Member since Jan '15

Working languages:
English to Spanish
Carolina Garrido
QC, transcreation, SEO/SEM

Spring, Texas, United States
Local time: 15:53 CDT (GMT-5)

Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, US) Native in Spanish
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May 8, 2019 (posted via ProZ.com):  Translating a website for a school with a great philosophy of education. Enjoying this job! ...more, + 7 other entries »
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I am a native speaker of Spanish who lives in Houston, Texas. I have been a translator since 2001. I have a BA in English and an MA in education from the University of York, UK. I am a member of the Houston Translators and Interpreters Association and the American Translators Association and I am a proud founding member of the NAETISL, the National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages. I am also Google Adwords certified.


If you have any questions while looking at my profile, please contact me at [email protected] at any time, or call me at +1 (281) 6029926 (Mon to Sat 8 am to 5 pm, CST). 


SPECIALIZATIONS


TRANSCREATION 

  • Transcreation of marketing and advertising materials, TV and radio commercials aimed at a US Hispanic audience.

SEM/SEO

  • Translation of SEO and SEM for the hospitality industry and leading US brands.

LINGUISTIC VALIDATION

  • Linguistic validation of medical questionnaires, surveys and other materials for US Spanish.

CULTURAL ADAPTATION

  • Cultural adaptation of texts for a US Hispanic audience. I have worked mostly on adapting texts in the fields of healthcare and education.

DUBBING COACHING AND SUPERVISION

  • Consultancy on the choice of voiceover talent, coaching for actors, supervision of shooting sessions.

TRANSLATION 

CHILDREN'S BOOKS, WEBSITES, GAMES, AND APPS

EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, AND LINGUISTICS

  • Translation of the Virtual Sandtray app for play therapy
  • Translation of the book "Spanish Short Stories for Intermediate Learners"
  • Translation of the school handbook for the International School of Port of Spain
  • Translation of tests for linguistic research for UNED
  • Translation and cultural adaptation of testing materials for US schools

MARKETING AND CORPORATE MATERIALS

TOURISM AND CORPORATE TRAVEL

  • Translation and proofreading of materials for the leading corporate travel company
  • Translation and proofreading of tour descriptions and organized trips, leaflets, newsletters for tourism companies and advertising products

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NGOs

  • Translation of papers, reports, and interviews for QUNO (Quaker United Nations Office)
  • Translation and editing of programs for conferences with opinion makers and leaders from Latin America
  • Translation of ICCROM's Wikipedia page
  • Volunteer work with United Nations Volunteers and Translators without Borders

HEALTH CARE

  • Translation and cultural adaptation of materials for patients and families.
  • Linguistic validation of health care materials, which includes evaluating the suitability of the materials, interviewing target goups and producing reports with recommendations based on their answwers.

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Profile last updated
Nov 21, 2023



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