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Proofreader - Video Games

@ Keywords Studios

Montréal, Quebec

$19.15/hrOn-site
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Overview

Keywords Studios Montreal is hiring native-level speakers of various languages as video game proofreaders. The work covers proofreading game content, checking consistency, writing error reports, and minor translations, on an on-call basis with potential for full-time work. Pay is $19.15 per hour, with a $2.50 evening bonus, and the role is hybrid between office and home.

Pay:

$19.15 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Corriger les textes et le contenu de jeux vidéo
  • Vérifier la cohérence des textes
  • Rédiger des rapports d'erreurs
  • Réaliser de petites traductions simples
  • Vérifier la concordance des sous-titres avec les pistes audio

Requirements summary:

  • Maîtrise parlée et écrite d'une langue listée
  • Excellent anglais écrit et parlé
  • Résider dans la région de Montréal
  • Citoyenneté ou autorisation de travail au Canada
  • Intérêt pour l'industrie du jeu vidéo

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Benefits mentioned

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Employer posting date
2026-06-11
First seen by our source
2026-10-09
Source record updated
2026-10-17

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentQuality assurance
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Scheduleevening
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingHome, Office
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
Perks mentionedGenerous paid time off, Performance bonus, Wellness, Transit support, Paid training

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Keywords Studios

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🎮🎬 We help make video games, films, and fan favourites you’ve probably played, watched, or heard.

Full company description

🎮🎬 We help make video games, films, and fan favourites you’ve probably played, watched, or heard. We work behind the scenes with game developers, publishers, and entertainment companies to bring their ideas to life and keep them running smoothly. From game development and art production to audio services, localization, game testing, community support, and marketing, we’re the partner you call when you need extra hands (or brains). We are 13,000 people worldwide. Tech-savvy, AI-aware, and deeply invested in R&D. We’re adaptable, collaborative, and used to plugging into diverse teams and pipelines. Many of us grew up with games, animation, and film. We’re fans first, and that shows in how we work: with care, respect, accessibility, and safety in mind. Whether it’s building innovative experiences, meeting tight deadlines, or preserving creative vision across every language and culture, our services and proprietary tools integrate seamlessly with your team at any stage of the product life cycle. We don’t always make the headlines, but we help others get there. Among our clients: Tencent Games, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Supercell, Bandai Namco, Netflix, Amazon... #ImagineMore

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Reported office locations
  • Whelan House, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin, Ireland 18, IE
  • Via Tiberio Imperatore, 15, Rome, Latium 00145, IT
  • Route Kagurazaka, Bldg. Basement 22-3 Tenjincho Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0808, JP
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  • Gunwharf quays, Portsmouth, PO1 3TR, GB
  • Metro House, Marconi Way,, Gateshead, NE11 9NH, GB
  • Daresbury Point, Greenwood Drive, Manor Park, Runcorn, WA7 1UG, GB
  • 1 Gloucester Place, Brighton, BN1 4AA, GB
  • 110 High Holborn, London, England WC1V 6JS, GB
  • Calle de Julián Camarillo, 6a, Madrid, Community of Madrid 28037, ES
  • Diputació, 280, D3 Bajo, Barcelona, 08007, ES
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Business categories
  • Audio
  • Content
  • Digital Media
  • Financial Services
  • Venture Capital
  • Video Games
Other recorded names
  • Keywords Studios
  • Keywords Australia
Specialties
  • Engineering
  • Functionality QA
  • Localization
  • Localization QA
  • Player Support
  • Marketing Services
  • Community Management
  • Game Development
  • PR
  • Game Art
  • Game Audio
  • Content Moderation
  • Game Accessibility
  • UX
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Video Games
  • AI Technology
  • Audio Description
  • Subtitling
  • Voice Casting
  • Dubbing
  • Music
  • Sound Design
  • R&D
  • and Machine Translation
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487,948,169

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🎮🎬 We help make video games, films, and fan favourites you’ve probably played, watched, or heard. We work behind the scenes with game developers, publishers, and entertainment companies to bring their ideas to life and keep them running smoothly. From game development and art production to audio services, localization, game testing, community support, and marketing, we’re the partner you call when you need extra…

FieldValue
IndustryComputer Games
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
Organization typePrivately Held
SpecialtiesEngineeringFunctionality QALocalizationLocalization QAPlayer SupportMarketing ServicesCommunity ManagementGame DevelopmentPRGame Art
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Job description

USE YOUR LINGUISTIC SKILLS IN AN EXCITING AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT!

Keywords Studios Montreal is looking for native-level speakers of various languages to join our Video Games Proofreaders team.

*Bank of Candidates*
If successful in our recruitment process, candidates will join our pool of candidates and will be contacted once we have an opportunity.

Main tasks

  • Proofreading texts and video game content (spelling, syntax, typography).
  • Checking texts for consistency and recommending changes where necessary.
  • Writing error reports.
  • Performing minor, simple translations.
  • Ensuring subtitles match the audio tracks.
    • Proficiency in at least one of the following languages (spoken and written) is required:
      • Croatian
      • Czech
      • Danish
      • Dutch
      • European Spanish
      • European French
      • Finnish
      • German
      • Greek
      • Hebrew
      • Hungarian
      • Indonesian
      • Italian
      • Japanese
      • Korean
      • Latin American Spanish
      • Malay
      • Norwegian
      • Polish
      • Romanian
      • Swedish
      • Thai
      • Vietnamese
  • Excellent written & spoken English

*Please be advised that this position requires the successful applicants to be able to effectively communicate in English (both verbally and in writing). This is due to the position requiring constant communication with clients and team members outside of the province of Quebec.

  • Live in the Montreal area.
  • Available to work from home and in-office according to project demands.
  • Hold Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, open work permit, Working Holiday Visa, or in the process of requesting a work permit.
  • Ability to juggle multiple tasks while managing your time efficiently.
  • Comfortable with digital technologies (computers, video game consoles, touchscreens).
  • An interest in the video game industry.
  • Experience in a similar position or in a related field (an asset).
  • $19.15 per hour (bonus of $2.50 per hour after 7:00 PM).
  • Contracts are on-call with potential for full-time, permanent openings with growth opportunities.
  • Work in Office Bonus for employees required to work on-site.
  • Internet subsidy for employees working from home.
  • Paid 3-day training, accrued vacation and 2-days sick/personal paid day off per year post probation.
  • Partnerships with STM, BIXI, Telus, Bell, Dell, Nautilus Gym, Dialogue and Bonjour-Santé (among others).
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program.

Good luck, and we look forward to meeting you!

By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice.

Keywords Studios is committed to fair and ethical hiring practices. We expect candidates to conduct themselves with honesty and to participate in all applications and interviews independently, presenting their own knowledge and experience. Candidates should refrain from using AI assistance or third-party tools or services that could influence, capture, or otherwise interfere with the authenticity of the assessment process.

Role Information: EN

Studio: Keywords Studios

Location: Americas, Canada, Montreal

Area of Work: QA Testing Services

Service: Globalize

Employment Type: Full Time

Working Pattern: In-Office, Remote

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