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795QAM: GERMANY – QA MANAGER – SALARY: DEP ON EXP
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in Germany as a QA Manager Essential experience / skills: • 4y+ experience in the games industry • Shipped at least 3 high-profile titles on multiple platforms • Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills • Experience with multiplatform testing procedures • Experience with console certification procedures • Experience leading a QA dept • Experience training new QA personnel • Experience creating test plans • Experience coordinating with other test departments (publisher/developer side) and external testing groups • Experience testing multiplayer games • Willing to relocate to Germany • Takes initiative and is willing to expand his own horizon • Passion for making games • Ability to contribute innovative and original ideas towards streamlining the QA process • Willing to accept and provide direction, work well under pressure, and handle multiple tasks Duties: • Give regular status reports on build quality and performance • Communicate directly to project leads about quality issues • Train new QA personnel • Establish testing procedures • Oversee certification processes • Continue to enhance leadership and communications skills • Directly responsible for adhering to all company policies and procedures. • Perform any other duties as assigned by manager with accountability and responsibility defined prior to the commencement of these duties. • The safeguarding of the company’s assets including source code, art work, tools, technical know-how. • Provide input to department project status meetings. • Actively participate in team working on project by making recommendations on how to improve product quality as well as group productivity. • Demonstrates a desire to learn and grow professionally

CAMBRIDGE: GERMAN LOCALISATION PROJECT MANAGER: £FLEXIBLE - DEPENDANT ON EXP & SKILLS - HEALTHCARE INCLUDED
One of the world's leading providers of localisation solutions to the interactive entertainment industry are looking for a project manager with a vast amount of gaming experience, professional translation skills and a background in localisation QA. Past projects have meant working with consoles such as the Sony PlayStation®2, PSX, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo Game Boy Advance, PC, mobile phones, handhelds to name but a few. The candidate must be articulate in both english and another language (preferably German, Spanish, French, Italian). They must also be proficient with all the tools of the trade, whether its standard software, CAT tools or consoles. To apply please ensure that you meet the following criteria : - Native outside of UK - Professional translator with considerable games experience - Candidates should have experience on all major hardware platforms such as ps2, xbox, psp, xbox 2 etc - Experience in localisation project management - Experience in localisation QA - Profiency with all the tools of the trade, be it the standard software, CAT tools, consoles etc. - Being a gamer in your spare time is useful but not essential

SPANISH OR ITALIAN LOCALISATION PROJECT MANAGER
400LPM: CAMBRIDGE: LOCALISATION PROJECT MANAGER: £23,000 PER ANNUM + FREE BUPA HEALTH CARE Ever expanding games company require an experienced Localisation Project Manager that is a Spanish or Italian native speaker to run the rule over the localisation department. The Candidate must match the following criteria : - - Ideally Spanish or Italian mother tongued - Either good translation experience or project management experience (or both ideally, at least 2 years) - Residents in the UK - Experience within the games sector (at least 2 years) and experience of working to tight deadlines under pressure - Customer service experience ideal - Experience of translations tools and good software application experience - Able to join the company quickly - A high level of education (university educated, or some sort of translation higher level of education)

