Full Description

TransPerfect Games is looking for gamers and freelance testers with native language skills in Japanese to join us to provide client support on challenging test problems in a dynamic and exciting environment. You will be testing the next big hit game from small independent development teams all the way to AAA game titles from industry heavyweights! If you… are someone who is passionate about games; are detail-oriented; are highly proficient and can spot errors in terminology, grammar, punctuation and linguistic style in your mother tongue; are willing to learn and take constructive feedback; can deliver high quality and timely testing to help make our clients’ games great; have a passion for excellence, are an experienced gamer, want to contribute to making better games, come speak with us to see if you will be a good fit for our team.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• The Freelance QA Game Tester needs to work onsite in TransPerfect's office in Tokyo with core business hours (i.e. Monday - Friday, core working hours depending on the locations)
• Native level in Japanese
• Passion for games/testing/technology.
• Prior experience in playing games in Japanese and English.
• Familiar with Japanese and English lingo and gaming terminologies.
• Attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• The ability to work well in a team environment.
• The drive, positive attitude and ability to thrive and deliver in a fast-paced, innovative and creative environment.

Primary responsibilities

• Execute Linguistic test plans and test cases, suggest improvements
• Identify, isolate and document any linguistic issues and verify fixes
• Use test tools and automation as required
• Apply knowledge of user preferences in Target Market to influence the client’s product
• Collaborate with partner teams in testing the product
• Proactively look for gaps in test coverage
• Perform basic configuration and setup tasks on PC, Game consoles or mobile phones
• Offer constructive feedback on gameplay, fun factor, and game balance based on knowledge of target market

Bonus

• Game Testing experience
• Experience with Security testing/ fuzzing tools
• Experience with Performance/Stress testing tools and methodologies
• Experience with Accessibility testing
• Experience with Certification Testing and/or Lot Checks
• Experience with testing tools like fiddler, netmon, etc.
• Experience with bug tracking systems like ADO, JIRA, Bugzilla, etc.