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Boya C.

English, Chinese, Japanese Localization | Trust by Fortune 500

CATTI-certified Translator, TESOL-certified Educator, and licensed Lawyer with 10 years of cross-industry experience in media, gaming, education and technology. Skilled in translation, localization, game content, subtitles & AI dubbing, business & finance, legal and technical translation. Trusted by global brands including NVIDIA, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Microsoft Xbox, AWS, Riot Games, Epic Games, Blizzard, BBC, LEGO, and MrBeast. 1️⃣ Media & Entertainment Localization ✅ Amazon Prime Video I led the full Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese localization of Beast Games, MrBeast’s blockbuster reality game show. I managed dubbing studios, subtitle production, and script adaptation end-to-end. 📌 My name is officially credited on the Prime Video release. 📌 The Chinese version ranked #1 in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. ✅ Netflix I designed the AI-human hybrid dubbing workflow and produced Mandarin AI dubbing across all seasons for a Netflix show, ensuring scalable localization while maintaining narrative quality. ✅ MrBeast I oversee Chinese localization across multiple platforms, handling script rewriting, subtitle QC, dubbing, thumbnail adaptation, and video metadata localization—building a 5M+ follower Chinese fanbase. Skilled in AI dubbing tools including ElevenLabs and Descript. ✅ BBC News Developed Chinese voiceover scripts and subtitles for BBC News – Make Me Perfect: Manufacturing Beauty in China. ✅ SBS Australia Translated and reviewed multi-episode factual and cultural series including Cold Justice, The Cook Up, and Going Places with Ernie Dingo, adapting tone and social context for Chinese audiences. 2️⃣ Technology & Technical Translation ✅ NVIDIA Owned and fully led end-to-end localization delivery for NVIDIA’s GTC 2026 Keynote & GDC videos across APAC, covering Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. ✅ Amazon Web Services (AWS) As a Chinese Language Quality Lead at AWS, I reviewed certification content and UI strings, conducting full QA/UAT cycles across Simplified and Traditional Chinese. ✅ Speak Designed AI-powered curriculum and adapted in-app learning content, leveraging AI/ML solutions to enhance global user experiences. 3️⃣ Gaming & Game Localization ✅ Riot Games, Epic Games & Blizzard Entertainment As a Game Localization Manager at Terra, I led full-cycle game localization across 27 languages for Riot Games, Epic Games, Blizzard Entertainment, and other major game publishers. ✅ Turing Tumble Officially credited on the award-winning game book. ✅ Microsoft Xbox I localized trailers for the 2023 Games Showcase, handling high-speed subtitle production under tight deadlines for major game launches. 4️⃣ Education, E-learning & Language Training ✅ LEGO & Education Clients Localized e-learning modules, parenting campaigns, and digital storytelling platforms—adapting both curriculum and cultural tone. ✅ italki Delivered 10,000+ private language sessions with a perfect 5-star rating and 100% attendance record, including 1-on-1 and group classes. ✅ Learnlight Served as a Gold Medal Corporate Trainer, delivering tailored business language training to Fortune 500 clients including Siemens, J.P. Morgan, Coca-Cola, and Johnson & Johnson. 📌 Chosen as a Top Teacher Representative for italki’s Official Promo Video in 2026 and taught thousands of learners via livestream in 2018. 5️⃣ Business, Finance & Legal Translation ✅ PeopleCert Customer Onboarding Manager, leading onboarding for global clients across 200+ countries. ✅ TransPerfect Worked as a Senior Translator, overseeing reviews, QA, and communication between stakeholders and freelancers across multilingual projects. 6️⃣ Content Creation & Digital Education ✅ Bilibili Built a strong personal brand with 16,000+ followers and 5M+ views on Bilibili, China’s top video platform. ✅ 虎课网 Created training videos on 虎课网, the largest career learning platform in China. My videos became top-rated in the Student category and were widely used for career coaching. ✅ Twolink Invited by Twolink to develop standardized Chinese language proficiency tests to support companies with global talent recruitment. 🎯 Language Pairs • English to Simplified Chinese • English to Traditional Chinese • English to Japanese • Chinese to English • Chinese to Japanese • Japanese to English • Japanese to Chinese 💼 Translation & Localization Services • Document Translation • Book Translation • Website & App Localization • Game Localization • Marketing & Social Media Content • Subtitling & Closed Captioning • AI Dubbing & Voiceover Script Adaptation • Burn-in Video • E-learning & Course Localization • Technical & IT Translation • Finance & Business Translation • Legal Translation • MTPE (Machine Translation Post-Editing) • Proofreading & Editing 📜 Certifications • CATTI Certified Translator • TESOL Certified Educator • Business English Certificate • HIPAA Certified • Lawyer’s License • Upwork Top-Rated Plus

🇨🇳Nanchang, China$35/hr100% JSS5.00 (37)Since Jul 2020
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$4.7k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#5,988 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#40 / 2,007
Revenue, last 30 days
$3.8k

Last 6 months: $28k

World#9,025 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#65 / 2,007
Total earnings
$63k

Billed in all: $66k

World#62,660 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#243 / 2,007
Per project
$871

$2.4k in the last 6 months

World#134,624 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#478 / 2,007
Projects, last 6 months
12

Across 13 contracts

54% fixed46% hourly
World#14,023 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#84 / 2,007
Projects in all
72

Across 74 contracts

69% fixed31% hourly
World#41,474 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#207 / 2,007

Earnings, last 30 days

$65.9k+$3.8k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$62k$64k$66kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: #1 in 2 skills of 20

Rarest: top 0.31% in Subtitles, of 2,228. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1Japanese to Chinese Translation25 freelancers · 🇨🇳 #1Top 4%
  2. 1Chinese to Japanese Translation16 freelancers · 🇨🇳 #1Top 6%
  3. 2Japanese to English Translation478 freelancers · 🇨🇳 #1Top 0.42%
  4. 2Video Game Localization139 freelancers · 🇨🇳 #1Top 1%
  5. 2Mandarin Chinese to English Translation117 freelancers · 🇨🇳 #2Top 2%
  6. 3Mandarin Chinese285 freelancers · 🇨🇳 #3Top 1%
  7. #5Mobile App Localization436 freelancers · 🇨🇳 #1Top 1%
  8. #6English to Chinese Translation582 freelancers · 🇨🇳 #4Top 1%