Careers | Kodensha for Chinese/Korean Translation and Speech Synthesis

Careers

Since our founding 40 years ago, we at Kodensha have maintained
continuous profitable and stable management.
We are a company that overcomes language barriers, provides security and prosperity, and
contributes to society.
To achieve both the growth of the company and the well-being of our employees,
we look forward to receiving applications from motivated individuals.

Job Openings

Programmer / Systems Engineer (Full-time)

Job Category	Programmer / Systems Engineer
Job Family	Software / Network related
Job Title	Programmer (Web/Open systems, packaged software)
Job Description	・WEB application development ・Smartphone mobile software development ・Chinese and Korean translation software development (Scope of change: Duties determined by the company)
Eligibility Requirements	Experience in program development using languages such as JAVA, JAVASCRIPT, PHP, C, C++, C#, VB.net, PHP, Perl, Python, Shell script, Objective-C, Swift, and Node.js
Age	Up to 35 years old
Salary, Bonuses, etc.	According to our company regulations (transportation expenses paid separately) Bonus: Previous year's performance: 2 times per year + 1 settlement bonus, total of 4 months' salary (no bonus during the probationary period) Retirement allowance: None
Work Location	Osaka Branch (Scope of change: locations designated by the company)
Employment Status	Full-time employee (*Probation period: 6 months)
Working Hours	9:00 - 18:00 (Lunch break from 12:00 to 13:00)
Holidays	Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, year-end/New Year holidays, and summer holidays
Social Insurance System	Workers' compensation, employment insurance, health insurance, and employees' pension
How to Apply, etc.	Please first send your resume (with photo), curriculum vitae, and a signed "Consent Form Regarding the Handling of Personal Information for Recruitment Selection" via email or post. We will contact those who proceed to the next step of the selection process. Please note that we will not contact you if you are not selected.

Sales Representative (Translation Solutions, etc.) (Full-time)

Job Title	Sales
Job Description	Sales of translation solutions, etc., to corporate clients and agencies (Scope of change: duties designated by the company)
Eligibility Requirements	・At least 1 year of sales experience to corporate clients or government agencies ・Must be proficient in PC operations (email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) ・IT knowledge is a plus ・Interest in foreign languages is a plus (speaking, reading, and writing skills are not required) ・Those familiar with the system industry are welcome
Ideal Candidate Profile	Individuals with a high business awareness and a willingness to take on new challenges
Age	30 to 40 years old, gender neutral
Highest level of education	University graduate or equivalent
Salary, Bonuses, etc.	According to our company regulations (transportation expenses provided separately) Bonus: Previous year's performance: Twice a year + 1 performance-based bonus, totaling 4 months' salary (no bonus during the probationary period) Retirement allowance: None
Work Location	Tokyo Head Office (Scope of change: locations designated by the company)
Employment Status	Full-time employee (*Probation period: 6 months)
Working Hours	9:00 - 18:00 (Lunch break from 12:00 to 13:00)
Holidays	Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, year-end/New Year holidays, and summer holidays
Social Insurance System	Workers' compensation, employment insurance, health insurance, and employees' pension
How to Apply, etc.	Please first send your resume (with photo), curriculum vitae, and a signed "Consent Form Regarding the Handling of Personal Information for Recruitment Selection" via email or post. We will contact those who proceed to the next step of the selection process. Please note that we will not contact you if you are not selected.

Translators capable of handling German, French, Spanish, and South Asian languages (Part-time)

Job Category	Translators capable of handling German, French, Spanish, or South Asian languages
Job Title	Translation work
Job Description	Translation work primarily for corporate or government agency projects (Scope of change: duties designated by the company)
Eligibility Requirements	・Must have a strong command of Japanese (N1 level for non-native speakers, etc.) and hold a valid work permit in Japan ・Must be a native-level speaker of at least one other foreign language ・Must be able to perform computer input tasks [Required]
Age	Not required
Salary, etc.	According to our company regulations Retirement allowance: None
Work Location	Osaka Branch (Scope of change: locations designated by the company)
Employment Status	Part-time (fixed-term contract)
Working Hours	To be determined upon consultation within the hours of 9:00–18:00 (lunch break from 12:00–13:00)
Working days	To be determined upon consultation
Holidays	Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, summer holidays, and any days other than scheduled work days
Social Insurance System	Workers' compensation insurance (employment insurance, health insurance, and employees' pension insurance depend on working conditions)
How to Apply, etc.	Please first send your resume (with photo), curriculum vitae, and a signed "Consent Form Regarding the Handling of Personal Information for Recruitment" via email or post. We will contact those who proceed to the next step of the selection process. Please note that we will not contact you if we are unable to meet your request or if there is no match. Details regarding the contract period and renewal will be provided during the interview.