With League of Legends, one of the most played and critically acclaimed PC games today, Riot Games is a leading innovator in its mission to be the most player-focused game company in the world.  At Riot you will work among the most gifted and passionate people in the industry as we hire only the most talented and collaborative people in their discipline.  We believe the core reason for Riot's success is people and we are committed to helping employees grow their abilities and careers, as we all continually focus on improvement.  We are serious professionals who don't take ourselves too seriously.  Named a Top 30 Developer by Game Developer Magazine, Riot Games is aggressively expanding, growing the company five-fold over the past two years, and still continuing the search for top talent.

Riot Games is looking for an EU Localization Manager, to manage a localization QA / translation team in Dublin, Ireland. This person will coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to localize various assets generated by multiple Riot Games departments. This person will also work with the International Localization Manager to conduct linguistic testing of the game and coordinate with vendors to make sure localization bugs are fixed in a timely manner.

The ideal candidate would be a hardcore gamer with a solid experience in working with localization vendors, team management and QA processes. He should also have a good understanding of League of Legends and the expectations of its player community.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and direction for localization QA testers / translators
• Create test plans and improve the localization QA process
• Supervise the review all localized assets, both in the game and outside (website, news etc.)
• Provide QA sign off on product release readiness
• Manage the translation of daily assets by either external vendors or the in-house team
• Work with the localization vendors to maintain the highest localization quality in all Riot Games international assets
• Assist in maintaining Translation Memories and tracking budgets
• Work with the Community team by gathering information from the forums and fixing localization bugs

Requirements:

• Previous experience in the gaming industry
• Passion and ability to lead, motivate, and manage a team
• Outstanding analytical and creative thinking skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively within deadlines and prioritize multiple tasks
• Familiarity with translation tools (Trados)
• Passion for videogames in general and League of Legends in particular
• Excellent understanding of American culture, internet / online culture and memes, and everything popular with the League of Legends target demographic

Preferred:

• Experience with bug management systems, bug tracking and reporting
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies (Scrum, others)
• Subject matter expert in at least one of: game, web
• Familiarity with CMMI practices
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent working experience in the field

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