Arabic Language Specialist

Job Description

Activision Blizzard plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain.

This is an exciting time to join us! Ask anyone who works at Activision, or with Activision, their favourite thing about it, and they'll tell you, it's the people. We have world class brands, infrastructure and resources, but our success doesn't come from assembly lines producing widgets. Our success comes from people producing greatness together.

We are nothing without our employee's brilliance. So if you're interested in our biggest priority, it's the people. Activision is more than just the leading developer and publisher of video games; we are the creators of some of the world's biggest, most ground-breaking titles in the industry. Our portfolio includes Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, and Spyro.

Localisation Dublin was established in 2007 and is located 2.3km from Dublin City Centre in East Point Business Park. As a team we are responsible for the Project Management and Quality Assurance of our great games. Our purpose is to ensure that the localised version of a game meets the highest quality standards before being released. At our location you can expect to work with people from all across the world.

To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on Twitter at @ATVI_AB.

Your Mission
• The Arabic Language Specialist is responsible for supporting the localisation of high-quality products for Arabic specifically by close collaborative work with Project Management and Localisation QA.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the localisation of assigned products from planning through to delivery.

Player Profile

Responsibilities
• Translate / Proofread scripts, in-game text and other video game related documents from English to Arabic.
• Partner with external Arabic localisation agencies to decide questions of translation style, answer queries and provide support in facilitating the delivery of high-quality translation.
• Work with the internal Project Management team to develop and implement plans which will deliver quality for our Arabic language games.
• Work with the internal QA Department during the quality assurance process for localised versions of products and be a point of escalation and advice for the Arabic localisation testers for translation and linguistic questions.
• Communicate in a clear and timely fashion any risks which could impact the quality of the product and delivery schedule. Put corrective measures in place where possible.
• Tracking, evaluating and fixing linguistic bugs as required
• Create / Maintain the game translation assets – such as Glossary/Termbase, Translation Memories and style guides

Experience
• Previous experience as an Arabic Translator, ideally within the video game industry.
• Experience using industry CAT tools, especially memoQ
• Process development - ability to review create and adapt processes focusing on efficiency improvements

Knowledge & Skills
• Fluent in Arabic verbal and written. Creative writing skills a distinct advantage
• Business fluency in English verbal and written
• Demonstrated creative translation expertise and experience in subtitling/voice script localisation and adaptation.
• Specialisation – having experience with and an understanding of different gaming genres especially shooters (FPS) is a distinct advantage
• Knowledge of the videogame and localisation industries.
• Understanding of local and market cultural sensitivities
• Ability to work to and meet deadlines
• Experience in a fast-paced environment where priorities often shift

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzy7b7-3-14-70-203-42 in your application.