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 proofreads and copyedits Japanese text for game scenarios and related content. Responsibilities include identifying typographical errors, grammatical mistakes, incorrect usage and redundant expressions; proposing adjustments that improve readability and match the intended tone; checking facts and inconsistencies in stories; and reviewing ethical risks when necessary. The role also proposes and helps establish proofreading workflows and notation rules as a member of the proofreading team, working with scenario writers to improve game content.
Required qualifications include practical experience proofreading literary works as a proofreader. Candidates should have an interest in entertainment writing and textual expression in games, anime, manga or light novels, and should be willing to work collaboratively in a team to create high-quality content. Experience training or developing proofreaders, coordinating a team, or managing outsourced work is welcomed. Knowledge of horse racing, including at a hobby level, is also welcomed.
The position supports scenario writers as a collaborating editorial partner and seeks improvements in text expression within the game industry while maintaining quality under various constraints. The role is based at offices in Shibuya or Meguro, Tokyo. Regular working hours are 10:00 to 19:00, with eight scheduled working hours, a 60-minute break from 13:00 to 14:00, and average monthly overtime of approximately 18.5 hours based on 2025 results.
The position is offered as a full-time employee role. Annual compensation is determined according to experience, ability and company rules, with an additional semiannual performance incentive. The stated annual salary range is 4.5 million to 12 million JPY, and the annual salary includes scheduled overtime and late-night work allowances. Benefits and support include health, employment, workers' accident compensation and employees' pension insurance; paid leave and company holidays; training and mentoring programs; health support; meal and housing assistance; relocation and child allowances; and a corporate defined-contribution pension plan. The posting notes that contract employee or outsourced arrangements may also be available, in which case some conditions and benefits differ. Side jobs are prohibited.
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