Editor

Founded in 2006, IGG is a leading global mobile games developer and publisher committed to making amazing innovative games for players all over the world. Our games are available in 23 different languages, and are enjoyed by 38 million monthly active users from over 200 countries and regions. At IGG, we are innovators at work, gamers at heart.

We are currently looking for a Editor to join our energetic team in Singapore!

Job description

Edit translated materials to ensure quality, stylistic consistency, and suitability for a North American audience.

Create and maintain clear and detailed localization style guides and glossaries for all games.

Provide linguistic feedback and recommendations to external partners and in-house staff to achieve the company’s high quality standards.

Work closely with the localization department and relevant internal teams to finalize the game content.

Localization QA before and after the game goes 'live'.

Assist in corporate communications, ensuring the company consistently projects a professional, quality-driven, service-oriented, and socially-responsible image.

Job requirements:

Familiar with the vernacular of the United States, and you have experience with the US gaming market, with a strong understanding of US culture, history, and current affairs.

Able to write clear, concise and engaging English with immaculate grammar.

Meticulous, with a keen eye for detail and an inquiring mind; you understand the differences between 'U-Boat' and 'Submarine', 'Requirement' and 'Prerequisite', ‘Humour' and ‘Humors'.

Work well under the creative direction set by the game design lead, and ensure that the final localized text is consistent in tone with the rest of the game.

Able to explain why “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” is a grammatically correct sentence in English.

Pluses:

1 year of experience in translation, editing, or proofreading.

You play PC, console, or mobile games, or have experience working in the video games industry.

You are familiar with different forms of writing, and have knowledge of format-appropriate presentation for UI text, game system messages, dialog, tooltips, biographies, exposition, narrative, etc.

You have knowledge of fantasy, mythology, science fiction, comics, and graphic novels.

What’s in it for you!

Vibrant work environment

Well-stocked pantry

Medical & Dental claims

H&S Insurance coverage

Health screening claims

Exciting team building activities

Birthday gift