Simplified Chinese Localization QA Specialist

Summary

Nexon America is a leading developer of online virtual worlds and is seeking a Simplified Chinese Localization QA Specialist. This role involves evaluating and refining localized game content to ensure a high-quality experience for players in Mainland China, including in-game testing and collaboration with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Review, evaluate, and correct localized game content for Simplified Chinese, including machine-translated output; ensure accuracy, cultural appropriateness, tone alignment, and overall readability; maintain internal terminology and style consistency across legacy and newly released content
• Perform in-game LQA testing during patches and content updates to validate contextual accuracy, UI compatibility, and formatting integrity; reproduce and clarify LQA issues for developers or QA teams
• Review and triage localization bugs submitted by players, QA, and community sources; provide final corrections or re-translations; collaborate with internal teams to implement fixes efficiently
• Maintain documentation of recurring language issues, contribute to terminology updates, and support improvements to internal style guides and localization processes
• Handle administrative tasks related to LQA planning, tracking, and communication with internal partners as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• 1+ years of experience in localization, ideally in the gaming or entertainment industry
• Experience with translation tools (memoQ, etc.) and task tracking systems (JIRA, etc.)
• Strong familiarity with gaming terminology, genre conventions, and player communication tone
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Native-level fluency in Simplified Chinese with strong English proficiency
• Interest in working on legacy content, maintaining tone consistency, and contributing to long-term quality improvements
• Sharp attention to linguistic nuance, consistency, and readability
• Self-motivated and organized, able to handle multiple tasks in fast-paced release cycles
• Passion for gaming and understanding of in-game narrative and UI contexts
• Previously supported live games or worked in a fast-paced game localization setting
• Experience as a Simplified Chinese language specialist or LQA reviewer, specifically from the vendor side
• Familiarity with machine translation workflows and quality evaluation

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 1+ years of experience in localization, ideally in the gaming or entertainment industry
• Experience with translation tools (memoQ, etc.) and task tracking systems (JIRA, etc.)
• Strong familiarity with gaming terminology, genre conventions, and player communication tone
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Native-level fluency in Simplified Chinese with strong English proficiency
• Interest in working on legacy content, maintaining tone consistency, and contributing to long-term quality improvements
• Sharp attention to linguistic nuance, consistency, and readability
• Self-motivated and organized, able to handle multiple tasks in fast-paced release cycles

Nice to Haves

• Passion for gaming and understanding of in-game narrative and UI contexts
• Previously supported live games or worked in a fast-paced game localization setting
• Experience as a Simplified Chinese language specialist or LQA reviewer, specifically from the vendor side
• Familiarity with machine translation workflows and quality evaluation

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans for you, your spouse or domestic partner and your children
• Employees who enroll in the high deductible health plan receive an annual employer contribution to a health savings account and company paid hospital indemnity benefits
• Company paid life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability benefits
• Access to voluntary life and AD&D for yourself and your dependents
• Flexible spending accounts
• A 401(k) savings plan with a company match
• Pet insurance
• Monthly wellness credit
• Participate in lunchtime yoga
• Enroll in language classes
• Bi-monthly catered lunches
• Monthly happy hours
• Well-stocked snack bar
• Paid time off
• Sick days
• Company holidays
• A year-end break