At a Glance
- Tasks: Play and test games, ensuring they are linguistically perfect before release.
- Company: Join US Universally Speaking, a leading partner in the gaming industry.
- Benefits: Training, management development, wellbeing support, and social events.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for growth and learning.
- Why this job: Combine your love for gaming with your language skills to make an impact.
- Qualifications: Fluent in Italian and English, with a passion for video games.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 30000 £ per year.
Love Games? Bi/multi lingual in Italian? Join US Universally Speaking (US) are a world-class partner to the games industry – it’s on US to make sure the game is ready for release. Our customers trust US to make sure that their amazing Indie or AAA games are perfect before they are made available to gamers.
What will you do?
- Play and test the games.
- Be relentless with your approach to testing games.
- Find linguistic bugs and report these back using a bug database.
- Communicate across global boundaries in an unambiguous way, which is why it is really important you can communicate in clear English.
What would you do at work?
- Your job is to make sure games and applications give the best user experience by being linguistic bug free.
- Check in-game text for linguistic accuracy and correctness, and its accordance to cultural rules.
- Learn how to follow the Universally Speaking LQA process and professional standards.
- Use a variety of industry standard bug databases to write detailed bug reports.
- Ensure that bugs have been fixed and implemented correctly.
- Become the LQA Expert across a broad range of Indie to AAA projects.
- Own, manage, create, and regularly execute test cases throughout the project life cycle.
- Participate in test requirement gathering with developers.
- Look for ways to make improvements and create efficiencies in the way you work.
- Cooperate with the QA team.
Measures of Performance:
- Quality, velocity, and precision of bug reports.
- On time delivery.
- Team working and communication.
- Continuous improvement and knowledge of LQA workflow and techniques.
Requirements
- Are an expert in Italian.
- Have proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Are passionate about video games.
- Are a team player, with the ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines.
- Are pro-active, tenacious, and enthusiastic.
- Have a focus on quality and a keen eye for detail.
- Are good with computers – word processing, database handling, record keeping, good working knowledge of MS Office Suite.
- Have Right to Work in the UK.
It’s really useful if you have some of the following but if not, we can teach you:
- Previous experience in LQA, translation or proofreading.
- Experience with working with the software tools in use for LQA testing.
- Working knowledge of CAT tools (MemoQ).
- Knowledge in video game industry and trends.
Desirable but not essential:
- Bachelors of higher degree in linguistics.
Benefits
- Training.
- Management Development.
- Wellbeing Portal including Live Chat and Support.
- Access to Counselling and structured therapy.
- Perks and Discounts.
- Social events and celebrations.
Italian Games Tester in Liverpool employer: Universally Speaking
Universally Speaking in Liverpool is an exceptional employer that values linguistic expertise and a passion for gaming. With a strong focus on career growth and a collaborative work culture, employees are encouraged to develop their skills in a supportive environment. The company's commitment to ensuring high-quality gaming experiences makes it a rewarding place to work for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the industry.
