Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia

Key Responsibilities
1. AI-Assisted First-Pass Translation
<ul>
<li>Prepare Japanese-to-Simplified Chinese translation materials using approved localization tools and language references.</li>
<li>Use approved AI-assisted tools to generate working translations, incorporating glossaries, translation memories, style guides, and title-specific references.</li>
<li>Review translations for omissions, mistranslations, terminology errors, formatting issues, tone inconsistencies, and contextual inaccuracies.</li>
<li>Identify content requiring human translation, additional context, clarification, or escalation due to ambiguity, creative sensitivity, platform terminology, legal context, or IP-specific requirements.</li>
<li>Ensure compliance with internal security, confidentiality, copyright, and data-handling requirements.</li>
<li>Maintain version control and traceability across source files, working translations, vendor-reviewed text, and approved deliverables.</li>
</ul>
2. Vendor Handoff &amp; Coordination
<ul>
<li>Prepare and provide vendors with source text, working translations, project briefs, glossaries, style guides, references, context notes, schedules, delivery formats, and quality expectations.</li>
<li>Coordinate vendor communications, queries, clarifications, delivery follow-ups, issue tracking, and feedback consolidation.</li>
<li>Distinguish unreviewed working content from approved terminology and validated translations.</li>
<li>Maintain communication records, query logs, action trackers, and decision histories.</li>
<li>Escalate quality, schedule, scope, confidentiality, and delivery risks to the Localization Manager.</li>
</ul>
3. Simplified Chinese Linguistic Review
<ul>
<li>Review vendor-delivered Simplified Chinese content against Japanese source materials and available context.</li>
<li>Check accuracy, completeness, terminology, character voice, tone, grammar, naturalness, cultural appropriateness, UI constraints, and consistency with project guidelines.</li>
<li>Verify corrections to working translations and identify new issues introduced during vendor review.</li>
<li>Provide actionable vendor feedback and document recurring errors for quality improvement.</li>
<li>Recommend acceptance, rework, or escalation to the Localization Manager or designated approver.</li>
</ul>
4. Localization Project Coordination
<ul>
<li>Support project planning, task tracking, milestone follow-up, dependency management, risk monitoring, and status reporting.</li>
<li>Coordinate translation preparation, vendor review, internal linguistic review, LQA, and final submissions.</li>
<li>Use memoQ, CAT tools, TMS platforms, approved AI tools, and internal tracking systems as required.</li>
<li>Organize source files, working files, references, queries, reviewed deliverables, and approved final files to meet agreed timelines.</li>
<li>Support improvements to localization workflows, review checkpoints, templates, and operating procedures.</li>
</ul>
5. Language Assets, Prompt Assets &amp; Knowledge Base
<ul>
<li>Build and maintain Simplified Chinese glossaries, translation memories, style guides, terminology notes, character and IP rules, restricted terms, and recurring issue logs.</li>
<li>Maintain review checklists, workflow instructions, tool guidance, and title-specific localization notes.</li>
<li>Maintain approved AI usage guidelines, prompt templates, and title-specific application criteria.</li>
<li>Document terminology decisions, vendor feedback, recurring translation issues, and post-project learnings.</li>
<li>Identify gaps or conflicts in language assets and recommend improvements.</li>
<li>Ensure consistent reuse of validated translations and prevent the use of outdated or unapproved language assets.</li>
</ul>
6. Quality Measurement &amp; Continuous Improvement
<ul>
<li>Track translation errors, vendor quality issues, rework causes, query trends, and project quality observations.</li>
<li>Compare working translations, vendor revisions, and final approved text to identify improvements to terminology, references, tool settings, and review instructions.</li>
<li>Prepare project updates covering progress, quality risks, vendor status, pending decisions, and next actions.</li>
<li>Prepare post-project summaries and recommendations to improve efficiency, linguistic quality, and review consistency.</li>
<li>Support evaluations and pilot testing of localization tools and workflows, including AI-assisted solutions.</li>
<li>Track AI translation suitability, recurring issues, editing requirements, and review effort to recommend improvements based on quality and efficiency data.</li>
</ul>
7. LQA &amp; Issue Follow-up Support
<ul>
<li>Support Simplified Chinese LQA, including linguistic bug clarification, issue tracking, follow-ups, and vendor queries.</li>
