Sr. Bilingual Technical Writer

  Nintendo of America Inc.   The worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home and portable video game systems. Each year, hundreds of all-new titles for the best-selling Game Boy? Advance SP, Nintendo DS(TM) and Nintendo GameCube(TM) systems extend Nintendo's vast game library and continue the tradition of delivering a rich, diverse mix of quality video games for players of all ages. Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 2 billion video games and more than 360 million hardware units globally, creating enduring industry icons such as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong? and launching popular culture franchise phenomena such as Metroid?, Zelda(TM) and Pok?mon?. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, WA, serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere.

 

 

Description of Duties
Prepares and publishes engineering technical documentation; develops localization specifications and individual project requirements
Publishes technical documentation primarily to support Nintendo licensees and developers
Researches and formulates technical information for publication
Drafts and edits documentation
Initiates project coordination and planning with internal development groups and developers to ensure the completeness and accuracy of publications
Establishes and maintains published material quality standards
Schedules projects and coordinates technical document updates and reviews
Plans and evaluates localization projects
Develops localization specifications and individual project requirements
Initiates new publishing and localization procedures that improve current methodologies
Maintains software version control updates and documentation revision history
Supports other technical writing and localization projects as required
Establishes and maintains accuracy and quality of technical documentation localized from Japanese to English and English to Japanese released by Nintendo of America Inc.
Coordinates translation activities
Supports other translation projects as required

 



 


Summary of Requirements 


Minimum five years of technical writing or editing experience

Minimum five years of translation experience, technical writing, or editing experience

Strong writing skills

In-depth knowledge of English language, grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Ability to ascertain and formulate information needed to complete localization of technical publications and content required to support English/Japanese and Japanese/English translations

Good understanding of programming concepts

Ability to produce technical documents in printed and web-ready document formats

Excellent organizational and project management skills

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Experience using various document publishing software (Microsoft Word, Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Visio, Webworks Publisher, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, RoboHelp Office)

Familiarity with Agile and translation memory tools such as Trados

Experience writing technical publications in an electronics or software development environment

Fluency in English and Japanese languages

In-depth knowledge of English and Japanese language, grammar, spelling, and punctuation


 



Education


Undergraduate degree in English/Journalism, Technical Communication, or a related field or equivalent



 


**  Applications and resumes will only be accepted through Nintendo's website as we no longer accept paper, faxed, or emailed resumes.