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USE YOUR LINGUISTIC SKILLS IN AN EXCITING AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT!

Keywords Studios Ottawa is looking for native-level speakers of various languages to join our Video Games Proofreaders team.

*Bank of Candidates*

If successful in our recruitment process, candidates will join our pool of candidates and will be contacted once we have an opportunity.


Main tasks

  • Proofreading texts and video game content (spelling, syntax, typography).
  • Checking texts for consistency and recommending changes where necessary.
  • Writing error reports.
  • Performing minor, simple translations.
  • Ensuring subtitles match the audio tracks.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in at least one of the following languages (spoken and written) is required:
      • Croatian
      • Czech
      • Danish
      • Dutch
      • European Spanish
      • European French
      • Finnish
      • German
      • Greek
      • Hebrew
      • Hungarian
      • Indonesian
      • Italian
      • Japanese
      • Korean
      • Latin American Spanish
      • Malay
      • Norwegian
      • Polish
      • Romanian
      • Swedish
      • Thai
      • Vietnamese

      • Excellent written & spoken English

      *Please be advised that this position requires the successful applicants to be able to effectively communicate in English (both verbally and in writing). This is due to the position requiring constant communication with clients and team members outside of the province of Quebec and Canada

      • Live in the Ottawa area.
      • Available to work from home and in-office according to project demands.
      • Hold Canadian citizenship, a permanent residency, an open work permit, a Working Holiday Visa, or in the process of requesting a work permit.
      • Ability to juggle multiple tasks while managing your time efficiently.
      • Comfortable with digital technologies (computers, video game consoles, touchscreens).
      • An interest in the video game industry.
      • Experience in a similar position or in a related field (an asset).

      Benefits

      • $19.75 per hour (bonus of $2.50 per hour after 7:00 PM).
      • Contracts are on-call with potential for full-time, permanent openings with growth opportunities.
      • Work in Office Bonus for employees required to work on-site.
      • Internet subsidy for employees working from home.
      • Paid 3-day training, accrued vacation, and 2-days sick/personal paid day off per year post probation.
      • Partnerships with the City of Ottawa and GoodLife Fitness (among others).
      • Employee and Family Assistance Program.

      Good luck, and we look forward to meeting you!


      By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice.

      Role Information: EN

      Studio: Keywords Studios

      Location: Americas, Canada, Ottawa

      Area of Work: QA Testing Services

      Service: Globalize

      Employment Type: Full Time

      Working Pattern: In-Office, Remote

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