Job title Experienced Translator - Games & All Rounder - English to Simplified Chinese
Location Shanghai
Contract type Permanent (full time)
Start date Position available immediately
About Alpha
Alpha has been at the forefront of the translation, localization and now globalization industries since 1987, and is now a Global Top 10 Localization Provider. We’ve built an in-house production model for the world’s most demanding companies.
Alpha is a warm, lively and welcoming firm with over thirty nationalities represented in its eighteen offices. Every individual adds their own personality to our culture, and allows us to paint a bright, vivid and multi-faceted picture of the world, in micro, in each place. In the end, being part of the team is about more than work. We have activities ranging from summer paint-ball to cookery contests; book exchange to film watching, taking place across all our thirteen countries.
The position
We are looking for Qualified translators experienced in translating creative (games) & technical & IT material from English into Simplified Chinese who can keep up with the fast-pace of technology and client demands. People who are passionate about games and gaming. People who take pride in their own work, but also appreciate a collaborative approach, and will occasionally go that extra mile to keep a client happy, or a colleague smiling. People who can competently handle a variety of linguistic tasks: translating, reviewing, post-editing, updating glossaries, creating style guides, coming up with slogans and with texts that work in the target culture.
Successful applicants will be involved with product descriptions, training materials, website content, marketing copy, user interfaces and operating instructions. If you have creative or copywriting talent – even better!
You’ll be using CAT tools on a daily basis, and you won’t have time to get bored. You’re bound to love the international atmosphere, comradeship and great cultural experiences of your work environment.
Main tasks
61 Translating games related content (mobile/social/in-game/customer support)
61 Translating and reviewing product specifications
61 Translating technical files, website content or IT material
61 Other language related tasks, such as terminology research, glossary creation and maintenance

Key Requirements
61 Simplified Chinese speaker of native level with a high level of language awareness, and good writing style, excellent knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation
61 Passionate about games
61 Degree in Translation, Modern languages, Publishing, Journalism or similar
61 Experience translating video games content
61 A high level of proficiency in English
61 Great communication skills
61 Professional, detail-oriented approach
61 Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
61 Professional approach and commitment to quality
61 Ability to conform to glossaries and style guides and to make good use of tools
61 Familiarity with at least one translation memory tool
61 Good team worker, but also able to work autonomously