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ELEONORA MAGGI
English to Italian & Portuguese to Italian Professional Translator & Localisation Specialist
Delivering accurate, culturally adapted translations for literature, video game localization, audiovisual translation, and technical and legal content. On time, polished, and tailored to your audience.
I am a professional English to Italian and Portuguese to Italian translator based in Milan, specializing in book and literary translation, video game localization, and audiovisual translation. With over 8 years of experience in these fields, as well as in technical and legal content, I help publishers, developers,
and companies reach Italian audiences with clear, natural, and culturally appropriate texts.
I work with industry-standard CAT tools, including WordFast, Memsource, and MemoQ.
I'm a Certified Translator trained by Linguist Training, an Accredited Examination Centre for the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), and a Full Member (MCIL) of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), the UK’s leading professional body for linguists, as well as a member of the ProZ.com Certified PRO Network.
Please feel free to contact me for further information about my background and experience.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
What Can I Do for You?
TRANSLATION
Accurate, culturally adapted, consistent with your brand voice.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE:
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LITERATURE: books, novels, poetry. Genres include romance, erotic, adventure, paranormal, thriller, and children’s literature.
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VIDEO GAMES: mobile apps, RPGs, casino-related games.
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LAW: contracts, certificates, diplomas, CVs, private law documents, and court material.
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AUDIOVISUAL TRANSLATION: educational and scientific content (physics, chemistry, biology, geography), sports training, guided meditations, documentaries, TV shows, and tutorials.
Below you can find:
- A selection of books I have translated, published on Amazon. For the full portfolio, please visit my Reedsy profile.
- A selection of video games I've worked on so far.
LOCALIZATION
My goal is to deliver high-quality, fully localized translations for each
target market, ensuring clarity, natural flow, and cultural relevance.
Localization goes beyond direct translation: it adapts content to a specific audience's cultural, linguistic, and market expectations. It is essential for materials such as marketing brochures, product descriptions, blog posts, and websites.
Thanks to my strong interest in languages and cultures, I pay close attention to how meaning, tone, and intent change across contexts.
Localization helps prevent misunderstandings and ensures your message is communicated effectively and accurately to international audiences.
AUDIOVISUAL TRANSLATION: SUBTITLING
Audiovisual translation involves rendering spoken dialogue into clear, readable on-screen text while preserving meaning, tone, and timing.
In a globalized world, entertainment and educational content must be accessible across languages through fast, fluent, and accurate translation. Bridging spoken language and written text requires both technical precision and linguistic sensitivity.
I have translated and synchronized subtitles for over 3,000 projects, including educational videos, tutorials, training materials, TV shows, interviews, documentaries, and coaching content.
EDITING, PROOFREADING & POST-EDITING
A high-quality translation must be clear, accurate, and consistent. Even after careful work, small errors or inconsistencies can remain unnoticed without a professional revision.
My editing and proofreading services ensure that your content is linguistically correct, stylistically coherent, and ready for publication. I work with great attention to detail while preserving the original layout and formatting of your files.
If required, I also provide post-editing of machine translation (MTPE), improving automatically generated text to meet professional quality standards.
