Keywords is an international technical service provider to the global Video Game Industry with studios in Dublin, London, Barcelona, Milan, Rome, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, New Delhi, Pune, Montreal, Seattle, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro. With over 1,500 games passionate employees around the world, we provide a range of translation, testing, audio, customer care and art production services to Video Game Developers and Publishers alike. Our brands include Keywords, Babel Media, Binari Sonori, Lakshya Digital, Alchemic Dream, Reverb and Liquid Violet.
Our experience and dedication to the entire market for video games regardless of platform, genre, and distribution channel and throughout the lifecycle of a game from concept to live operations support across the globe us help our clients develop and maintain games that connect with their core audience, no matter what language they speak.
JOB DESCRIPTION
*PLEASE NOTE BEFORE APPLYING*
This position is based in Keywords Singapore Studio.
The Localisation Resource Coordinator reports to the Localisation Resource Manager (Asia).
Responsibilities:
- Maintain resource pool database (availability, areas of expertise, rate negotiation)
- Constantly strive to strengthen the business relationship with existing resources
- Actively work on learning strengths and weakness for the allocated language resources; build solid relationship with new resources
- Provide support to the Project Management team to allocate resources best qualified for the nature of each project and within the allocated budget
- Support Project Managers and the Resource Management team in anticipating and dealing with any resource-related issues
- Support the Resource Selection and Administration team in searching for new localisation resources, validating new candidates entry tests
- Monitor and analyse external resource performance across projects and provide them with feedback on their translation quality to the Keywords group
- Liaise with all external resources to continually improve the quality and responsiveness of their service delivery to the Company
- In cooperation with the other site coordinators, implement new processes and/or products with external resources, in order to increase efficiencies.
QUALIFICATIONS
Technical Skills Required:
- Degree in linguistics, language studies or equivalent preferred
- Previous localisation experience and sound knowledge of the translation industry
- Previous experience in evaluating resource performance highly desirable
- Previous resource management experience will be considered a bonus
- Fluent in English, proficiency in additional languages is a plus
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office and basic knowledge of database management
Behavioural Skills Required:
- Excellent communication, negotiation, organisational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent attention to detail (verbal and written)
- Ability to multi-task with projects and resources
- Experience in working with remote management and remote teams
- Ability to work independently
- Problem solving attitude with experience in working in a dynamic and fast growing/changing environment
- Client focused with a cross cultural approach
OTHER INFORMATION
Interested candidates, kindly include following details in your resume:
- Where you heard about this vacancy
- Last/Current Drawn, Expected Salary
- Earliest Availability
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview and applicants with missing information will be rejected.
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