Nexon America is a branch of Nexon Co., Ltd., a global video game publisher and leading developer of online virtual worlds. The Simplified Chinese Localization QA Specialist is responsible for evaluating, testing, and refining localized game content to ensure an exceptional experience for players in Mainland China.
Responsibilities
- Review, evaluate, and correct localized game content for Simplified Chinese, including machine-translated output; ensure accuracy, cultural appropriateness, tone alignment, and overall readability; maintain internal terminology and style consistency across legacy and newly released content
- Perform in-game LQA testing during patches and content updates to validate contextual accuracy, UI compatibility, and formatting integrity; reproduce and clarify LQA issues for developers or QA teams
- Review and triage localization bugs submitted by players, QA, and community sources; provide final corrections or re-translations; collaborate with internal teams to implement fixes efficiently
- Maintain documentation of recurring language issues, contribute to terminology updates, and support improvements to internal style guides and localization processes
- Handle administrative tasks related to LQA planning, tracking, and communication with internal partners as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- 1+ years of experience in localization, ideally in the gaming or entertainment industry
- Experience with translation tools (memoQ, etc.) and task tracking systems (JIRA, etc.)
- Strong familiarity with gaming terminology, genre conventions, and player communication tone
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Native-level fluency in Simplified Chinese with strong English proficiency
- Interest in working on legacy content, maintaining tone consistency, and contributing to long-term quality improvements
- Sharp attention to linguistic nuance, consistency, and readability
- Self-motivated and organized, able to handle multiple tasks in fast-paced release cycles
- Passion for gaming and understanding of in-game narrative and UI contexts
- Previously supported live games or worked in a fast-paced game localization setting
- Experience as a Simplified Chinese language specialist or LQA reviewer, specifically from the vendor side
- Familiarity with machine translation workflows and quality evaluation
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision plans for you, your spouse or domestic partner and your children
- Employees who enroll in the high deductible health plan receive an annual employer contribution to a health savings account and company paid hospital indemnity benefits
- Company paid life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability benefits
- Access to voluntary life and AD&D for yourself and your dependents
- Flexible spending accounts
- A 401(k) savings plan with a company match
- Pet insurance
- Monthly wellness credit
- Participate in lunchtime yoga
- Enroll in language classes
- Bi-monthly catered lunches
- Monthly happy hours
- Maintain a well-stocked snack bar
- Paid time off
- Sick days
- Company holidays
- A year-end break
Company Overview
Nexon is building a workplace based on mutual respect, good humor, and the pursuit of excellence because we believe that great games can only be built by amazing people. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.nexon.co.jp/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Nexon America has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 5 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.