Owner and Brazilian Portuguese Linguist

• Aug 2008 - Present

Providing the services below for different clients around the world: Localization - Making your digital product sounding native to the Brazilian audience Transcreation - Working with taglines, slogans, and larger texts Copywriting - Mainly for Social Media and blog posts LQA Post-editing Subtitling Main fields of expertise: Content Marketing Advertising Entertainment IT Digital Marketing Games Hospitality Business Technology HR & Training Legal Show less

Translator

• Aug 2021 - Present

Backup Lead Linguist

• Jul 2019 - Aug 2021

Member of the leadership team leading 30+ linguists to comply with the quality standards defined by the end client. Responsible for:- Weekly meetings with the Language Manager for PT-BR on the customer side- Close collaboration in high-visibility projects with the Language Manager for PT-BR on the customer side- Close collaboration in defining sensitivity language and non-binary language guidelines with the Language Manager for PT-BR on the customer side- Vetting movie titles- Translation/Editing of high-visibility content- Preparation and hosting of meetings with the pool of linguists for PT-BR- Presentations on processes that can improve productivity/quality of translation- Proactive troubleshooting of quality issues- Support to the pool of linguists for PT-BR for linguistic or tooling topics- General translation quality monitoring based on standards defined by the customer- 1:1 feedback meetings for continuous improvement of the translation quality of the pool of linguists for PT-BRTypes of content: synopses for movies and TV shows, Customer Services trainings, policies, legal content, blog posts, corporate website, webpages, press releases, movie notes, movie titles Show less

Translator

• Aug 2015 - Jun 2019

Lead Translator

• Jan 2022 - Present

Consistently translating and post-editing an average of 40,000+ words per month. The types of content translated are blog posts, sales pitch decks, internal communications, user interface, help articles, ads, social media content, among others. Consistently translating and post-editing an average of 40,000+ words per month. The types of content translated are blog posts, sales pitch decks, internal communications, user interface, help articles, ads, social media content, among others.

Lead Translator

• Jun 2016 - Present

Marketing-oriented translations of webpages, landing pages, blog posts, whitepapers, ebooks, product sheets, customer comms, templates for business proposals. For more info, contact me. Marketing-oriented translations of webpages, landing pages, blog posts, whitepapers, ebooks, product sheets, customer comms, templates for business proposals. For more info, contact me.

Translator

• May 2018 - Present

Marketing-oriented translation of customer communications, webpages, product presentation, blog posts, surveys, training courses. Marketing-oriented translation of customer communications, webpages, product presentation, blog posts, surveys, training courses.

Back-up reviewer and Language Lead for ptBR

• Jun 2021 - Apr 2023

Lead LQA Reviewer

• Nov 2013 - Jun 2021

Responsible for: - Continuous contact with backup reviewers to monitor quality and workload among the team - Hosting/Participation of regular meetings with translation vendors, the LQA team and client's POC - Participation in pilot projects proposed by the end client to test new processes - Interaction with end client's and LSP's PMs on a daily basis - TM/TD maintenance Types of content: Ad pieces (printed, videos, banners, etc.), consultation on product naming, newsletters, internal and customer-facing comms, internal and customer-facing webpages, social media comms, educational content for customers, eBooks, product presentations, marketing guidelines, internal training, policies Key assignments: - New Product Introduction content, assessing the quality of the translation of ad pieces, color names, product website, product descriptions, marketing guidelines, and other types of materials related to the campaign. In order to keep up with the campaign's pace, the project drops were usually small, and turnaround time was always tight, but doable. - LQA of educational content oriented to schools that use the end client's IT products. From 2018 to 2020, more than 400k words were reviewed for this on-going project that includes eBooks, videos, websites, social media posts, and customer-oriented comms. - LQA of a 150k-word course on programming for K-12, including Teacher/Student Guides and promotional resources. Show less

Translator

• Jun 2014 - May 2020

Types of content: Games UI, help pages, customer comms, career page, legal disclaimers, terms & conditions. Key assignments: - Translation of a whole RPG game from scratch, coining creative names in Brazilian Portuguese for characters, levels, attacks and defenses. - Translation and management of terminology for an RPG game, in cooperation with another translator. Types of content: Games UI, help pages, customer comms, career page, legal disclaimers, terms & conditions. Key assignments: - Translation of a whole RPG game from scratch, coining creative names in Brazilian Portuguese for characters, levels, attacks and defenses. - Translation and management of terminology for an RPG game, in cooperation with another translator.

LQA Reviewer

• Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

Responsible for: - Quality assessment of translations - Participation in monthly meetings with the team - Direct contact with end client's SME for queries Types of content: UI localization, push notifications, blog posts, webpages, help pages, product presentations, trainings, customer comms, surveys, legal disclaimers for customers, internal training, policies Responsible for: - Quality assessment of translations - Participation in monthly meetings with the team - Direct contact with end client's SME for queries Types of content: UI localization, push notifications, blog posts, webpages, help pages, product presentations, trainings, customer comms, surveys, legal disclaimers for customers, internal training, policies

Treasurer

• Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

English Translator

• Feb 2006 - Jul 2008

Translation into Portuguese of texts regarding to Law, Accounting, Human Resources, Oil & Gas, Shipping, and Logistics. Translation into Portuguese of texts regarding to Law, Accounting, Human Resources, Oil & Gas, Shipping, and Logistics.