Kayode Anjola

I am a versatile multilingual Translator and Annotation Specialist with 4 years of professional experience specializing in Japanese ↔ English, Dutch, and Polish translation, localization, annotation, and multilingual content support. As a native Japanese speaker fluent in three additional languages, I deliver precise, culturally adapted, and context-sensitive language solutions across legal, technical, medical, IT, finance, marketing, gaming, subtitling, AI training, and academic sectors. Experienced in translation quality assurance, annotation workflows, linguistic evaluation, AI data labeling, transcription, and multilingual documentation.

Proficient in industry-leading CAT tools and localization platforms, consistently ensuring accuracy, consistency, scalability, and timely project delivery across global multilingual environments.

Freelance Translator & Annotation Specialist - TransPerfect

(2021-01)

• Deliver high-quality Japanese ↔ English/Dutch/Polish translations for legal, business, and technical clients.
• Localize websites, software, and corporate content for international markets.
• Perform linguistic annotation, translation QA, AI data labeling, and terminology consistency checks.
• Support multilingual AI training and content evaluation workflows.

Language Specialist - Lionbridge

(2019-01 - 2021-12)

• Translated and proofread technical manuals, IT documentation, and marketing materials.
• Supported large-scale localization and annotation projects for automotive and technology clients.
• Conducted linguistic evaluation, quality assurance, and multilingual content review tasks.
• Ensured linguistic accuracy while adapting content for diverse audiences.

Freelance Translator & Localization Specialist - Welocalize

(2021-01)

• Specialize in IT and software localization, ensuring content is adapted for global markets.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver high-quality translations and annotation support on time.
• Assist with AI language evaluation, multilingual transcription, and content classification projects.

Bachelor of Arts - Japanese Language & Literature - University of Warsaw (2013-01 - 2016-12)

Master of Arts - Translation Studies - Leiden University (2016-01 - 2018-12)

Professional Certificate - Specialized Translation (Legal & Technical) - Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2019-01 - 2019-12)

Master of Arts - Japanese Language & Literature - University of Tokyo (2016-01 - 2018-12)

Master of Arts - Translation Studies - Kyoto University (2018-01 - 2020-12)