CAMBRIDGE: FRENCH LOCALISATION MANAGER: £18-25,000 + FREE BUPA HEALTH CARE
Super expanding games localisation specialists require a French Localisation Manager. Ideal candidate should have previous localisation experience, be very familiar with the process of video game localisation (ideally including audio production, translations, QA process across all current and next gen platforms. Knowledge of compliance issues imperative.) The position will involve in-house translating, combined with project management tasks, and the use of translation tools such as Wordfast and participation in a wide range of other activities (please see below for details.) 01. responding to outside enquiries concerning linguistic assessments relating to translation and localisation 02. the training of checkers, translators, proofreaders 03. commissioning, editing, inputting, proof-reading and preparation of material 04. responsible for assisting with the translation and localisation work 05. checking and despatch of material 06. assisting with checking and quality assurance 07. maintenance of databases 08. assisting with quality control of material 09. archiving and storage of materials 10. dealing with communications and personal callers relating to the above and maintaining data on the same 11. developing the scope of the translation and localisation work. 12. basic IT support 13. reviewing translations of documents prepared by others: - reviewing original and translated document to ensure accuracy - discussing difficulties with translator to determine appropriate solutions to problems discovered - proofreading text to ensure that corrections have been accurately entered and to ensure that there are no grammatical or spelling errors. 14. assisting other translators who may lack training in fully understanding concepts and the principles of games localisation so that they can produce good translations that implement the various TRC's and glossaries: - discussing general principles with translators - discussing particular texts and provisions with translators including discussing ways to develop appropriate terminology - discuss possible approaches to various texts and dealing with difficult translation problems - assist in the production and use of glossaries AND other such duties as are within the job purpose and at the Board’s Discretion 01. knowledge and experience in the translation environment 02. awareness of financial implications of actions 03. awareness of marketing implications of actions 04. report writing 05. people skills 06. computer literacy, word processing, database handling, record keeping, good working knowledge of Word, Excel, PPT, PDF 07 identify problems in the text to be translated or issues that arise in producing a localised version of the text 08. IT skills 01. a reasonable degree of the usual personal requirements associated with management of projects; i.e. accuracy, numeracy, literacy, effective communication, prioritisation of tasks and meeting deadlines, initiative, quality control, eye for detail, ability to work unsupervised, efficiency, integrity, discretion 02. ability to perform the role of a good ambassador for the organisation at all times

637CLT: SURREY: LOCALISATION MANAGER: £30-40K
Leading developer of video games needs a manager for the localization team. Position overview This position requires the management and coordination of the localisation process of products. The Central Localisaiton Team works in tandem with development teams to identify the localization requirements, schedule the process and milestones, maintain project communication and ensure smooth localization testing process in European and Asia. Primary responsibilities Project Management - Apply the basic principles of project management in order to effectively balance time, quality, budget and people - Develop strategy and schedules for the entire localization process - Track project timelines and report status to the relevant parties and direct reports - Reduce scheduling slippage by concentrating on risk analysis and recovery plans - Deliver assets for translation and recording sessions on time and well structured - Track and analyze localization metrics - Coordinate localization flow - Monitor and assess language bugs Teamwork - Liaise and work effectively with Studio teams, localization project management and Integration groups - Get involved in project as early as pre-production and provide localization input in order to reduce risk to localization process - Liaise with other parts of the studio to ensure the specification and implementation of software components (database & tools) - Assist and advise localization and language testing groups when needed - Provide localization groups with QA Test Plans and other game information - Support development team on non-localization issues when required - Work with development teams to educate them on the localization process Communication - Ensure scheduling and localization status information is passed onto the right people - Ensure key localization people are always kept in the loop with schedules, software status, design change and Studio requests - Hold talks with other studios in long term strategic goals, best practice, tools sharing and metrics integration Documentation - Maintain and update weekly reports and risk analysis - Ensure that a complete project archive is created at the end of a project. - Keep Central Localization Intranet site up to date with latest information - Create localization project management best practice documentation for Studio and ensure that all projects in development follow the same methodology

CAMBRIDGE: GERMAN CUSTOMER RELATIONS: £16-20K (PLUS PRP AND SHIFT ALLOWANCES), PLUS ANNUAL BONUS, HEALTH CARE, GYM MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER BENEFITS
World leading developer and publisher of the massively multiplayer online adventure games is looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic people to join the Customer Relations team. Requirements: Fluent in German/English Language Good computer skills Ability to show good initiative and judgment Able to work shifts and some weekends 2pm- 10pm, 6pm- 2am, 5 days per week (working at least 3 weekend days per month) An interest in computer games Also useful: Customer Support background An interest in online role playing games

400LQAT CAMBRIDGE: NATIVE GERMAN, FRENCH, ITALIAN OR SPANISH LOCALISATION QA TESTERS: £DEPENDING ON EXP + FREE BUPA HEALTH CARE
400LQAT CAMBRIDGE: GERMAN, FRENCH OR ITALIAN OR SPANISH LOCALISATION QA TESTERS: £DEPENDING ON EXP + FREE BUPA HEALTH CARE Ever expanding games company require experienced Translators that are either Italian, French, German or Spanish native speakers The Candidate must match the following criteria: - - Native Italian, French, German or Spanish, although we would consider candidates that could do the job in another language - Fluent in English - Very good translation experience - Previous work experience in the games industry is pretty much a must have - A very keen interest in computer games - Experience of translations tools and good software application experience - Able to join the company quickly - A high level of education (university educated, or some sort of translation higher level of education) - Must have good knowledge of Sony, Microsoft and Nintento guidelines. - Must have good PC know how - Previous experience of bug reporting software For translators, we are ideally looking for people who are of native tongue to those countries and also fluent in English. Previous work experience in the games industry is pretty much a must have. Other language speakers would also be considered, these are obviously where the majority of work is for us though.

