Paulo Abe

Localization specialist, translator and LQA professional with 10+ years of experience across games, apps, TV, publishing and legal content (EN-PT-BR). Delivered 100+ novels/short stories, game titles (Resident Evil IX, World of Warcraft, PUBG, LEGO) and apps (TikTok, Duolingo, Uber, Google Home) for global clients including Side, Inkitt, Egmont Saga and IGN, ensuring cultural adaptation, terminology consistency and style guide compliance.

Translator / Quality Assurance at Inkitt (2013 – Present)

• Translated +100 novels and short stories across various genres (Fantasy, Erotica, Chicklit, Werewolves, Vampires, Urban), demonstrating adaptability and genre-specific linguistic skills

Translator / Quality Assurance at Egmont Saga (2013 – Present)

• Translated +100 novels and short stories across various genres (Fantasy, Erotica, Chicklit, Werewolves, Vampires, Urban), demonstrating adaptability and genre-specific linguistic skills

Translator / Quality Assurance at Fizzo (2013 – Present)

• Translated +100 novels and short stories across various genres (Fantasy, Erotica, Chicklit, Werewolves, Vampires, Urban), demonstrating adaptability and genre-specific linguistic skills

Translator / Quality Assurance at HubX (2013 – Present)

• Translated +100 novels and short stories across various genres (Fantasy, Erotica, Chicklit, Werewolves, Vampires, Urban), demonstrating adaptability and genre-specific linguistic skills

Translator / Quality Assurance at Side (2013 – Present)

• Localized and edited in-game text, UI strings and marketing materials for AAA and mobile titles (Resident Evil IX, World of Warcraft, PUBG, LEGO, Jurassic World, Eldrum, Skyformer, among others).
• Provided LQA for dubbing and subtitles, ensuring consistency with IP guidelines, tone of voice and terminology.
• Executed functional QA in pre-release builds, logging issues and bugs via Jira/Excel according to project workflows.

Translator / Quality Assurance at Altagram (2013 – Present)

• Localized and edited in-game text, UI strings and marketing materials for AAA and mobile titles (Resident Evil IX, World of Warcraft, PUBG, LEGO, Jurassic World, Eldrum, Skyformer, among others).
• Provided LQA for dubbing and subtitles, ensuring consistency with IP guidelines, tone of voice and terminology.
• Executed functional QA in pre-release builds, logging issues and bugs via Jira/Excel according to project workflows.

Translator / Quality Assurance at Act None Studios (2013 – Present)

• Localized and edited in-game text, UI strings and marketing materials for AAA and mobile titles (Resident Evil IX, World of Warcraft, PUBG, LEGO, Jurassic World, Eldrum, Skyformer, among others).
• Provided LQA for dubbing and subtitles, ensuring consistency with IP guidelines, tone of voice and terminology.
• Executed functional QA in pre-release builds, logging issues and bugs via Jira/Excel according to project workflows.

Translator / Quality Assurance at Weatherfused (2013 – Present)

• Localized and edited in-game text, UI strings and marketing materials for AAA and mobile titles (Resident Evil IX, World of Warcraft, PUBG, LEGO, Jurassic World, Eldrum, Skyformer, among others).
• Provided LQA for dubbing and subtitles, ensuring consistency with IP guidelines, tone of voice and terminology.
• Executed functional QA in pre-release builds, logging issues and bugs via Jira/Excel according to project workflows.

Translator / Quality Assurance at IGN (2013 – Present)

• Localized and edited in-game text, UI strings and marketing materials for AAA and mobile titles (Resident Evil IX, World of Warcraft, PUBG, LEGO, Jurassic World, Eldrum, Skyformer, among others).
• Provided LQA for dubbing and subtitles, ensuring consistency with IP guidelines, tone of voice and terminology.
• Executed functional QA in pre-release builds, logging issues and bugs via Jira/Excel according to project workflows.

Translator / Quality Assurance at UFC (2013 – Present)

• Translated and subtitled TV scripts, soap operas and YouTube content (e.g., Jordan Matter channel) ensuring timing and subtitle readability.
• Adapted dialogue to cultural references for Brazilian audiences, respecting character voice and broadcaster style guides.

Translator / Quality Assurance at Turkish soap operas (2013 – Present)

• Translated and subtitled TV scripts, soap operas and YouTube content (e.g., Jordan Matter channel) ensuring timing and subtitle readability.
• Adapted dialogue to cultural references for Brazilian audiences, respecting character voice and broadcaster style guides.

Translator / Quality Assurance at Doramas (2013 – Present)

• Translated and subtitled TV scripts, soap operas and YouTube content (e.g., Jordan Matter channel) ensuring timing and subtitle readability.
• Adapted dialogue to cultural references for Brazilian audiences, respecting character voice and broadcaster style guides.

Translator / Quality Assurance at Youtube Channels (2013 – Present)

• Translated and subtitled TV scripts, soap operas and YouTube content (e.g., Jordan Matter channel) ensuring timing and subtitle readability.
• Adapted dialogue to cultural references for Brazilian audiences, respecting character voice and broadcaster style guides.

Translator / Quality Assurance at Vertical Dramas (2013 – Present)

• Translated and subtitled TV scripts, soap operas and YouTube content (e.g., Jordan Matter channel) ensuring timing and subtitle readability.
• Adapted dialogue to cultural references for Brazilian audiences, respecting character voice and broadcaster style guides.

Translator / Quality Assurance at TikTok (2013 – Present)

• Localized UX copy, help content and push notifications for apps, focusing on clarity, consistency and engagement

Translator / Quality Assurance at Duolingo (2013 – Present)

• Localized UX copy, help content and push notifications for apps, focusing on clarity, consistency and engagement

Translator / Quality Assurance at Uber (2013 – Present)

• Localized UX copy, help content and push notifications for apps, focusing on clarity, consistency and engagement

Translator / Quality Assurance at Google Home (2013 – Present)

• Localized UX copy, help content and push notifications for apps, focusing on clarity, consistency and engagement

Translator / Quality Assurance at Wiser (2013 – Present)

• Localized UX copy, help content and push notifications for apps, focusing on clarity, consistency and engagement

Translator / Quality Assurance at Wisdom (2013 – Present)

• Localized UX copy, help content and push notifications for apps, focusing on clarity, consistency and engagement

Translator / Quality Assurance at Betting apps (2013 – Present)

• Localized UX copy, help content and push notifications for apps, focusing on clarity, consistency and engagement

Translator / Quality Assurance at American Immigration Center (2013 – Present)

• Translated the content of legal and marketing documents and rated the performance of interpreters at the Immigration Center.

Translator / Quality Assurance at Cadence (2013 – Present)

• Translated the content of legal and marketing documents and rated the performance of interpreters at the Immigration Center.

Translator / Quality Assurance at Zircodata (2013 – Present)

• Translated the content of legal and marketing documents and rated the performance of interpreters at the Immigration Center.

Translator / Quality Assurance at Babbletype (2013 – Present)

• Translated the content of legal and marketing documents and rated the performance of interpreters at the Immigration Center.

Translator / Quality Assurance at PT Security (2013 – Present)

• Translated the content of legal and marketing documents and rated the performance of interpreters at the Immigration Center.

PhD in Philosophy at the University of Sao Paulo