Sodam Kim
Assistant Director Of Communications
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSodam Kim is an accomplished communications leader with six years of experience crafting strategic storytelling and digital content for higher education, technology, and consulting organizations. Currently Assistant Director of Communications at Chicago Booth, she previously shaped research and partnership narratives at Indiana University and led marketing efforts for Purdue Research Foundation and tech startups. Sodam blends corporate PR, content marketing, and website strategy with hands-on localization work—she has contributed Korean translations to high-profile open-source documentation like the Microsoft TypeScript website and localized a popular browser game. Co-author of industry reports for KOTRA and the Indiana IoT Lab, she pairs global trade insight with a talent for making technical topics accessible. Fluent in Korean and English, she brings cross-cultural communication and a proven track record of turning research and technical content into engaging, actionable stories.
5 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor's degree, Communication and Media Studies at Sogang University
English, Korean, Spanish
Github Skills (15)
i18n-js10
localize10
anylanguage10
typescript10
i18next10
localization10
lang10
typescripts10
translation10
typescript-types10
i18n-node10
documentation9
javascript8
website-development7
website-design7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
pagefaultgames/pokerogue
Jun 2024 - Feb 2025
A browser based Pokémon fangame heavily inspired by the roguelite genre.
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:227 reviews, 23 PRs, 204 comments in 8 months
Contributions summary:Sodam primarily contributed to the localization of the game, focusing on translating dialogue and UI elements into Korean. Their work involved fixing typos, modifying spacing and spelling, and ensuring the accuracy of translations for various in-game dialogues, including those of gym leaders, Elite Four members, and other trainers. The contributions extended to challenge mode scripts and item descriptions. The user collaborated with other contributors to complete the Korean localization efforts.
microsoft/TypeScript-Website
Sep 2020 - Sep 2020
The Website and web infrastructure for learning TypeScript
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:2 reviews, 21 commits, 1 PR in 9 days
Contributions summary:Sodam primarily focused on translating content within the `microsoft/typescript-website` repository. Their contributions involved modifying text in the "Hello World" example within the playground examples to Korean. The changes demonstrate a focus on adapting the website's content for a different language, ensuring accessibility for a wider audience. The user's work specifically targets the Korean language support within the documentation.
typescriptinfrastructurelearning-typescript
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