Freelance Translator and Proofreader (Korean to English)

Location: Freelance

Company

hirify.global provides video game localization services across narrative, live-service, and indie game projects.

What you will do

• Translate and proofread in-game content, including dialogue, quests, item descriptions, tutorials, UI, and menus.
• Localize marketing and store content such as Steam pages, trailers, social posts, and advertisements.
• Subtitling for cutscenes, trailers, and promotional videos.
• Perform linguistic quality evaluation and culturalization analysis.
• Complete machine translation post-editing on selected projects.

Requirements

• Native-level English and excellent command of Korean.
• Demonstrated experience localizing video games rather than general content.
• Confident use of memoQ is required.
• Familiarity with Plunet TMS is required.
• Ability to provide rates per word and per hour for translation, proofreading, and MTPE.

Culture & Benefits

• Freelance, part-time assignments across different game genres and project types.
• Work with a diverse team of passionate game localization professionals.
• Environment focused on detail, personal growth, inclusion, and equal opportunity.
• Rates can be provided in EUR, USD, or KRW.

Hiring process

• Application review based on language details, rates, and work history.
• Selected applicants complete two unpaid test pieces of approximately 450 words each for translation and proofreading, depending on the services offered.
• Identity verification may require a photo holding an ID or passport; documents are deleted after verification.