Sergio L.

Sergio L.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Spanish Localization Specialist

  • Education

    • Universidad Isabel I

      2023 - 2025
      Master's degree Project Management
    • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

      2007 - 2013
      Bachelor's degree Journalism
  • Experience

    • Portaldelsur.es

      Apr 2013 - Jul 2013
      Journalist

      • Attended press announcements and recorded statements.• Researched information and context.• Published and proofread news.• Interviewed associations, public figures and politicians.• Managed Facebook and Twitter accounts.• Replied to emails sent by readers.

    • Self-Employed

      Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
      Freelance Translator/Writer
    • Gameloft

      Jan 2015 - Feb 2019
      Spanish Editor/Translator

      • Translated and revised video games, marketing content, websites, newsletters, advertisements, surveys, press releases, social media copy, technical documentation, audio files and more. Occasionally, machine translation post-editing, Spanish-to-English translation, and proofreading of Latin American Spanish translations.• Assumed Spanish language manager role, coordinating translation, revision and localization testing tasks for both in-house and freelance Spanish translators. Also, trained new Spanish colleagues.• Performed localization QA of game builds, websites and advertisements on smartphone, iPad and PC, and reported and tracked localization bugs.• Evaluated Spanish-speaking Customer Care agents and potential hires for the Spanish team.• Kept the Spanish glossaries up to date.Projects: Disney Magic Kingdoms, Minion Rush, My Little Pony, Spider-Man Unlimited, Paddington Run, Ice Age Adventures, Sonic Runners, Dungeon Hunter 5, Dragon Mania Legends, etc. Show less

    • Keywords Studios

      May 2019 - Jun 2022
      Spanish Translator/Reviser

      • Provided English-to-Spanish translation and proofreading of game-related material, including video game updates, websites, marketing, short stories and subtitles, for a Keywords Studios’ client that is one of the most successful video game developers in the world. • Used MemoQ and help keep glossaries and style guides up to date.

    • KAYAK

      Jun 2022 - now
      Spanish Translator/Post-Editor

      • Translate, revise and post-edit tourism- and travel-related content, such as descriptions of hotels, airports, restaurants and attractions, for KAYAK, momondo, HotelsCombined and OpenTable.

    • DeepL

      Jun 2023 - now
      Spanish Linguistic Editor

      • Conduct linguistic quality evaluations, transcreation and translation tasks to ensure the accuracy and cultural relevance of AI-generated Spanish content.• Collaborate on diverse language-centric projects, including categorization, labeling and text enhancement, contributing to the continuous improvement of DeepL’s AI language tools.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Google Project Management: Specialization

      Google
      Jan 2022
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    • Fintech: Foundations & Applications of Financial Technology Specialization

      Coursera
      Jun 2023
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    • Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization

      Coursera
      Nov 2020
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    • Introduction to Search Engine Optimization

      Coursera
      Oct 2018
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    • Google Ads Search

      Google
      Jun 2018
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    • Google Ads Fundamentals

      Google
      Jun 2018
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    • Translation Project Management

      Universidad Europea de Madrid
      Oct 2020
    • Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)

      Scrum.org
      Dec 2024
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    • Economic and Financial Translation Specialization

      Trágora Formación
      Jun 2023
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Translator

      Issued by Coursera on Jan 2014
      CourseraAssociated with Sergio L.
    • Translator/Subtitler

      Issued by YouTube Channel on Oct 2013
      YouTube ChannelAssociated with Sergio L.