Bilingual Communications Coordinator (Japanese)

Responsibilities

• Translates confidential e-mail and other written documentation from Japanese to English, and English to Japanese.
• Provides verbal interpretation for meetings and conference calls.
• Chooses the equivalent expression in the target language that fully conveys and best matches the meaning intended in the source language (referred to as congruity judgment).
• May manage various communication tools and database and contributes to improve usability and efficiency.
• Provides administrative support to the group including arrangement of meetings, schedules, travel, expense tracking, and other related tasks.
• Receives briefings or prepares through reading and study on subject to be discussed prior to interpreting session.
• May act as liaison with Japanese developers and other global planning and communication teams and assists in scheduling and planning.
• Coordinates with internal and external groups on project management and short to long-term planning.
• Supports or in some cases leads coordination of various projects under guidance of team leadership.
• Performs all job responsibilities in strict adherence to corporate prototype security policy and procedures.

Requirements

• Two to four years of related experience required.
• Two years of translation experience.
• Intermediate to high level of proficiency in MS Office applications, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and CoPilot.
• Excellent understanding of Japanese business culture and etiquette.
• Extensive knowledge of video game software/hardware and industry.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and relationship-building skills, problem-solving and cross-function collaboration.
• Interpretation experience strongly preferred.
• Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1 (JLPTN1) or equivalent.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.