Ian C.
Latin America Expert, Writer, Editor, Voice Actor & Spanish Translator
Mexico Expert/Spanish-English Translator/Content Writer & Editor/Voice Actor/Educational Consultant MS Development Economics (University of San Francisco; 2019) MA Latin American Studies (Georgetown University; 2015) BA International Affairs (University of California Santa Barbara; 2007) TRANSLATION & CONTENT LOCALIZATION DELE Spanish Language Fluency Certification C1 I have more than ten years of experience translating and localizing content from English to Spanish and vice versa in professional and academic settings including: -Translating reports at various intervals for consulting firms advising Fortune 500 companies. -Client correspondence for criminal defense attorneys in California -Website and mobile app translations & localizations -Educational Materials -University-level work at Spanish and Colombian Universities -Supported the Mexican Embassy in the United States (2015) -Wrote policy papers for the Government of Colombia (2014) CONTENT WRITING & EDITING -Copywriting for digital and traditional marketing materials -Ghostwriting & Developmental Editing for blogs and novels -Research and writing for news articles and academic papers -Editing services for all types of writing and topics VOICE ACTING -10 instructional online videos for Grupo Impulse -Sound bytes, utterances, phrases, and free-form discussion recordings to train Artificial Intelligence (AI) in English and Spanish -Voiceovers for animation shorts and YouTube videos. EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT -Tutor foreign exchange students in English (written and spoken) -Help domestic and foreign students prepare college admission essays and other materials (100% acceptance rate!)
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $1.2k
Billed in all: $36,442$36k
$200 in the last 6 months
Across 55 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 17% in Voice Acting
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #34Automatic Speech Recognition147 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #5Top 23%🇺🇸#5 of 18
- #165Latin American Spanish Accent670 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #12Top 25%🇺🇸#12 of 47
- #248US English Dialect1,209 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #83Top 21%🇺🇸#83 of 513
- #392Technical Translation1,379 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #22Top 28%🇺🇸#22 of 84
- #471Research & Strategy1,744 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #104Top 27%🇺🇸#104 of 435
- #496Spanish to English Translation1,930 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #52Top 26%🇺🇸#52 of 253
- #509User Experience2,372 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #76Top 21%🇺🇸#76 of 337
- #519Localization1,425 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #21Top 36%🇺🇸#21 of 81