Story and mission
Learn more about what drives our work at Crisol Translation Services- Driven by ethics
- An English to Spanish translator with four brains
- Serving SaaS businesses since 2016
Driven by ethics
We started Crisol Translation Services as a way to transform the translation industry by offering a fairer, more ethical alternative to the status quo.
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In an industry where bottom-feeding translation agencies exploit their freelancers to make money fast, and where linguistic quality is often secondary to profit, we believe that there’s a better way to do business.
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As a social enterprise, we are committed to using our business as a force for good. Our goal is to create a more equitable translation industry driven by fairness, ethics, and social responsibility.
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We believe that translators are experts who deserve to be respected and fairly compensated for their work. Are the rates we charge our clients higher than the industry average? Yes. Because that’s what allows us to pay our translators what they’re worth and to attract the best talent – which, in turn, benefits our clients.
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We hope that you will join us in our mission!
An English to Spanish translator with four brains
Crisol Translation Services was founded in 2016 as a boutique team of four freelance Spanish translators bound by a common cause: building bridges with the Spanish-speaking world without losing sight of fundamental ethical commitments.
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We work both with European Spanish and Latin American Spanish, and have been a team for so long that we complement each other perfectly. Our clients have told us time and time again that they love how cohesive and supportive of each other we are. You will feel you are dealing with one super-translator!
Serving SaaS businesses since 2016
Our speciality are SaaS, Fintech, and AI products. They trust us with their Spanish localisation needs as well as cultural consultancy, keyword research, and UX/UI services.
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Our SaaS customers belong to different industries (Health Care, IT, Gastronomy, Tourism, Government, etc.) and we have one industry expert in our team for each of them.
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- Paula specialises in health care and wellness.
- Antonella is an expert gastronomy and tourism translator.
- Julieta has been translating educational and philantropic content for years.
- Maria is our IT and marketing expert.
Meet the team!
Julieta Pusetto
SENIOR TRANSLATOR AND VENDOR MANAGER. EXPERT IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
Julieta is the travelling member of the team. Having visited almost every Latin American country and currently based in Barcelona (Spain) – where she's lived for several years – she specialises in Social Science, Education, and Sustainability. She's training in Astrology, too! At Crisol, apart from her linguistic duties, she is in charge of recruiting talented translators from all over the world. Julieta speaks Spanish, English, Italian, and a bit of Portuguese and Catalan. You will usually find her working from the garden, probably sitting on the grass.
Brenda Schauvinhold
PROJECT MANAGER
Brenda joined our team in January 2022. She's a professional a translator with a passion for international relations. Brenda also works at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba's International Relations Office and has completed a translation internship at the United Nations. Brenda is a mum, too, which brings the total kid-count in our team to four!
Antonella Racca
SENIOR TRANSLATOR AND CFO. EXPERT IN TOURISM AND GASTRONOMY.
Antonella graduated from the National University of Cordoba in 2016, and has worked as a translator ever since. She is also a professional baker and chef, and manages a local holiday resort. That's why her specialisation is in tourism and culinary translation. A mother of two on top of that, we don't know how she finds the time to do so much! At Crisol, apart from translating and editing on a daily basis, she is in charge of presenting and reporting accurate financial information. A translator who's good with numbers is a rare occurrence, and she's in our team!
Faustino
FUN AND CUTENESS MANAGER
Meet Antonella’s older cutie pie. Faustino worked as our Director of Hugs from the moment he was born until 2018, when he turned 3 and decided to change departments to pursue a career in Fun and Cuteness Management. He now makes sure everyone in the team has a laugh at least once a day. He speaks Spanish and he can count up to 20 in English. Faustino trained Alex in Hug Direction, and is currently working on his Sharing Toys with Little Sisters diploma.
Paula Tiezzi
SENIOR TRANSLATOR AND QA MANAGER. EXPERT IN HEALTH CARE
Paula is both a translator and a teacher of English as a second language. She specialises in Health Care and is working on her Marketing specialisation as well. At Crisol, Paula monitors all quality-related processes to ensure the provision of top-notch services. Her great eye for detail means no projects are sent back to our clients without her signing them off first. Want to keep her happy? Colour-code as much stuff as you can. Paula speaks Spanish, English, Catalan, and a bit of Italian. We've never seen anyone with such strong organisational skills!
Celina
CHIEF TWINKLE-TWINKLE OFFICER
There's always a look of surprise on Celina's eyes. It's probably because she still can't believe how much matè her mum and aunties drink on a daily basis. She might be wondering why we don't drink milk instead... it doesn't have caffeine, but it's so much more yummy! Celina's most outstanding skill is babbling over her mum's WhatsApp voice notes, which is adorable! And it could even get her a promotion to the PR department next year.
María Scheibengraf
SENIOR TRANSLATOR AND OPERATIONS MANAGER. EXPERT IN MARKETING AND IT.
