Voltage, Inc. is looking to expand its lineup of translated games and is in need of Japanese to English translators who have experience translating scripts for video games. Voltage is a pioneer in the field of romance simulation apps for a female audience in Japan and continues to lead the industry.

Japanese: http://koi-game.voltage.co.jp/

English: http://koi-game.voltage.co.jp/romance/index.html 

Details:

Translators will be provided with scripts from Voltage’s “Koi-game” series and will translate these into English. Emphasis will be on creating a script that will appeal to English-speaking users rather than creating a direct translation of the original script. Scripts should be translated into American English rather than British English.

Requirements:

– Must have strong understanding of both Japanese and English grammar.

– Experience translating scripts for video games or apps.

– Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 level or equivalent reading comprehension in Japanese.

– Bonus points for experience in script writing.

Responsibilities/Possible Assignments:

1. Main Story: 17 chapters per character.

2. Epilogue: 3 chapters per character.

3. Sequel: 10 chapters per character.

4. Spin off: Varies between games.

There are about 5000 characters per script and there will be up to 200,000 to 250,000 characters to translate each month.

Salary:

3 Cents per character.

All references to “characters” refer to the Japanese characters in the original text.

If you are interested, please submit your resume and a translation sample to l10n@voltage-ent.com

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