Qualifications
Lecturer in Spanish and Translation at University College Cork and the University of Limerick
10+ years as a professional translator specializing in videogame localization and transcreation
Nominated for the ATRAE award for Best Videogame Translation of 2019
Expertise
Game localization
Translation
Transcreation
Localization
Culturalization
Spanish localization
Laura Linares is a translator, localization specialist and academic. She lectures in Spanish and Translation at University College Cork and the University of Limerick, and spent over a decade as a professional translator specializing in videogame localization, marketing translation and transcreation for clients including Playrix, Big Fish Games and Valve. She was nominated for the ATRAE award for Best Videogame Translation of 2019 and previously managed Spanish-market localization at Zazzle.
Experience
Lecturer in Spanish/Translation at University College Cork
Sep 2025 — Present · 1 yr 1 mo
Lecturer in Spanish/Translation at University of Limerick
Sep 2022 — Present · 4 yrs 1 mo
Translator English-Spanish & Culturalization Specialist at Playrix
Nov 2019 to Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos
University Lecturer at University College Cork
Oct 2017 to Sep 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos
Freelance Translator at Freelance
Oct 2009 to Nov 2019 · 10 yrs 1 mo
Domain Manager - Localization, Spanish at Zazzle
Oct 2013 to Sep 2014 · 11 mos
Events & webinars (1)
Lecturer in Spanish and Translation at University College Cork and the University of Limerick
10+ years as a professional translator specializing in videogame localization and transcreation
Nominated for the ATRAE award for Best Videogame Translation of 2019
Game localization
Translation
Transcreation
Localization
Culturalization
Spanish localization
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