NATIVE FRENCH, GERMAN & ITALIAN TRANSLATORS. £DEPENDANT ON EXP + FREE BUPA HEALTH CARE
Ever expanding games company require experienced Translators that are either Italian, French or German native speakers The Candidate must match the following criteria: - - Native Italian, French or German - Fluent in English - Very good translation experience - Previous work experience in the games industry is pretty much a must have - A very keen interest in computer games - Experience of translations tools and good software application experience - Able to join the company quickly - A high level of education (university educated, or some sort of translation higher level of education)

JAPANESE PC & CONSOLE PROJECT MANAGER
411JPM: JAPANESE PC & CONSOLE PROJECT MANAGER - £25,000 PER ANNUM The Position: Babel’s PC and Console Division provides localisation and quality assurance services on a variety of projects for the world’s leading games publishers and developers. Projects involve translation, audio, print, localisation and/or functionality QA services and are carried out on any of the existing games platforms. Our project management team’s client relation skills are essential to the success of the high quality service for which we are known. The role of Japanese Speaking PC & Console Services Project Manager involves the management of projects to include any or all of the above-mentioned services. The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of projects on time and on budget to the highest specified quality standards, as well as adherence to industry guidelines. Client facing responsibilities and communication with the in-house or external teams are key elements of the job, as are internal budget control and financial reporting responsibilities. A good knowledge of Japanese is essential, so we can communicate effectively with our large Japanese client base. We are looking for someone from a localisation and/or QA background to join our team and hit the ground running in this challenging role. Confidence and enthusiasm are essential for this position in our busy and exciting company, as are team leadership qualities. Reports to: Head of Project Management. Main duties: • Day to day management of projects, including liaison between clients/developers and internal or external teams • Negotiation of project timelines with clients, and internal project scheduling • Coordination with internal Support team to ensure most effective allocation of resources • Maintenance and review of individual project budgets • Project analysis and preparation of quotes and purchase orders • Communication of work in progress reports (in-house and external) • Briefing and debriefing on each project with internal QA team (QA Coordinator assigned to project) • Briefing and debriefing on each project with external suppliers (freelance translators or typesetters, in-country studios) • Ensuring the most effective use of Translation Memory software on assigned projects Essential skills, knowledge and abilities: • Fluent in Japanese (native or non-native) • Must possess ‘can-do’ attitude • Client-facing and negotiation skills • Ability to work effectively and decisively under pressure • Ability to handle multiple projects and multiple project types concurrently • Highly organized with the ability to prioritize tasks • Ability to prepare and control a work schedule and deliver to budget • Ability to prepare, interpret, and effectively utilise management information reports • Ability to analyse problems, recommend and implement effective solutions to difficult and politically sensitive problems • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Basic IT literacy, specifically: MS-Office suite, Word, Excel, Outlook Desirable skills, knowledge and abilities: • Formal Project Management techniques or training • Understanding of games development process • Relevant experience of games or software localization and/or QA • Understanding of console software submission requirements and process • Knowledge of bug tracking systems (Test Track Pro, Bugzilla, Bug Tracker or similar) • Experience with MS-Project Application is by CV and covering letter describing in detail achievements, challenges overcome and results, which should relate closely to the objectives set out in this job description.

