Summary
Location
Redmond
Salary
$91k - $146k
Type
full-time
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About this role
Nintendo of America
About Nintendo of America: From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System™ more than 30 years ago, Nintendo’s mission has been to create smiles through unique entertainment experiences. Here at Nintendo of America Inc., we deliver on this mission by partnering closely with Nintendo Co., Ltd., to bring Nintendo’s iconic and cherished franchises including Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Metroid™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™ and Splatoon™ across the Americas through our video games, hardware systems, and collaborations with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like feature films and theme parks.
Based in Redmond, Wash., Nintendo of America serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. We are an equal opportunity employer offering a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, and the diverse consumers and communities we call home. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.
Language Services delivers translation services for a variety of file formats, primarily English to Japanese and Japanese to English (other languages as requested through our outsource partners). The department also provides interpreting services for in-person and phone/video (remote) conferencing. Our focus is to bridge global communications to support company priorities, communication, and collaboration, while ensuring quality, confidentiality, timeliness, and brand integrity. In short, we strive to apply cultural and linguistic support that help to maximize the effectiveness of your communications.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
- Collaborates with subject matter experts to complete technical publications which may include translated, localized publications.
- Provides feedback and recommendations to authors, translators and proofers based on identified changes during the quality control processes (e.g. editing, review, and building).
- Works with various areas to coordinate and oversee workflow and job volume.
- Identifies and drives areas for improvement and implements corrective action.
- Creates, maintains, communicates, and provides training on style guides, terminology lists, and content for technical documentation in accordance with stakeholder requirements.
- Maintains software version control updates and documentation revision history.
- Provides overflow and coverage support projects when necessary.
- Prioritizes, allocates, and oversees work to the writer/editor pool, monitors progress, provides training and guidance as needed, and is responsible for the overall quality of the end product.
- Proposes and develops processes to automate document creation and maintenance, as well as processing select developer documentation projects.
- May assist in reviewing and editing translations from J/E, E/J.
- Assists in communicating and translating with related departments
- Three (3) to six (6) years of technical documentation quality control experience.
- Experience with review of technical documents in printed and web-ready formats.
- Strong writings skills and in-depth knowledge of English language, grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and familiarity with using and maintaining style guides.
- Strong understanding of high-level programming languages and concepts, and able to read and work with source code comments.
- Solid understanding of tagged file formats such as XML, HTML.
- Familiarity using computer-assisted translation and terminology tools.
- Must be able to effectively edit technical programming documentation for style, terminology, content, logical flow, usability, target audience.
- BS or BA degree in Technical Communications, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or related field.
- Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N1 certification or equivalent capability.
This position includes the base pay range listed below, potential for a semi-annual discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.
Other facts
About Nintendo
Nintendo's mission is to put smiles on the faces of everyone we touch. We do so by creating new surprises for people across the world to enjoy together. We've forged our own path since 1889, when we began making hanafuda playing cards in Kyoto, Japan. Today, we’re fortunate to be able to share our characters, ideas and worlds through the medium of video games and the entertainment industry.
Nintendo of America, established in 1980 and based in Redmond, Washington, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd. We are committed to delivering best-in-class products and services to our customers and to investing in the well-being of our employees as part of the global Nintendo family.
For more information about Nintendo please visit www.nintendo.com.
What you'll do
- The role involves collaborating with subject matter experts to complete technical publications and providing feedback during quality control processes. Additionally, it includes overseeing workflow, maintaining documentation standards, and proposing process improvements.
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