Requisition Number: 165001

Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.

Location: Cologne

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6 months

Please apply with a CV and Cover Letter in English.

We are EA

We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is challenging. That’s why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

What a Machine Translation Specialist Intern does at EA:

You will support the Machine Translation Specialist (MTS) with the execution against EA’s Machine Translation (MT) strategy and help accelerate our MT and Real-time Localization vision.
Perform tests with different kind of content.
Analyze Machine Translation output for quality improvements, and clean up TMs, feed glossaries into MT engines.
Coming up with scripts to enhance automation of quality evaluation and data cleaning.
Support the creation of regular expressions to optimize text import options in the CAT tool
Test and document the results of output of trained MT engines.
Review human post-edited output to produce high-quality of training corpus for MT engines.
Support the MTS with creating guidelines and documentation on best practices for post-editors.
Demonstrate active learning and work with the MT task force.
Help with collecting feedback from vendors, preparation of data to train the engine, normalising our glossaries for automatic score and with general research on technology.

Experience we are looking for:

Fluent English and a linguistic background (Fluency in other languages a plus).
Current studies in localization technology or Deep Learning/AI.
Understanding of MT and Machine Learning basics.
Knowledge of Python and creation of scripts and regular expressions
Knowledge of MT metrics and algorithms for quality evaluation
Post-Editing knowledge.
CAT tools and MT technology (SMT, NMT).
Analytical and self-driven approach.

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

Experience in one of the world’s most successful video games companies.
Be part of a creative and intercultural environment.
Fair internship compensation and flexible working hours.
Further benefits include employee discounts, free public transport tickets, games library, beverages and regular team events.

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More about our location: http://careers.ea.com/our-locations/cologne

About EA At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers. We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and maternity and paternity leave, plus free video games and so much more! Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.