María is a certified translator and Chartered Linguist (CIOL, UK) who has lived in London on and off since 2014. Her specialisation is in SEO Translation, Marketing, and IT. At Crisol, she is responsible for overseeing all operations and devising strategic plans to improve efficiency. María speaks Spanish, English, and a bit of German. She was also ranked among the Top 50 Localisation Influencers in the world for her strong presence on LinkedIn, where you'll often see her starting difficult conversations around controversial topics.
Alex
DIRECTOR OF HUGS
With a full head of hair since birth, Alex arrived at Maria’s home at the start of the pandemic with a mission to make everyone happier. He likes hugging stressed out people so they will kiss him on the head, and he'll always share his food with you. OK, maybe not always, but sometimes... if you give it back promptly. Alex speaks Spanglish, with phrases like 'apa veie' (apple verde, green apple) or 'api bú' (lápiz blue, blue pencil). While his speech is not fully developed, he can sing full songs and knows the steps for all of them.
María Scheibengraf
SENIOR TRANSLATOR AND OPERATIONS MANAGER. EXPERT IN MARKETING AND IT.
María is a certified translator and Chartered Linguist (CIOL, UK) with 10+ years of experience. She has lived in London on and off since 2014 and her specialisation is in SEO Translation, Marketing, and IT. At Crisol, she is responsible for overseeing all operations and devising strategic plans to improve productivity and efficiency. María speaks Spanish, English, and a bit of German. She was also ranked #7 in Nimdzi's Top 50 Localisation Influencers Watchlist.
Antonella Racca
SENIOR TRANSLATOR AND CFO. EXPERT IN TOURISM AND GASTRONOMY.
Antonella graduated from the National University of Cordoba, Argentina, in 2016, and has worked as a translator for over four years now. She specialises in gastronomy and tourism. At Crisol, apart from translating and editing on a daily basis, she is in charge of presenting and reporting accurate financial information including invoices, purchase orders, payroll, and taxes. Antonella speaks Spanish, English, and a bit of Italian.
Julieta Pusetto
SENIOR TRANSLATOR AND VENDOR MANAGER. EXPERT IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
Julieta is the travelling member of the team. Having visited almost every Latin American country and currently based in Barcelona, she specialises in Social Science, Humanities, and Education. At Crisol, apart from her linguistic duties, she is in charge of recruiting talented translators from all over the world. Julieta speaks Spanish, English, Italian, and a bit of Portuguese and Catalan. You will usually find her working in the garden, probably sitting on the grass.
Paula Tiezzi
SENIOR TRANSLATOR AND QA MANAGER. EXPERT IN HEALTH CARE.
Paula is both a translator and a teacher of English as a second language. She specialises in Health Care and is working on her Marketing specialisation as well. At Crisol, Paula monitors all quality-related processes to ensure the provision of top-notch services. Her great eye for detail means no projects are sent back to our clients without her signing them off first. Paula speaks Spanish, English, Catalan, and a bit of Italian. We've never seen anyone with such strong organisational skills!
Ana Laura Prado
PROJECT MANAGER
Ana joined our team as a Project Manager in February 2020. She is a linguist, tutor of Spanish, and researcher. She has provided administrative and PM support to executives from a wide range of industries. Her analytical, organisational, and creative nature make all the difference at Crisol. Having graduated from high school with an intermediate-level programming degree definitely adds an interesting touch to the kind of tasks she’s able to perform effectively. Ana speaks English, Spanish, and a bit of Italian.
Faustino
FUN AND CUTENESS MANAGER
Meet Antonella’s little cutie pie. Faustino worked as our Director of Hugs from the moment he was born until 2018, when he turned 3 and decided to change departments. To pursue a career in Fun and Cuteness Management, he now makes sure everyone in the team has a laugh at least once a day. He speaks Spanish, a language of his own making that we are still trying to learn, and he can count up to 12 in English. He’s currently training Alex, our other junior member of staff, in Hug Direction.
Alex
DIRECTOR OF HUGS
With a full head of hair since birth, Alex arrived at Maria’s home at the start of the pandemic with a mission to make everyone happier. He likes hugging stressed out people so they will kiss him on the head, smell his baby scent, and feel a lot better. He has never failed at this task so far, and although we think he’s a natural, he says he’s learned all the tricks from Faustino. Alex can say ‘ba-ba’, ‘ma-ma’, ‘pa-pa’, and ‘ca-ca’, but we are not too sure what language that is.
Celina
CHIEF TWINKLE-TWINKLE OFFICER
There's always a look of surprise on Celina's eyes. It's probably because she still can't believe how much matè her mum and aunties drink on a daily basis. She might be wondering why we don't drink milk instead... it's so much more yummy! Celina's most outstanding skill is napping every 1.5 hours, which might get her a promotion to Head of Sleepiness in 2022.