Posted 5 months ago
Proofreader - Video Games
@ Keywords Studios
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
Keywords Studios Montreal is hiring native-level multilingual proofreaders for its video games team. The role proofreads game text and subtitles, writes error reports and does minor translations, paid at $19.15 per hour with a $2.50 evening bonus, on an on-call contract that may lead to permanent full-time work.
Pay:
$19.15 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Proofreading game texts and subtitles for spelling, syntax and typography
- Checking texts for consistency and recommending changes
- Writing error reports
- Performing minor, simple translations
- Ensuring subtitles match audio tracks
Requirements summary:
- Native-level fluency in at least one listed language
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Live in the Montreal area
- Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or eligible work permit
- Comfortable with digital technologies
- Interest in the video game industry
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-06-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Quality assurance |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office, Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Performance bonus, Employee discount, Wellness, 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.
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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 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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🎮🎬 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…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer Games |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
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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.
Requirements
- 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).
Benefits
- $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!
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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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