PC & CONSOLE PROJECT MANAGER
411PM PC & CONSOLE PROJECT MANAGER - £25,000 PER ANNUM The Position: PC and Console Division provides localisation and quality assurance services on a variety of projects for the world’s leading games publishers and developers. Projects involve translation, audio, print, localisation and/or functionality QA services and are carried out on any of the existing games platforms. Our project management team’s client relation skills are essential to the success of the high quality service for which we are known. The role of PC & Console Services Project Manager involves the management of projects to include any or all of the above-mentioned services. The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of projects on time and on budget to the highest specified quality standards, as well as adherence to industry guidelines. Client facing responsibilities and communication with the in-house or external teams are key elements of the job, as are internal budget control and financial reporting responsibilities. We are looking for someone from a localisation and/or QA background to join our team and hit the ground running in this challenging role. Confidence and enthusiasm are essential for this position in our busy and exciting company, as are team leadership qualities. Reports to: Project Management Team Leader Main duties: • Day to day management of projects for multiple service lines, including but not limited to QA, localisation, audio and print. • Liaison between clients/developers and internal or external teams • Negotiation of project timelines with clients, and internal project scheduling • Coordination with internal Support team to ensure most effective allocation of resources • Maintenance and review of individual project budgets • Project analysis and preparation of quotes and purchase orders • Communication of work in progress reports (in-house and external) • Briefing and debriefing on each project with internal QA team (QA Coordinator assigned to project) • Briefing and debriefing on each project with external suppliers (freelance translators or typesetters, in-country studios) • Ensuring the most effective use of Translation Memory software on assigned projects Essential skills, knowledge and abilities: • Relevant experience in games and/or software localisation/QA • Must possess ‘can-do’ attitude • Client-facing and negotiation skills • Ability to work effectively and decisively under pressure • Ability to handle multiple projects and multiple project types concurrently • Highly organized with the ability to prioritize tasks • Ability to prepare and control a work schedule and deliver to budget • Ability to prepare, interpret, and effectively utilise management information reports • Ability to analyse problems, recommend and implement effective solutions to difficult and politically sensitive problems • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Basic IT literacy, specifically: MS-Office suite, Word, Excel, Outlook Desirable skills, knowledge and abilities: • Formal Project Management techniques or training • Understanding of games development process • Understanding of console software submission requirements and process • Knowledge of bug tracking systems (Test Track Pro, Bugzilla, Bug Tracker or similar) • Experience with MS-Project Application is by CV and covering letter describing in detail achievements, challenges overcome and results, which should relate closely to the objectives set out in this job description.

400GLPM: CAMBRIDGE: LOCALISATION MANAGER WITH GAMES EXPERIENCE: £DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE PER ANNUM + FREE BUPA HEALTH CARE
Are you fluent in French or German?? Do you have experience as a Localisation Project Manager or Senior Localisation Tester? If so… read on for a great opportunity! Ever expanding games company require an experienced Localisation Project Manager to run the rule over the localisation department. The Candidate must match the following criteria: - • Candidates should have experience on all major hardware platforms such as ps2, xbox, psp, xbox 2 etc • Either good translation experience or project management experience (or both ideally, at least 2 years) • Residents in the UK • Customer service experience ideal • Experience of translations tools and good software application experience • Able to join the company quickly • A high level of education (university educated, or some sort of translation higher level of education • Must have experience as a Lead/Senior Localisation Tester or as Localisation Manager • Must have experience within the games sector (at least 2 years) and experience of working to tight deadlines under pressure

