About

Jungbum Lee (이정범)

English → Korean Game Localizer & Toolmaker

I turn complex, text-heavy games into natural, immersive Korean experiences. As the Lead Translator at Language-Games and developer of Lexicontexta™, I combine rigorous terminology management with custom AI tooling to support seamless, developer-friendly localization workflows.

What I Bring to Your Project:

  • Rigor & Precision

    Academic background in political science (Glasgow Ph.D. ABD), bringing high term consistency and stylistic nuance to narrative games.

  • Technical Competency

    Fluent in handling code-adjacent files (JSON, CSV, XML) and functional LQA.

  • Workflow Innovation

    Creator of AI tooling built specifically to eliminate term friction in multi-file localization pipelines.

Focus

What I do

  • Translation (English → Korean, primarily games)
  • LQA (functional + linguistic QA)
  • Proofreading & editing (dialogue, UI, tutorials)
  • Game / app / web localization with code-adjacent formats (JSON, CSV, XML)
  • News & game journalism (press, reviews)
  • Lexicontexta™ — AI localization tooling

Project credits live on the Projects page.

Experience

Background

  • Present

  • Language-Games

    Lead Translator

    2023–Present

  • Language-Games

    Indie Game Reporter

    2024–Present

  • Independent

    Freelance Translator

    2023–Present

  • Team Waldo

    Volunteer Translator

    2023

  • University of Glasgow

    Teaching Assistant

    2019–2021

  • Young-il Academy

    Private English Tutor

    2015–2017

Education

Study

  • University of Glasgow

    Ph.D. in Political Science (ABD)

    2022

  • Sogang University

    M.A. in Politics

    2014

  • Sogang University

    B.A. in Politics, Economics, and Philosophy

    2010

Discord

Say hi

The Language-Games Discord is a quiet room for quotes, Korean-market questions, and LQA talk — handle ganzhiking. It's been around a couple of years; drop in if you need me.

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