Kazuki Iwaya

ローカリゼーションスペシャリスト @ KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS

About

Experienced Japanese localization project manager and localization specialist with a background of localization sales manager and LQA tester. So far 5 years of experience and expertise in various aspects of the overall localization process for games, digital media, and other related content. Worked with the localization of all products at Riot Games regarding Japanese translation, review, VO recordings, checking translations in test builds, handling bugs via reporting tools. Kind of a person with a strong passion for game localization to make great player experiences.

Country

Japan

City

Greater Tokyo Area

Industry

Computer Games

Skill

日本語, ローカライゼーション, ソーシャルゲーム, コンソール, 翻訳, ゲームプレイ

Experience

ローカリゼーションスペシャリスト

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS

2024-7 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

Localization Specialist

Riot Games

2019-3 - 2024-6 · 5 yrs 4 mos

日本東京都

Worked with the localization of all Riot Games products regarding Japanese translation, review, VO recordings, checking translations in test builds, handling bugs via bug reporting tools. Be involved in above projects from the pre-launch (except for League of Legends) and contributed to launch them on schedule. As a project manager of “Teamfight Tactics” and “Legends of Runeterra”, contacted with the development team at the US, managing the entire game productions and quality of the Japanese version. In addition, carried out hands-on translation, editing, bug fix etc. by myself as needed.

Localization Director / Localization Specialist

KINSHA

2017-11 - 2019-2 · 1 yr 4 mos

日本東京都

Managed projects, conducted text reviews, and checked Japanese texts using a test build. Also in charge of handling text bugs from the QA team via an online bug-reporting tool. Led VO recording of a product, from setting up the recording to attending (Japanese to Simplified Chinese), and handled the entire process on schedule. In a large-scale project (Japanese to English), led as a project manager on the vendor side to ensure smooth communication with the publisher and developer sides.