<li>Review reported issues against source materials, approved terminology, and final localization files.</li>
<li>Distinguish linguistic issues from implementation, context, UI, functional, and source-text issues, routing them to the appropriate stakeholders.</li>
<li>Document confirmed corrections and update language assets, review checklists, tool guidance, and vendor instructions accordingly.</li>
</ul>
8. Schedule and Cost Tracking Support
<ul>
<li>Track translation, vendor review, internal review, and LQA schedules, milestones, and submission status.</li>
<li>Maintain records of vendor quotations, purchase requests, invoices, and approved budget references where applicable.</li>
<li>Flag potential schedule, scope, capacity, and cost risks to the Localization Manager.</li>
<li>Support cost tracking while leaving budget ownership, commercial negotiations, and approval authority to the Localization Manager or designated approver.</li>
</ul>
Requirements
1. Education &amp; Experience
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in Translation, Linguistics, Chinese Language, Japanese Studies, Communications, Game Studies, or a related discipline.</li>
<li>Relevant experience in game localization, translation, linguistic quality review, LQA, project coordination, or vendor management.</li>
<li>Hands-on experience reviewing Simplified Chinese player-facing content and providing structured feedback.</li>
<li>Experience coordinating external localization, translation, or LQA vendors, including briefing, query handling, delivery tracking, and issue escalation.</li>
<li>Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in game, entertainment, media, or digital content localization, including PC, console, or mobile games.</li>
<li>Experience with CAT tools, machine translation post-editing, localization automation, or AI-assisted translation is an advantage.</li>
</ul>
2. Language Skills
<ul>
<li>Native-level or fully professional Simplified Chinese proficiency, with strong linguistic and cultural sensitivity.</li>
<li>Ability to work with Japanese source materials and identify points requiring clarification; Japanese proficiency is an advantage but not mandatory.</li>
<li>Professional working English proficiency for regional communication, reporting, documentation, and tool use is preferred.</li>
</ul>
3. Technical Skills
<ul>
<li>Familiarity with CAT tools, translation memories, terminology databases, machine translation, AI-assisted translation tools, TMS platforms and
localization systems such as memoQ, XLOC, or equivalent.</li>
<li>Ability to maintain glossaries, terminology lists, version histories, query logs, issue trackers, and project documentation.</li>
<li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Copilot.</li>
<li>Good understanding of game localization workflows, LQA processes, UI and character limits, vendor coordination, issue tracking, and delivery management.</li>
<li>Familiarity with video game consoles and debug environments is an advantage.</li>
</ul>
4. Business &amp; Functional Competencies
<ul>
<li>Ability to critically evaluate machine-generated and pre-translated content using independent linguistic judgement.</li>
<li>Strong attention to detail when comparing Japanese source text, working translations, vendor revisions, and final Simplified Chinese deliverables.</li>
<li>Ability to translate localization requirements into clear vendor instructions, review criteria, tool guidance, action trackers, and escalation procedures.</li>
<li>Ability to coordinate multiple titles, schedules, stakeholders, and vendors while maintaining quality, confidentiality, and accurate documentation.</li>
<li>Understanding of game terminology, Asian gaming markets, player expectations, cultural sensitivities, and localization quality standards.</li>
<li>Ability to identify linguistic, operational, technical, and delivery risks and recommend practical corrective actions.</li>
</ul>
5. Behavioral Attributes
<ul>
<li>Meticulous, organized, and detail oriented.</li>
<li>Strong ownership and follow-through on tasks, outstanding issues, and deliverables.</li>
<li>Clear, respectful, and professional communication with internal stakeholders and external vendors.</li>
<li>Able to work onsite in Hong Kong and collaborate with local team members and regional stakeholders.</li>
<li>Adaptable to evolving localization tools and workflows while maintaining quality standards and human accountability.</li>
<li>Proactive in documenting knowledge, improving workflows, and supporting team continuity.</li>
<li>Collaborative, service-oriented, and solution-focused mindset.</li>
</ul>

Localization Coordinator (Simplified Chinese)

Localization Coordinator (Simplified Chinese)

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