607PM: LEAMINGTON SPA – PROJECT MANAGER – SALARY: £29,000 - £45,000
Description: As a Project Manager you will be responsible for the efficient running of a game development team. It will be your responsibility to ensure that the game is completed on time, within budget and to a high quality. You will oversee the Technical, Creative and Design Managers who lead the respective areas of the team. Directly reporting to: • Development Manager (whilst working on "live" projects with monthly milestones) • Pitch Team Manager (whilst in between "live" projects and assisting with pitches) Levels of Authority: • Entertainment of selected contractors when necessary up to current expensive limits • Entertainment of publishers as necessary up to the current expensive limits Expectations: Below is a non-exhaustive list of the Company’s expectations of the Project Manager. • To deliver the game on time, within budget and to a high quality • Primary point of contact for the publisher • Create and maintain a project plan (MS Project) • Defining project manpower and equipment requirements • Generating milestones and specific milestone deliverables for the contract • Establishing the processes through which the game will be developed • Delegation and prioritisation of tasks • Monitoring day-to-day running of the project, identifying and solving production problems • Ensure a realistic game scope • Oversee the Technical Manager, Creative Manager and Design Manager • Report effectively to Senior Management • Running team meetings and ensuring good communication • Primary representative in management meetings • Coordinating internal/external recruitment for team vacancies in conjunction with the recruitment department • Review/appraise staff and deal with general performance management of the team • Delivery of milestones • Fully understand and fulfill the terms and conditions of the relevant contracts for the games • Liase with Marketing Manager and the publisher's PR & marketing operations to provide necessary materials Essential Qualities: • Proficient in MS Project, MS Office, Power Point, Excel • Good understanding of game development techniques • Industry management experience essential • Confident self starter with good motivational skills • Strong inter-personal skills, tact and diplomacy • Good communicator with excellent presentation skills • Proven leadership skills essential • Enthusiasm and knowledge of video games in general • Ability to fit into a dynamic and creative team environment • Mature professional attitude and work ethic • Applicant needs to be comfortable working to deadlines • Attention to detail is essential and all tasks must be carried out to the highest standard • A Willingness and ability to learn is essential Training: Applicants will be trained on the job and will be expected to work on their own initiative. As well as organised training sessions within the company we encourage staff to broaden their skills further by giving them the opportunity to attend external courses as appropriate.

243LTL: DUNFERMLINE, SCOTLAND: LOCALISATION TEAM LEADER: SALARY: £20-£25K
Our client is a world leader in mobile entertainment providing the distribution channels, content, brands and technology to bring mobile entertainment to a global mass-market audience. They were the first company in the world to demonstrate multi-player WAP games, with Nokia in 1999; the first to demonstrate multi-player J2ME (Java) games, with Motorola in June 2000; and the first to introduce a comprehensive color gaming service to European and North American markets, in March 2002. Our publishing division creates exceptional mobile entertainment content. They work with many of the major media and entertainment publishers to bring globally recognized mobile entertainment franchises to market, including Fox's "24-The Mobile Game", The International Olympic Committee's "Torino 2006 - The official mobile phone game of the Winter Olympic Games", Codemasters' "Colin McRae Rally 2005™", Universal's "The Fast and The Furious™" and "2 Fast 2 Furious™" franchise, film classics from MGM such as "Platoon™" and "Robocop™" as well as arcade classics such as "King of Fighters 2®" and "Metal Slug: Mobile Impact™". We want to be the best and most successful mobile games publisher in the world, dedicated to making mobile games fun and accessible to everyone, everywhere, and have a good time while were doing it. If you can inspire, create and contribute to our growing organization, come and play with us. Reporting to the European Reference QA Manager, the Localisation Team Lead is responsible for the Localisation and testing of all Euro GSM reference aspects of designated titles. Essential responsibilities and duties • Management – Smooth running of the Localisation Team. Dealing with personnel issues effectively to ensure team remains productive and staff continue to develop. • Estimation and Planning – Required to provide input into QA resource planning. Should possess the skill to assess timescales and spot potential issues. • Documentation – Drive and monitor the production of the required localisation test documentation. Provide input into the overall improvement of the QA documentation set. • Testing – Assessment of teams test performance. Required to take action as necessary to ensure testing is accurate reliable and efficient within ones project team. Provide input into department testing procedures. • Project – Must be constantly aware of project status and report this accurately to all relevant parties. Required to highlight issues and barriers to delivery of the project and assist with the resolutions. • Localisation – Must Assess the effectiveness of localisation procedures, striving to reduce costs and increase effectiveness. Key aim to produce high quality localised reference builds. Requirements, Qualifications and Experience • Experience in Software Testing. Good grasp of full software lifecycle. • Able to direct testing at all levels, providing instruction and direction on best practice as required. • Development of Localisation procedures and Localisation Testing procedures. • Experience of staff supervision and development essential. Ability to manage team with minimal support. Good communication skills and basic knowledge of HR procedures necessary. • Well Organised. Able to run multiple projects simultaneously and deliver to tight timescales. • Exposure to QA tools such as bug database/test automation tools • Knowledge of linguistic/translation tools. • Knowledge of mobile devices. • Ability to produce clear concise and accurate documentation to a high standard. • Preferably degree qualified in a linguistic related subject

