[Hiring] Dutch Gaming Localization Linguist @Welo Global

Role Description

Welocalize is seeking passionate and culturally fluent linguists with deep knowledge of gaming and app-related content to join our Gaming Localization team. You’ll help shape engaging in-app content and user experiences that resonate with Dutch-speaking audiences in the Netherlands across genres and platforms.

You’ll translate and adapt a variety of gaming-related content into native-level Dutch, bringing an authentic tone and voice to our client's global gaming platform. This is more than localization—it’s storytelling for a gaming-savvy audience.

• Language Pair: English (US) > Dutch (NL)
• Task Type: Translation, Transcreation, Copy Editing
• Volume: 2–5 hours/day (5 days/week)
• Tools: Client tools
• Workload: Daily/Weekly availability preferred
• Assessment: Translation + Gaming/Creative task via attached test

Main Duties

• Translate and post-edit gaming-related content with precision and creativity.
• Adapt tone, style, and structure to reflect gaming culture, trends, and idiomatic usage in Dutch (Netherlands).
• Collaborate with our assessment team to complete brief testing in our platform (linguistic + creative tasks).
• Maintain brand consistency and linguistic accuracy across UI, banners, promotional assets, and in-game text.
• Provide feedback or suggestions for improving content relevance and user engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in gaming, apps, or creative localization.
• Strong familiarity with gaming terminology, trends, genres, and cultural context.
• Excellent command of Dutch (Netherlands) and deep cultural fluency.
• Comfortable using CAT tools and adapting content to multiple platforms.
• Degree in linguistics, translation, or journalism. Creative writing background preferred.

Bonus If You Have

• Published work on gaming platforms like IGN, Polygon, Kotaku, Eurogamer, or similar.
• Experience working with gaming or app-related services.
• A flair for adapting voice and style to Gen Z or gaming-savvy audiences.

Compensation

$25 - $30.60 an hour

If this project sounds like something you'd be interested to be involved in, please forward us your updated resume in English.

Job Reference: #LI-JC1

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