Sara Todaro
Freelance Translator
Greater Sanremo Metropolitan Area Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolSara Todaro is a seasoned freelance translator and localizer with 12 years’ experience adapting video games, mobile apps, websites and subtitles from Japanese and English into Italian. She combines technical fluency with creative transcreation—crafting names, puns and distinct character voices—while managing long-running continuous localization projects and building term bases for consistency. Regular collaborator with companies like Alconost and Active Gaming Media and an active volunteer localizer for Mozilla, she has contributed Italian UI work to notable open-source projects such as Firefox Send and Common Voice. Based in the Greater Sanremo area (CET), she pairs rapid, hourly communication and self-editing discipline with hands-on familiarity with memoQ, CrowdIn and Smartcat. Her background in East Asian studies and teaching Japanese feeds a deep cultural sensitivity that informs nuanced translations across gaming, apps, streaming and travel content.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma di maturità classica, Literature, Latin, Greek, Art, History, Philosopy, Diploma di maturità classica, Literature, Latin, Greek, Art, History, Philosopy at Liceo Classico Statale G.D. CassiniLanguages and Cultures of East Asia, Foreign Languages and Literature, Languages and Cultures of East Asia, Foreign Languages and Literature at Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Italian, Japanese, English
Github Skills (12)
internationalization10
localization10
firefox10
template-tags10
templater10
italia10
text-template10
translation10
crowdsourcing9
gateway9
open-data9
javascript5
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
common-voice/common-voice
Apr 2018 - Feb 2021
Common Voice is part of Mozilla's initiative to help teach machines how real people speak.
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:49 commits in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Sara's commits focus on updating the Italian (it) localization of the Common Voice project. They modified the `messages.ftl` file, adding and updating translations for various phrases, including those related to user profiles, dataset downloads, and language selection. The contributions encompass a wide range of UI elements and project features, ensuring the Italian version accurately reflects the core functionality of the Common Voice platform. Furthermore, the commits reflect work by multiple contributors, specifically the user being analyzed.
internet-freedommachinesinitiativeopen-datavoice
mozilla/blurts-server
Oct 2018 - Jun 2020
Mozilla Monitor arms you with tools to keep your personal information safe. Find out what hackers already know about you and learn how to stay a step ahead of them.
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:29 commits in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Sara's commits primarily focus on updating the Italian (it) localization of the Firefox Monitor website. The changes involve modifications to various `.ftl` files, indicating work on translating and adapting the user interface text and data content for the Italian language. The user also updates data-classes.ftl and recommendations.ftl, which demonstrates a focus on ensuring accurate and culturally appropriate content for Italian users.
firefoxmonitorkeepprivacydata-breach
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