Translation & Communication Specialist

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• PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
• The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
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• <The T ranslation and Communication Specialist >  
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• The Team  
• The Translation and Communication t eam is part of a department that acts as the business point of contact for our global partners who develop and sell gam e software for PlayStation . Under global leadership , the Global Account Management (GAM) team , which the Translation and Communication team sits under, supports both PlayStation and our partners ’ business through internal and external coordination. Consisting of around 5 0 members world-wide, GAM is responsible for being the point of contact for partner headquarters and their local offices , execution of business discussions, negotiations, and presentation for our partners , and coordination and reporting to internal global leadership.    
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• The Position  
• The Translation and Communication Specialist is responsible for working with the Senior Speciali s t to create an approach to translation , interpretation , and cross-cultural communication mainly for the GAM team with the goal to enable the removal of language and culture as a barrier to nuanced internal and external business communication across the third-party business . The Translation and Communication Specialist will provide interpretation for internal and external meetings , and translation of emails and documents to and from Japanese and English . Additionally, the Translation and Communication Specialist will work with the Senior Specialist in the development of structure and process es to enable efficient use of centralized resources, dedicated resources, and tools including AI .
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• Responsibilities:  
• Provide interpretation and translation for internal and external engagements that include, but are not limited to meetings, emails, and documents.  
• Develop the third-party t ranslation resource , tooling plan , and standards (when to use dedicated resource s , when to use centralized translation, when to use machine translation, etc.)  
• Work on creating cultural communication training mainly for the GAM team to enable better understanding of cultural context, conversation patterns and communication styles.  
• Opportunity to expand scope to manage Chinese and Korean language s (a rolodex of common vendors/partners to use for interpretation, a lexicon that covers these languages, process planning for resource and tooling, cultural communication training, et al)  
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• Minimum Qualifications:  
• Native level b ilingual in both English and Japanese  
• 3+ years of experience working in translation / interpretation , or 4+ years of working in an environment where English was the main language used  
• BtoB work experience  
• Knowledge and/or interest in the gaming market and industry , and general knowledge of video games  
• Highly detail oriented  
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• Preferred Qualifications:  
• Deep u nderstanding of the video game industry and video games  
• 4+ years working or living in a multi-cultural environment  
• Experience with creating business-level documentation  
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• The Ideal Candidate :  
• Motivated to enrich communication and help navigate cultural gaps to achieve better understanding and outcomes  
• Proactive contributor and communicator, with a willingness to develop process, challenge convention , and build out a vision an d philosophy  
• Passionate about improving not just the team but the entire organization  
• Ability to organize multiple projects, determine priorities, and drive them forward proactively  
• A collaborative team player with communication skills capable of building trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders  
• Curious to find new ways of working using AI  
• Comfortable working in high-pressure environments that requires split-second decisions  
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• < トランスレーション・コミュニケーション スペシャリスト／ Translation and Communication Specialist >  
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• 組織：職場紹介  
• Translation and Communi c ation チームは 、 PlayStation向け に ゲームソフトウェアを開発、販売する 世界中の パートナーとのビジネス窓口業務を担う組織 に属しています。 中でも、 直接属している 約 5 0 名からなる Global Account Management（GAM）チーム は ローバルリーダーシップのもと 、 社内外 と連携し パートナーとPlayStationの双方のビジネスを支え る 部署です。 GAMは パートナーの 本社や現地ブランチとの窓口業務、商談・交渉・説明の実施、また社内のグローバルリーダーシップへの連携・報告 など を 行って い ます。  
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• こ のポジションについて  
• 本ポジションは、 文脈が大事な社内外の サードパーティ のビジネスコミュニケーションにおいて言語や文化の壁を取り払うことを目標に 、 Senior Translation and Communication Specialist と共に 、主に GAM チームのため の通訳、翻訳、および複数の文化をまたぐコミュニケーション のアプローチを考え構築していくポジションです。  
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• 本ポジションでは日本語と英語を使用し、社内外の会議の通訳や、メール と資料の翻訳を行います。また、 Senior Translation and Communication Specialist と共に 業務の効率化を図り 言語や文化に関わるリソース作り、AIなどのツールの 取入れ方法、 プロセスの構築などを担います。  
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• 主な業務内容：  
• 会議、メールや資料を含む社内外のコミュニケーションにおける通訳と翻訳。  
• サードパーティー 事業のエンゲージメント における リソースやツールの使用方法の策定や基準を構築 （ AIを含む通訳や翻訳方法 の 適切な使用方法や使用基準 の策定など）  
• チーム全体の文化的な背景、会話パターンやコミュニケーションスタイルの理解を深めるため 、主に GAMチーム 向けの 文化の違いを軸にしたコミュニケーション手法などのトレーニングを実施。  
• 中国語と韓国語の翻訳・通訳クオリティ の維持に向けた 作業も 今後発生する 可能性あり（通訳 を外注する代理店の管理、これら言語の 単語集の管理、リソースやツールのプロセスづくりやプランニング、文化の違いを軸にしたコミュニケーション手法のトレーニングなど）  
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• 必須要件 ：