Video games (PS5, XBOX, Nintendo, Steam)
Cera Hong
English-Korean Translator
Hwaseong-si,Gyeonggi-do
Summary
Detail-oriented English-Korean Translator offering 2 years of experience. Skilled in quickly and accurately translating written documents and audio recordings. Successful at maintaining meaning, flow and specific characteristics of original words when translating game characters. Familiar with CAT tool(e.i. memsource). Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure Translator position in gaming industry.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Translator
Volunteer
Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do
10.2021 - Current
- Translating game "Pathfinder : Wrath of the Righteous" from English to Korean.
- Replicated flow, style and overall meaning of original texts.
- Conferred with subject matter experts and other colleagues to establish precise understanding of specialized concepts.
- Compiled information, such as game skills and speaker tones into glossaries and terminology databases such as Google Spreadsheets.
- Applied cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
- Attended Discord meetings to provide accurate consecutive translations of conversations between members.
- Used Weblate to verify consistency of translation within documents and improve efficiency.
Engineering Project Manager
Samsung Electronics
Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do
02.2017 - Current
- Project Manager of DRAM engineering process.
- Kept project on schedule and within budget while serving as project leader.
- Provided technical guidance, peer review and mentorship to junior engineers engaged in building system designs.
- Oversaw projects for D1z, D1a.
- Checked design compliance with product specifications and standards requirements.
- Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress and influence positive outcomes.
- Provided technical leadership for company to effectively steer strategic plans and future projects.
- Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
Translator
Volunteer
Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do
03.2021 - 07.2021
- Translated game "Dragon Age : Inquisition" from English to Korean.
- Released 1st Korean translation patch (May.2021) (https://blog.naver.com/dhrgusdlrns4/222471457139)
- Maintained message content, tone and emotion as closely as possible.
- Reviewed final works to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar and translation.
- Referred to Youtube game play videos for translation into target language to prepare subtitle scripts.
- Compiled information, such as character tones and skills used in game into glossaries and terminology databases such as Google Spreadsheets.
- Attended Discord meetings to provide accurate consecutive translations of conversations between members.
- Used Weblate to verify consistency of translation within documents and improve efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Materials Science
Korea University
Seoul 03.2011 - 02.2017
High School Diploma -
Goyang Foreign Language Highschool
Goyang-si 03.2008 - 02.2011
Skills
Fluent in English
Fluent in Korean
Fluent in Japanese
Fluent in Portuguese
Fluent in French
Computer proficiency
Microsoft Office
Organization and Time management
Responsible
Proofreading skills
Interests
Timeline
Translator
Volunteer
10.2021 - Current
Translator
Volunteer
03.2021 - 07.2021
Engineering Project Manager
Samsung Electronics
02.2017 - Current
Bachelor of Engineering - Materials Science
Korea University
03.2011 - 02.2017
High School Diploma -
Goyang Foreign Language Highschool
03.2008 - 02.2011