505QAM: DUNDEE, SCOTLAND: QA MANAGER: £DEPENDANT ON SKILLS & EXP
505QAM: DUNDEE, SCOTLAND: QA MANAGER: £DEPENDANT ON SKILLS & EXP Do you have management experience within QA, want to work on an exciting new project and live somewhere green?? If so… read on for a great opportunity! Responsibilities: setting up and managing a QA department: hiring staff, establishing procedures for QA on a MMOG. Liaison with development teams and external QA teams. Ensuring the quality of all released work. Specifying QA-related development work, such as automated test cases. Organising large scale tests, both automated and with real testers. Contributing to planning and implementation of public Beta tests. Start Date: ASAP Skills required: proven management ability. Software QA (preferably in games, but not necessarily). Software development experience useful but not essential. Awareness of the challenges of MMOG QA. Education preferred: Good degree or equivalent in a relevant subject

SWEDISH SPEAKING SYSTEM DEVELOPERS WANTED! (STOCKHOLM)
- System Developers - This company is looking to strengthen their development team in Stockholm with two experienced system developers / architects working in leading roles with development of their gaming platform. You will be working in a tight and highly competent team, developing a world leading service for online and connected gaming. You will work in close contact with our customers, including world leading games publishers and service providers all over the world. Job description: Co-responsible for the system design and development of the core components of their system – the Game Lobby and Multiplayer servers Close involvement in transforming customer requirements into functional solutions Close involement in delivering solutions to customers worldwide Desired experiences / merits: Experience from system design and development in Java based systems and MySQL and/or Oracle databases is required Development experience in C++ is strongly preferred Basic understanding of web and wap publishing techniques is preferred; HTML, XML, JSP, ASP, PHP Basic understanding of mobile data networking and services is preferred; GPRS/3G data, WAP, SMS, MIDP, Symbian Good ability to translate customer needs into technical solutions is required Experience from working with gaming, community solutions and/or mobile applications and services is desirable Fluent in Swedish and highly capable in written and spoken English is a requirement Ability and willingness to travel is a requirement You will work out of our offices in Stockholm. On July 14 we are moving in to a new really nice office with a seaview from the office, gym downstairs, and lots of restaurants in the area. If you are interested or know anyone who is, please don't hesitate to contact me. Contact Mark at mark@change-job.com or call on +44 (0)870 3000 987 or you can register on-line at www.change-job.com

Marketing Assistant
Marketing Assistant! Do computer games interest you? Are you looking to become part of the game industry? A fantastic opportunity has become available at a games developing company for a marketing assistant. This well known company is a global developer, publisher and distributor of multiplatform interactive entertainment. They are looking for an enthusiastic, communicative and hard working individual to provide day-to-day administrative and support services to the UK marketing department. Career progression is guaranteed to the right candidate. The skills you learn at this level will help you understand the business and structure so as when you progress within the company you will already be an essential part of the team. Our client is looking for someone with ambition who will want to grow quickly within the business and climb the corporative ladder. While there is an element of creativity the role will also require that you have a strong attention to detail as you will be aiding the product managers with research for the marketing planning process and producing weekly schedules. The company is looking to invest in growing a candidate from trainee to a highly useful asset. Well, what do you think? Do you want to know more? Send us your CV now!

LOCALISATION MANAGER
My client a leading company within the world of MMO are looking for an experienced Localisation Manager to join their team. A relocation package will be provided) The client is offering a permanent work contract. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Manage the localization/translation team (approx. 30 people) • Coordinate closely with European QA Manager and with US Global Localization Manager • Management the localization/translation process for French, German, Spanish and Russian • Management of localization through external vendors • Management of the tender process for external vendors - selection, planning and coordination of deadlines • Management of the sound recording studio • Responsible for the quality and consistency of the localization of the client’s games REQUIREMENTS: • Fluent in English • 3 to 5 years work experience in localization • A strong motivation, high level of commitment and excellent teamwork skills • Experience in managing multicultural teams • Able to work on several different projects simultaneously PLUSES: • Previous work experience in an international environment with non-European headquarters • Excellent knowledge of heroic fantasy worlds and games in general

