Coordinate English localization for games by implementing translated text, checking it on actual devices, proofreading, and creating, editing, and managing translation-related materials.
About this role
This role writes scenarios for games, develops story and game concepts, and creates character settings while collaborating with multiple departments. It also handles scenario work for projects that extend beyond the game itself into multimedia formats.
Applicants should have experience as a scenario writer or in writing for media such as video, books, or the web. Personal writing experience, including doujinshi or web novels, is also considered when the applicant wants to pursue professional game scenario writing. Preferred qualifications include basic computer skills.
Preferred experience includes knowledge of horse racing, writing or planning for consumer games, serving as a TRPG game master, editing light novels or comics, literary work for animation, video screenwriting, and comic original-story creation. The role also seeks communication ability in team-based production, broad familiarity with games, strong interest in fantasy RPGs, and knowledge of content such as anime, manga, films, music, idols, and history. A proactive and flexible approach to work and an interest in making content more engaging are also desired. The position is full-time. Contract employee or outsourced contract arrangements may also be used in some cases.
Work locations are in Shibuya and Meguro, Tokyo.
Side jobs are prohibited. The offices are generally non-smoking indoors, with designated heated-tobacco smoking rooms. Related reading includes staff interviews on delivering enjoyable time and on becoming a scenario-writer group the world can be proud of, and a Cygames Magazine piece on the scenario division's organization.
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