistency.

• May review products for Legal and ESRB compliance and make recommendations for changes based on target audience/business need.

• May participate in content discussions and game evaluations and may make recommendations on what games are brought to market.

• May provide guidance to improve overall game play, presentation, and user experience for product release in the Americas.

• Maintains awareness of culturalization topics, may identify issues and propose solutions as needed.

• May perform translation and interpreting for other departments and subsidiaries as required.

• May provide feedback on machine translation and other tools.

• Communicates product strengths, features, and differentiation points to upper management, Marketing, and other internal stakeholders.

• Reviews and evaluates product concepts and designs for acquisition, participates in planning marketing strategies, provides input into the development of marketing materials, and/or coordinates resources.

• Generates game-related content for websites, social media, and other consumer-facing portals.

• May demonstrate games to media, participate in interviews, present on live streams, and support other promotional efforts.

Qualifications:

Required:

• One to three years of localization or related experience.

• Awareness and understanding of global localization issues and market preferences.

• Ability to make recommendations regarding cultural/localization issues affecting software products.

• Ability to grasp and preserve the creative vision of products during the localization process.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite and ability to quickly become proficient with complex proprietary software.

• Ability to work in a highly confidential environment.

• Strong translation and writing skills required.

• Undergraduate degree in target language, Linguistics, Translation, a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Valid passport may be required for international travel.

• Bilingual Requirements: Native fluency in Spanish.

• Experience translating and editing in target language required.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of the game-development process helpful.

• Experience working with global teams helpful.

• Familiarity with historical and current video game industry for console, PC, and mobile markets.

• Familiarity with how tags work in programming languages preferred.

• Awareness and understanding of US/Canadian/Latin American/Brazilian market preferences and target language localization issue helpful.

• Familiarity with US/Canadian/Latin American/Brazilian history, culture, customs and business protocol helpful.

• Familiarity with localization/CAT tools like translation memory, machine translation, and parsing tools, as well as content management tools helpful.

• Experience operating Microsoft Windows and Office software in French/Spanish/Portuguese.

Company:

Nintendo is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics company that develops game consoles. It is a sub-organization of Nintendo Japan. Founded in 1980, the company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelAssociate

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• IndustriesSoftware Development

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