Julia Gstoettner
Julia is a localization specialist and translator for video games and popular culture with the language pairs Japanese/English to German. She operates her own business based in Vienna, Austria, and she specializes on transcreation and culturally sensitive assets in games. She is also the current co-chair of the IGDA Localization SIG and functions as an ambassador for women in games at all kinds of international events, where she is a regular speaker and brings her localization expertise to a broader audience. Julia loves bringing communities together, meeting fellow professionals, and simply connecting. Her biggest achievement up to date is being alive and somewhat healthy after a cancer diagnosis. Life threw a lot of curveballs her way, but she persevered and wants to grow into an even stronger leader in the industry for future generations to come. She wants to show that every dream can be achieved if we work together.
