Localization Language Lead, German

Posted: 2025-05-02

TITLE: Localization Language Lead German

- Own the localization strategy, quality bar, and final sign-off for German content across all 2K titles

- Review and edit localized content (in-game text, UI, scripts, VO) for tone, clarity, fluency, and cultural relevance

- Develop, maintain, and enforce glossaries, style guides, and cultural content policies for the German market

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams—localization producers, embedded LQA, marketing, publishing, and dev—to guide language decisions and alignment

- Serve as the main linguistic escalation point for German-related bugs, tone disputes, or QA challenges

- Supervise and provide feedback to entry- and mid-level linguists or vendors working on German content

- Consult with game studios and content owners on German age rating requirements, terminology usage, and visual/language compliance

- Lead VO casting, script review, and direct creative sessions during German voiceover production

- Regularly review in-development and near-final builds to audit for tone, consistency, and cultural resonance

- Recommend and help implement process improvements that improve quality, reduce error rates, or optimize turnaround time for German localization

- Participate in Global Loc 2.0 initiatives, working with senior leadership to shape evolving localization standards, practices, and tooling

What Will Make You A Great Fit

- Professional localization experience in games, tech, or entertainment

- Native fluency in German, with demonstrated mastery of tone, grammar, and regional nuance

- Advanced English fluency (written and spoken); capable of representing language decisions across global teams

- Proven ability to work independently on complex language projects, exercising judgment and creativity in ambiguous or conflicting situations

- Strong working knowledge of platform-holder guidelines, naming conventions, and brand alignment principles

- Comfortable overseeing or mentoring junior linguists and freelance vendors

- Familiarity with localization tools (e.g., CAT tools, translation memory systems, XLOC, JIRA, CMS)

- Deep understanding of German culture, media, and the German -speaking gaming audience