Job Description

Title: French Game Tester
Hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 - 17:00
Role: Remote
Contract: Casual
Training: Fully paid

Overview

As a French Game Tester, you will work within our Localisation Quality Assurance team and be the very first person to see the localised game in its entirety – translated text, images and the rest of the user interface collectively. You’ll get to experience the project in the way it will be consumed by the end users. You will work in a multilingual project team as an French Game Tester, ensuring that game is free from grammatical errors, and cultural inconsistencies and ultimately ensuring that the game is accurately localised into the target language.

Candidates with a strong passion for games, languages, linguistics, translation, localization, QA, LQA, or those wanting to gain entry into a fascinating and growing industry, are invited to apply!

What you’ll be doing:

• As a French Game Tester, you will be working in a project team consisting of many colleagues from around the world.

• Identifying and correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation and other language errors.
• Ensuring console manufacturer guidelines are adhered to.
• Logging details of errors/issues found and providing suggestions for improvements.
• Ensuring the accuracy of translation within context and consistency of terminology and imagery.
• Hunting for missing / wrong content and ensuring the proper date/calendar/character display / format.

• Writing reports on errors/bugs found and Ad hoc translation.
• Overseeing the quality of your work, collaboration and contributing to the overall success of projects.

Our Localisation QA team perform language checks on a range of yet-to-be-released games for a variety of platforms including PC, Xbox One, PS5, Wii, PS Vita, DS, Switch, VR and various mobile and tablet devices. As an French Game Tester, you would be working on top gaming titles for some of the world's leading publishers.

Requirements

• Fluency in the language you are applying for, and English.
• Strong cultural understanding of the language you are applying for.
• Strong passion for language accuracy.
• Computer literacy – particularly with Excel.
• Robust Internet research skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Previous experience with using different software, applications, and websites.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely and collaborate within project teams.
• Be able to provide evidence of Right to Work in the country you apply from.
• Gaming experience is advantageous.
• All candidates must adhere to confidentiality and security protocols, at all times.
• All candidates will be required to pass an online language and skills test, including a final competency based live interview.
• All applications should submit their CV in English.

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Benefits

What we offer:

• You will be working for the pre-eminent global provider of specialist services to the games industry and provided with full training and the opportunity to work on some of the biggest games titles in the world.
• A supportive community inclusive of LGBTQ+, and any age, ethnicity, religion, or disability. We care about the wellbeing of our employees and have a dedicated employee wellbeing programme.
• Learn as you work and be part of something real that changes the face of gaming – forever
• Working with a global multi-lingual workforce with superb training and promotion and progression opportunities.

About us:

PTW is a global games services company, providing technical and creative services to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in Japan in 1994, PTW has grown to become a global force in the gaming industry, with over 40 studios in 16 countries worldwide and offices across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.

Our industry-leading services include art production, game development, quality assurance, player support, community management, localization, localization QA, audio production, and data collection. The PTW family of brands includes SIDE, 1518 Studios and Ghostpunch Games. For more information, visit www.ptw.com.