localiser
Localisers translate and adapt texts to the language and culture of a specific target audience. They convert standard translation into locally understandable texts with flairs of the culture, sayings, and other nuances that make the translation richer and more meaningful for a cultural target group than it was before.
Also called: localisation translator, localisation games tester, localisation tester, localiser quality assurance tester, localiser QA tester, localisation project manager
- 20
- essential skills
- 30
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- translatorWhat changes?15 skills in common
- translation agency managerWhat changes?11 skills in common
- interpretation agency manager6 skills in common
- interpreter6 skills in common
- foreign language correspondence clerk5 skills in common
- lawyer linguist5 skills in common
- proofreader5 skills in common
- writer4 skills in common
Essential skills
20- adapt text culturally
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- comprehend the material to be translated
- consult information sources
- develop a translation strategy
- grammar
- improve translated texts
- master language rules
- postediting
- preserve original text
- proofread text
- provide written content
- review translation works
- revise translation works
- spelling
- translate language concepts
- translate tags
- translate texts
- update language skills
- use localisation tools
Optional skills
30- adapt developed game to the market
- analyse cultural trends
- analyse text before translation
- anthropology
- attend gaming tests
- communicate with local residents
- content marketing strategy
- contextualise artistic work
- develop terminology databases
- develop the product catalogue
- employ assessment techniques to anticipate translation efforts
- employ translation techniques
- evaluate translation technologies
- follow translation quality standards
- liaise with advertising agencies
- linguistics
- literature
- observe confidentiality
- perform product testing
- read pre-drafted texts
- semantics
- speak different languages
- study cultures
- terminology
- transcreation
- types of literature genres
- unseen translation
- use computer-aided translation
- use dictionaries
- use translation memory software
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