Localization Coordinator

Key Responsibilities

1. AI-Assisted First-Pass Translation

• Prepare Japanese-to-Simplified Chinese translation materials using approved localization tools and language references.
• Use approved AI-assisted tools to generate working translations, incorporating glossaries, translation memories, style guides, and title-specific references.
• Review translations for omissions, mistranslations, terminology errors, formatting issues, tone inconsistencies, and contextual inaccuracies.
• Identify content requiring human translation, additional context, clarification, or escalation due to ambiguity, creative sensitivity, platform terminology, legal context, or IP-specific requirements.
• Ensure compliance with internal security, confidentiality, copyright, and data-handling requirements.
• Maintain version control and traceability across source files, working translations, vendor-reviewed text, and approved deliverables.

2. Vendor Handoff & Coordination

• Prepare and provide vendors with source text, working translations, project briefs, glossaries, style guides, references, context notes, schedules, delivery formats, and quality expectations.
• Coordinate vendor communications, queries, clarifications, delivery follow-ups, issue tracking, and feedback consolidation.
• Distinguish unreviewed working content from approved terminology and validated translations.
• Maintain communication records, query logs, action trackers, and decision histories.
• Escalate quality, schedule, scope, confidentiality, and delivery risks to the Localization Manager.

3. Simplified Chinese Linguistic Review

• Review vendor-delivered Simplified Chinese content against Japanese source materials and available context.
• Check accuracy, completeness, terminology, character voice, tone, grammar, naturalness, cultural appropriateness, UI constraints, and consistency with project guidelines.
• Verify corrections to working translations and identify new issues introduced during vendor review.
• Provide actionable vendor feedback and document recurring errors for quality improvement.
• Recommend acceptance, rework, or escalation to the Localization Manager or designated approver.

4. Localization Project Coordination

• Support project planning, task tracking, milestone follow-up, dependency management, risk monitoring, and status reporting.
• Coordinate translation preparation, vendor review, internal linguistic review, LQA, and final submissions.
• Use memoQ, CAT tools, TMS platforms, approved AI tools, and internal tracking systems as required.
• Organize source files, working files, references, queries, reviewed deliverables, and approved final files to meet agreed timelines.
• Support improvements to localization workflows, review checkpoints, templates, and operating procedures.

5. Language Assets, Prompt Assets & Knowledge Base

• Build and maintain Simplified Chinese glossaries, translation memories, style guides, terminology notes, character and IP rules, restricted terms, and recurring issue logs.
• Maintain review checklists, workflow instructions, tool guidance, and title-specific localization notes.
• Maintain approved AI usage guidelines, prompt templates, and title-specific application criteria.
• Document terminology decisions, vendor feedback, recurring translation issues, and post-project learnings.
• Identify gaps or conflicts in language assets and recommend improvements.
• Ensure consistent reuse of validated translations and prevent the use of outdated or unapproved language assets.

6. Quality Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Track translation errors, vendor quality issues, rework causes, query trends, and project quality observations.
• Compare working translations, vendor revisions, and final approved text to identify improvements to terminology, references, tool settings, and review instructions.
• Prepare project updates covering progress, quality risks, vendor status, pending decisions, and next actions.
• Prepare post-project summaries and recommendations to improve efficiency, linguistic quality, and review consistency.
• Support evaluations and pilot testing of localization tools and workflows, including AI-assisted solutions.
• Track AI translation suitability, recurring issues, editing requirements, and review effort to recommend improvements based on quality and efficiency data.

7. LQA & Issue Follow-up Support

• Support Simplified Chinese LQA, including linguistic bug clarification, issue tracking, follow-ups, and vendor queries.
• Review reported issues against source materials, approved terminology, and final localization files.
• Distinguish linguistic issues from implementation, context, UI, functional, and source-text issues, routing them to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Document confirmed corrections and update language assets, review checklists, tool guidance, and vendor instructions accordingly.

8. Schedule and Cost Tracking Support

• Track translation, vendor review, internal review, and LQA schedules, milestones, and submission status.
• Maintain records of vendor quotations, purchase requests, invoices, and approved budget references where applicable.
• Flag potential schedule, scope, capacity, and cost risks to the Localization Manager.
• Support cost tracking while leaving budget ownership, commercial negotiations, and approval authority to the Localization Manager or designated approver. Requirements

1. Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Translation, Linguistics, Chinese Language, Japanese Studies, Communications, Game Studies, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in game localization, translation, linguistic quality review, LQA, project coordination, or vendor management.
• Hands-on experience reviewing Simplified Chinese player-facing content and providing structured feedback.
• Experience coordinating external localization, translation, or LQA vendors, including briefing, query handling, delivery tracking, and issue escalation.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in game, entertainment, media, or digital content localization, including PC, console, or mobile games.
• Experience with CAT tools, machine translation post-editing, localization automation, or AI-assisted translation is an advantage.

2. Language Skills

• Native-level or fully professional Simplified Chinese proficiency, with strong linguistic and cultural sensitivity.
• Ability to work with Japanese source materials and identify points requiring clarification; Japanese proficiency is an advantage but not mandatory.
• Professional working English proficiency for regional communication, reporting, documentation, and tool use is preferred.

3. Technical Skills

• Familiarity with CAT tools, translation memories, terminology databases, machine translation, AI-assisted translation tools, TMS platforms and localization systems such as memoQ, XLOC, or equivalent.
• Ability to maintain glossaries, terminology lists, version histories, query logs, issue trackers, and project documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Copilot.
• Good understanding of game localization workflows, LQA processes, UI and character limits, vendor coordination, issue tracking, and delivery management.
• Familiarity with video game consoles and debug environments is an advantage.

4. Business & Functional Competencies

• Ability to critically evaluate machine-generated and pre-translated content using independent linguistic judgement.
• Strong attention to detail when comparing Japanese source text, working translations, vendor revisions, and final Simplified Chinese deliverables.
• Ability to translate localization requirements into clear vendor instructions, review criteria, tool guidance, action trackers, and escalation procedures.
• Ability to coordinate multiple titles, schedules, stakeholders, and vendors while maintaining quality, confidentiality, and accurate documentation.
• Understanding of game terminology, Asian gaming markets, player expectations, cultural sensitivities, and localization quality standards.
• Ability to identify linguistic, operational, technical, and delivery risks and recommend practical corrective actions.

5. Behavioral Attributes

• Meticulous, organized, and detail oriented.
• Strong ownership and follow-through on tasks, outstanding issues, and deliverables.
• Clear, respectful, and professional communication with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Able to work onsite in Hong Kong and collaborate with local team members and regional stakeholders.
• Adaptable to evolving localization tools and workflows while maintaining quality standards and human accountability.
• Proactive in documenting knowledge, improving workflows, and supporting team continuity.
• Collaborative, service-oriented, and solution-focused mindset.