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Careers in Japanese: Translation & Localization ft. Jenn O'Donnell
Season 1 · Episode 15

Careers in Japanese: Translation & Localization ft. Jenn O'Donnell

Enjoy studying Japanese and want to work in an industry where you can apply those skills? How do you even get into translation and localization? The Krewe has you covered. In this episode, Doug & Jenn chat with another Jenn: Jenn O’Donnell, a localization director in the game industry based out of Japan. Jenn shares her career path, some challenges she had to overcome, and how Twitter played an interesting role in her journey to becoming a video game localizer.

Krewe of Japan · Jennifer Odonnell, Jenn Odonnell, jsno, japan society of new orleans, Krewe of Japan, JTalkOnline

May 28, 20211h 4m

Show Notes

Enjoy studying Japanese and want to work in an industry where you can apply those skills? How do you even get into translation and localization? The Krewe has you covered.

In this episode, Doug & Jenn chat with another Jenn: Jenn O’Donnell, a localization director in the game industry based out of Japan. Jenn shares her career path, some challenges she had to overcome, and how Twitter played an interesting role in her journey to becoming a video game localizer.

Check out Jenn O'Donnell's work:

J-en Translations: https://j-entranslations.com/blog 

Jenn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JENTranslations

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