Services
Whether you need a senior linguist for a one-off project, end-to-end localization for a complex deliverable, or a fractional Localization Lead embedded in your team — there's a path that fits.
The three engagement modes below form a continuum, not silos. They run from project-based and short-term (Translation), through scoped end-to-end delivery (Full-Stack Localization), to long-term embedded ownership (Embedded Localization Lead). Most clients start with one and discover the others as their needs evolve.
Translation
22 years of professional translation across technical, medical, legal, IT, automotive, and marketing domains. Native Czech and Slovak end-to-end; vetted senior linguists for other European pairs. CAT-tool fluent across memoQ, Trados, Smartling, Phrase.
Best fit for: Translation agencies, in-house PM teams, and direct clients with project-scope work.
See translation services →Embedded Localization Lead
Most-requestedA monthly retainer. One person who owns terminology, vendor coordination, MT pipelines, in-product strings, and market-by-market QA. The senior role you can't justify hiring full-time, in the form you can.
Best fit for: Growth-stage SaaS, mid-market enterprise expanding into 4–8 markets, companies stitching together freelancers and agencies.
See embedded engagement →Full-Stack Localization
Project-scope engagements from source-file analysis through terminology, translation, QA, and delivery in whatever format your CMS, repo, or workflow expects. Czech and Slovak in-house; other pairs sourced from my vetted network.
Best fit for: End clients with bounded deliverables — marketing sites, technical manuals, e-learning, software UI, AV content.
See full-stack localization →Describe what you're working on and I'll tell you, candidly, which engagement model is the right shape — and if none of them are, I'll say that too. I respond personally within one business day at pavel.kraus@kraus-media.com.