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Spanish Marketing Translator | Game Localization & Transcreation | EN/FR > ES/GL | +5 Years of Experience

I’m a freelance transcreator and digital translator working from English and French into Spanish and Galician. For over 5 years, I’ve been helping global brands sound natural, engaging, and culturally relevant in Spanish-speaking and Galician-speaking markets.

I’ve collaborated with companies such as TikTok, Netflix, Google, Prada, IKEA, Hyundai, Disney+, or Amazon, contributing to high-visibility digital content and international campaigns. I specialize in digital platforms, entertainment, and interactive content, where tone, creativity, and cultural nuance truly matter.

What I translate & transcreate

Marketing & Digital Campaigns

1M+ words localized across websites, apps, SEO content, and digital platforms
Campaign transcreation & brand messaging
App store descriptions & user-facing content
Audiovisual adaptation

Video Games & Interactive Entertainment

500,000+ words localized in gaming and entertainment
Mobile, indie, and publisher-level titles
In-game content, UI, live events & updates
Marketing materials for major releases
LQA & linguistic testing

Alongside creative industries, I also collaborate on technical, legal, and financial content when required.

What I offer

Game localization (mobile, indie & publishers)
Marketing transcreation
Website & UI localization
LQA & linguistic testing
Subtitling & creative adaptation

I work with both agile teams and structured localization workflows.

What it’s like to work with me

Clear communication
Strategic thinking
Reliable delivery

I don’t just translate content, I adapt experiences. My goal is for your audience to feel that your game, campaign, or platform was created in Spanish or Galician from the start. If you’re looking for a creative and dependable localization partner, let’s connect.

Languages

Spanish
Native or bilingual
Galician
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Santiago de Compostela (up to 50km)

Freelancer
Translator, localizer, and linguist
January 2020 - January 2025 (5 years)
Galicia, Spain
Since 2020, I’ve been working as a freelance translator and transcreator from English and French into Spanish and Galician, specializing in digital marketing, entertainment, and video game localization.

Over the past 5+ years, I’ve collaborated with global brands such as TikTok, Netflix, Google, Prada, IKEA, Hyundai, Disney+, and Amazon, contributing to high-visibility campaigns and large-scale digital ecosystems.

My freelance work includes:

1M+ words localized across websites, apps, SEO content, UI, and digital platforms
500,000+ words in gaming and entertainment (mobile, indie, and publisher-level titles)
Campaign transcreation and brand messaging
In-game content, updates, and marketing materials
LQA & linguistic testing
Audiovisual adaptation and subtitling

I work closely with localization teams, marketing departments, and product teams, ensuring tone consistency, cultural accuracy, and user immersion.

While my core focus is digital and interactive content, I also collaborate on technical, legal, and financial materials when required.

As a freelancer, I combine creativity with structure, adapting to both agile workflows and large-scale localization processes while maintaining clear communication and reliable delivery.
LQA & Linguistic Testing Marketing Transcreation (EN/FR > ES/GL) Subtitling Translator Video game localization
Tradnologies
Translator and proofreader
January 2021 - January 2022 (1 year)
Barcelona, Spain
I completed a professional internship as a translator and proofreader, working within structured localization workflows for major international clients.

During this period, I contributed to projects for Google (Google Marketing content, YouTube, Gmail, AdManager, Maps, and Photos), as well as legal and UI content for brands such as Prada and Square.

My responsibilities included translation, revision, terminology management, and quality assurance tasks. I worked closely with established style guides and client glossaries, ensuring consistency, brand alignment, and linguistic accuracy across digital products.

This experience allowed me to gain hands-on exposure to large-scale localization processes, collaborative CAT tool environments, and high-standard QA procedures — strengthening both my technical precision and my understanding of global brand voice.
Taxif
Translator
January 2020 - January 2021 (1 year)
Galicia, Spain
Taxif is dedicated to railway infrastructure management and works for companies such as ADIF. I worked translating contracts, payrolls, e-mails, and other financial and economic documents.

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Specialist in Translation for the Video Game Industry (ETIV)
Universidade de Vigo
2025
Video Game Translation and Localization
Master’s degree in Specialized Translation
Universitat de Vic
2021
Specialized Translation (digital contents and transcreation)

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Pilar Castro Rivas

Translator, localizer, and linguist EN/FR>ES/GL

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