**LONDON: 3 BILINGUAL ACCOUNT MANAGER: SPANISH/TURKISH OR DANISH: £25-30K
Top ad agency needs you! Requirements Mother tongue: Danish, Turkish or Spanish Background in marketing Skill set and role Able to understand an ad idea, the basic discipline of ATL advertising e.g. poster, TV, print, cinema how they are produced, broadcast etc Highly developed project management skills The ability to run a piece of business Trafficking Running accounts Client contact Arranging POs Great telephone and email manner Well organised Mother tongue either Spanish, Turkish or Danish Fluent English Account manager Marketing and language coordinator Personality Confident- be able to sell and pick up the phone to clients Driven Passionate about language adaptation and advertising Hold gravitas Come across as more mature than their age Can be from a major creative translation agency background or ad agency background

LONDON, PERMANENT ROLE: JAPANESE TO ITALIAN LOCALISATION/TRANSLATION, £30,000
Based in central London, our client is a very successful, international video-computer games, software and home entertainment company. To join their games translation department, they now wish to recruit an Italian Translators to translate computer games from both English and Japanese INTO Mother Tongue Italian. Your role will include the following duties and responsibilities: • Translate and localise computer games details, such as in-game text, games manuals and computer games packaging from English and Japanese into your target language of Italian • Check translations before final production To be considered for this role, you must have the following skills and background: • Italian mother tongue standard, as well as good skills in English and Japanese • Have 2/3 experience already in translation - all industries considered, though experience in computer game translation will be advantageous but not essential • Be able to work quickly to tight deadlines and maintain a high level of accuracy • Be able to localise in an effective manner to the target audience • Be able to work over a long period of time for one project • Be flexible enough to adjust to a sudden change of work schedule, unpredictable extra tasks and various restrictions on the text (legal requirements and space limitations, etc.) • General PC skills, especially in Excel

Look: Spain: Spanish Speaking Lead QA: 24,000 Euros
Great opportunity for a Senior QA Team Leader to join one of the major developers in Spain. We offer an exciting chance to lead a QA team working on multi-platform titles based on original IP. Previous experience leading and managing a medium team is essential as well as being highly experienced in the games industry with a thorough understanding of testing methodologies. Areas of expertise should include (but not be limited to) video gaming testing, production and project management. We require a responsible and detail-oriented candidate with strong organizational, analytical, problem solving, communication and relationship management skills. REQUIREMENTS • 3y+ experience in the games industry with at least 1 year in a seniority role with supervision responsibilities. • Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. • Experience organizing and managing a team of QA Testers. • Good understanding of game methodologies and best QA practices. • Experience using agile methodology Scrum or similar. • Experience problem solving and reporting bugs. • Experience of running asset tests. • Experience managing bug reporting systems. • Leadership qualities and the ability to manage and mentor the junior testers. • Ability to work on own initiative. • Be able to deliver to deadlines to meet key milestones. • Ability to do recruitment of new staff. • Experience working closely with other Departments (Art, Design, etc) to develop a clear and fundamental understanding of the game requirements and goals. • Experience in a video game development studio or publishing company • Experience examining games for certification failures (TCR, TRC, Lot Check) • Shipped at least 2 high-profile titles on multiple platforms • Platforms Experience (at least two or more): PSP, PS3, NDS, Wii, Xbox 360, PC. • Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Project, tracking tools, dev tools, etc. • Proficient with English and Spanish. DUTIES • Lead a medium sized team of Testers across multiple disciplines. • Lead the daily testing activities and report production on multiple projects and platforms. • Allocate testers across projects. • Monitor overall project Quality Assurance requirements. • Maintain and optimize guidelines, QA processes and tools. • Develop testing plans and procedures. • Train other testers giving technical guidance. • Implement QA metrics and testing solutions to the most challenging problems on project. • Be the point of contact for external technical dealings including outsourcing. • Deal with any other QA issues related to the project. • Examine games for bugs, certification failures and performance issues. • Organize, maintain and burn builds as necessary. • Document, track and verify completion of miscellaneous project tasks. • Performing and supervising Focus Groups on usability/playability. • Compile status reports and write project final reports. • Oversee certification processes. • Men manage the resources in QA Department.