Translation & Localization

I primarily translate from Spanish, Catalan, and French into U.S. English, my native language.

I also accept English into Spanish projects, particularly for website localization, bilingual review, and ongoing collaborations. My experience includes multilingual projects involving additional European languages, but my main focus is helping Spanish-, Catalan-, and French-speaking clients communicate clearly and naturally in English.

My primary target language is U.S. English, though I also have more than 10 years of experience adapting content for British English when required.

Choosing the right variety of English involves more than spelling. Vocabulary, punctuation, style, and cultural expectations all play a role. I tailor each translation to its intended audience so that the final text feels natural and appropriate wherever it will be read.

Translation focuses on accurately conveying meaning from one language to another.

Localization goes a step further by adapting content for a specific audience. That may include adjusting terminology, cultural references, measurements, formatting, tone, SEO keywords, or regional conventions.

For many websites, marketing campaigns, and digital products, localization creates a more natural experience for readers while preserving the intent of the original content.

I work with a wide variety of content, including websites, marketing materials, tourism and hospitality content, healthcare and life sciences documents, technical documentation, educational resources, legal and corporate communications, subtitle files, and multilingual digital products.

Each project has its own objectives and audience. My role is to produce English that reflects those differences while remaining clear, accurate, and consistent.

Yes. Website translation often involves much more than translating individual pages.

Navigation, calls to action, metadata, headings, and user experience all influence how a website reads in another language. I aim to create English copy that feels cohesive across the entire site while respecting your brand voice and communicating naturally with your audience.

Yes. Search-optimized content needs to read naturally while supporting your visibility in search engines.

When translating SEO content, I consider existing keyword strategies, search intent, page structure, headings, metadata, and internal consistency. The goal is to preserve the intent of the original while producing English that works for both readers and search engines.

Both.

Throughout my career I've collaborated with businesses, translation and localization agencies, marketing teams, educational institutions, and other organizations. I'm equally comfortable managing direct client relationships or integrating into established localization workflows, following style guides, glossaries, and project-specific requirements.

Consistency becomes increasingly important as projects grow.

I use terminology management, reference materials, CAT tools, style guides, and quality assurance checks to maintain consistent language across files and over the course of long-term projects. This approach helps preserve terminology, tone, and editorial consistency, particularly when content is updated over time or shared across multiple contributors.

Yes. I regularly review and improve AI-generated and machine-translated content when it is appropriate for the project.

Depending on the source material, this may involve machine translation post-editing (MTPE), bilingual revision, terminology review, quality assurance, or a more comprehensive editorial pass. My focus is always on the final quality of the text, whether the first draft was produced by a human translator, a machine translation system, or a combination of both.

For projects where accuracy, style, or subject-matter expertise are especially important, I also provide fully human translation from the source text.

I'm comfortable working with a variety of CAT tools and localization platforms, adapting to each client's preferred workflow. My experience includes Trados, Wordfast, memoQ, Smartling, and more.

CAT tools help maintain consistency, manage terminology, and improve efficiency on larger or recurring projects. They support the translation process, but every segment is reviewed carefully to ensure the final text reads naturally and accurately.

Most translation projects are priced according to the source word count, though the final quote depends on several factors, including the language pair, subject matter, formatting, deadline, and the level of editing or revision required.

If you're not sure what service your project needs, feel free to send me the files or a brief description. I'll recommend the most appropriate approach and provide a transparent quote before any work begins.

Absolutely.

Many of the projects I work on involve confidential or unpublished material. I'm happy to sign a non-disclosure agreement before beginning a project and treat all client content with discretion. If you already have an NDA in place, simply send it along with your project details.