About this role
Job title: Chinese Localization Specialist
About the Role Robert Half is seeking a Chinese Localization Specialist to support content quality for game developer-facing materials in Redmond, Washington. This long-term contract role focuses on reviewing translated technical and conceptual content, improving linguistic accuracy, and assisting with business-related translation needs, collaborating with learning and technical teams to ensure localized resources are clear, consistent, and effective for a global audience.
What You'll Do
- Review Chinese localized reference and conceptual materials to confirm linguistic quality, technical correctness, and overall readability.
- Partner with developer experience, learning, and technical stakeholders to resolve terminology, context, and content quality questions.
- Identify translation issues and document defects clearly so corrections can be tracked and addressed efficiently.
- Evaluate translated content using established quality standards and scoring methods for accuracy, fluency, and consistency.
- Translate presentations, communications, and other business documents from English into Chinese as needed.
- Help maintain a high standard across localized assets by applying localization best practices and language guidelines.
- Provide feedback on wording, terminology, and formatting to improve the usability of translated technical documentation.
- Demonstrate detail-oriented fluency in Chinese and English, including strong reading, writing, and verbal communication skills.
- Bring experience supporting localization work for software, gaming, or other high-technology products.
- Ability to review and understand technical documentation and other complex subject matter with accuracy.
- Familiarity with translation quality evaluation methods, localization standards, and industry best practices.
- Maintain strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities effectively.
- Confidently collaborate with cross-functional teams and ask clarifying questions when technical context is needed.
- Background in technical documentation, translation review, or localization validation is highly preferred.
What We're Looking For
- Detail-oriented bilingual fluency in Chinese and English with strong reading, writing, and verbal communication skills.
- Experience supporting localization for software, gaming, or other high-technology products.
- Ability to review and understand technical documentation and other complex subject matter with accuracy.
- Familiarity with translation quality evaluation methods, localization standards, and industry best practices.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
- Confidence collaborating with cross-functional teams and asking clarifying questions when technical context is needed.
Nice to Have
- Background in technical documentation, translation review, or localization validation is highly preferred.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: 35 - 39 USD per hour.
- Benefits include medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance; eligible for company 401(k) plan.