Foundations for AI-Shaped Work

Understand how AI is used in localisation today, and how your skills fit into modern workflows.

Risk Awareness & Safe Practice

Learn how to spot risks in AI-assisted content, apply safe use guidelines and protect clients and brands from avoidable mistakes.

Market Insight & Career Positioning

Get clear on what agencies and brands expect from linguists, how AI affects pricing and productivity.

Keep Your Early Career Future-Ready

AI is already part of the tools you will be asked to use. The real risk is not grammar, it is judgment. Linguists are increasingly assessed on how they think, not just how accurately they translate. The work is not simpler, so you need practical structures to lean on, not guesswork.  You need calm, informed confidence.

Not Just Another Localisation Course.

This is Human at the Heart, grounded in real practice. We want to support early career linguists in their journey.

Learn to assess AI-assisted output for cultural and brand risk before it reaches clients or publication.

Build the habits to defend your linguistic decisions with reviewers, PMs and clients, with clarity, not assumption.

Spot risks before content ships: cultural misfires, brand inconsistencies, unintended tone.

Start operating as a thoughtful partner in your agency, brand or freelance practice, not just a production layer.

Join conversations about meaning, culture and governance with confidence, even at graduate level.

Build a clear narrative about your skills so you can talk about your work, your use of AI and your judgment in a confident, professional way.

How This Works

Self paced: Self paced video modules so you can learn alongside internships, studies or early roles. Time commitment: Around  3 to 4 hours of focused learning time, designed to fit around other commitments. Certification: Completion certificate you can add to your CV, portfolio and professional profiles when applying for roles or projects. What you get: Video lessons, real life examples from localisation and creative work, quizzes to test your understanding of each module, and simple decision frameworks you can reuse in tests, trials and early client projects.

This course is for:

Graduate linguists and students in their final year who are serious about working in localisation or creative language work. Early career freelancers and in house linguists who want clarity on how AI fits into their day to day tasks. Junior reviewers and language specialists who need support to talk about risk, culture and brand tone with confidence. Linguists who are concerned about staying employable as AI adoption increases, and want a constructive path forward. Anyone preparing for tests, interviews or first roles where they will need to explain decisions, not just deliver translations.

Student Testimonials

Discover how our course has transformed the careers of aspiring localisation professionals like you.

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About Creative Translation

Creative Translation is an industry-led language services company specialising in transcreation, cultural validation, and AI governance. We work with global brands and agencies on high-stakes, culturally complex projects. This course is built on the frameworks and decision models we use in real client work.

Curriculum

11 Chapters · 79 Lessons

    1. The Evolving Role of the Linguist Free preview

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      Learning Objectives

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      What is Localisation

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      The Localisation Umbrella

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      Localisation Gone Wrong

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      Localisation Workflow & Key Players

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      Test Your Knowlegde - Introduction to Localisation

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      Learning Objectives

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      CAT Tools - Key Features

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      Understanding Translation Memory and AI Leverage

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      Translation Management Systems

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      Other Aspects of Localisation - File Types

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      Other Aspects of Localisation - The Role of the DTPer

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      Glossaries and Style Guides

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      QA Essentials

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      Standards in Localisation

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      Test your Knowledge - Localisation Technology and Practical Skills

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      Learning Objectives

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      What is Platform Thinking

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      The importance of Engagement

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      ROI: Definition, Dimensions, and Business Relevance

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      AI’s Contribution to Modern Localisation

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      Key Takeaways

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      Test your Knowledge - ROI and Engagement

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      Learning Objectives

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      Key Elements of the Brief

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      Effective Communication Essentials

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      Collaboration Tips for Working with PMs and Clients

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      Guidelines for Client Calls

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      Soft Skills and Best Practices

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      Brief Analysis - Tex-Mex Brand

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      Tex- Mex Brand - The Brief

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      Tex-Mex Brand - Elements in the Brief

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      Brief Analysis - Music Festival

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      Music Festival - The Brief

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      Music Festival - Elements in the Brief

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      Transcreation and Cultural Consultancy - The Brief

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      Brief Analysis - Transcreation and Cultural Consultancy

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      Beyond the Brief - Key Takeaways

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      Test your Knowledge - Mastering the Localisation Brief

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      Learning Objectives

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      Localisation in the Digital Age

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      AI: Opportunities and Risks

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      The Strategic Value of AI

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      Test your Knowledge - AI's Journey in Localisation

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      Learning Objectives

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      Making AI Work for You!

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      Smart Use of AI

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      Best Practices

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      The Importance of Subject Matter Expertise

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      Case Study - Greetings from La Banlieue

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      Greetings from La Banlieue - Video

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      Greetings from La Banlieue - Analysis

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      Test your Knowledge - Risks, Benefits and Rewards of AI

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      Introduction to the Creative Language Mastery Series

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      Learning Objectives

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      Thinking Frameworks for Modern Language Work

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      Making the Right Language Choices

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      Case Study Analysis

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      Practical Analysis

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      From Source Analysis to Transcreation

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      Common Pitfalls in Translation Decision-Making

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      Test your Knowledge - Subjective vs. Objective Thinking in Localisation

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      Learning Objectives

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      Understanding the Goal of Creative Language Work

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      Nike's Da Da Ding Campaign

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      Case Studies

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      Core Elements of Creative Language Strategy

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      Essential Skills for Creative Linguists

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      Practical Tools and Techniques

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      Rationales

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      Case Study Analysis - Rationales

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      Test your Knowledge - The Fundamentals of Creative Language Work

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      Learning Objectives

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      Identifying the Core Concept

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      Recognising Rhetorical Elements

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      Target Audience Analysis

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      Other Rhetorical Tools

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      Test your Knowledge - Understanding the Original Creative Message

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