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Bengali Language Specialist (Video Games) - home office
1 year ago
Established over 20 years ago, Keywords Player Support is one of Keywords Studios' fastest-growing Service Lines, dedicated to offering the best customer service in the games industry. We’re Pioneers and Leaders, always looking to allow equally awesome people a way into the premier international space of gaming companies and publishers. We help the world’s greatest game development studios provide technical assistance to their players, while they work hard to develop stunning game experiences, including MMOs, AAA blockbusters, indie gems and mobile hits.
We're currently looking for eager and enthusiastic Language Specialists who have a fluent native level in Bengali, with English fluency being highly-desirable as well.
What you’ll be doing:
- Main goal of this fully remote role will be the building process of a language dictionary, including documentation of all the aspects of its usage.
- When the building phase approaches completion, the initial 6-month mission may extend into maintaining the dictionary in a long-term approach.
- Part of that initial set of tasks will include identifying and documenting dictionary entries in their correct form, including alternate spelling and latinized versions. Based on pre-set themes, the Language Specialist in charge will then categorizing items such as the ones listed below:
- The alphabet and numbers.
- Nouns & pronouns.
- Verbs & their conjugation.
- Adjectives and adverbs.
- Gaming slang and terminology/jargon.
- Any other constituent or by-product of the destination language.
What we are looking for:
- You must have a native-like Bengali fluency level, with excellent written & spoken English proficiency to boot!
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite. Nothing too fancy, as well as you know your way around digital documents and spreadsheets.
- Being communicative and outgoing is a big plus, as this small team will be benefited by idea sharing and collective problem solving. Essentially, it's all about enjoying working in a team environment, while at the same time being autonomous and capable of driving your own work.
- You have strong critical thinking & decision-making skills. Cool and collected wins the race.
- Understanding that Trust & Safety roles most often imply being willing to expose yourself to unpleasant content at times.
- Available to work full-time, following a 5-days/week schedule. This could also include weekend-days (Saturday and Sunday).
Work experience requirements:
- This is a position focused on linguistics work. As a result, native level fluency in Bengali is a must.
- You have an in-depth understanding of the cultural specificities that govern the usage of the Bengali language. This applies to younger generations and how they currently use the language as well.
- Capable of following and executing deliverables, most often on constrained timelines.
- Eager to document relevant cultural information into a knowledge repository; extra points if you enjoy doing lots of research!
- Willing to present your observations and collected information in a digestible format, more specifically via reports, presentations and written documents.
Good to have:
- Experienced gamers will find this role very intriguing; especially if you're a fan of multiplayer and community activities (part of a clan, league or guild).
- Content or Community Moderation experience in either a professional or hobby setting.
- You happen to have studies in cultural fields (sociology, ethics, education, anthropology, etc.).
- Experiences related to inclusivity and diversity, child and legal protection are definitely a bonus.
Benefits:
- Extensive Medical insurance provided by Medicover and their partner network in Romania.
- Days off for special personal events, according to the Internal Regulations, e.g. marriage, childbirth, compassionate leave and exams days off for obtaining professionally relevant certifications.
- A monthly allowance of 650RON which you will be able to use for a wide range of benefits, that are relevant to you: medical/dental services for you and/or your family members, access to sports clubs, meal tickets, private pension, personal development courses (e.g. IT, accounting, finance, HR, foreign languages, driving courses), tourism in Romania, public transportation subscription, gifts, utility or phone/Internet bills, access to cultural events, etc.
- Learning & Development to help you reach your true maximum potential by providing access to training and digital resources relevant for your area of expertise.
Our recruitment process is fully online and remote. Keep in mind all eligible candidates will be asked to take our Language Assessment to better evaluate their written skills.
Sounds interesting? We can’t wait to hear from you!
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