Looks like you have JavaScript disabled. For the full Twine experience, you will need to re-enable it.

Hi, I’m Maria Överlund, a bilingual communications professional based in Kangasala, Finland. I help teams bridge language and culture through translation, content strategy, social media management and careful project coordination, drawing on over a decade of experience in tech-enabled organizations and global projects. Currently I work as a Project Coordinator at Transperfect, coordinating external contributors and AI data projects, while also delivering high-quality copywriting, localization and digital communications across channels. I enjoy turning complex information into clear, user-friendly content and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive projects forward.…Hi, I’m Maria Överlund, a bilingual communications professional based in Kangasala, Finland. I help teams bridge language and culture through translation, content strategy, social media management and careful project coordination, drawing on over a decade of experience in tech-enabled organizations and global projects. Currently I work as a Project Coordinator at Transperfect, coordinating external contributors and AI data projects, while also delivering high-quality copywriting, localization and digital communications across channels. I enjoy turning complex information into clear, user-friendly content and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive projects forward.

Maria Överlund

Copywriter, Writer, Content Strategist, +3





Hi, I’m Maria Överlund, a bilingual communications professional based in Kangasala, Finland. I help teams bridge language and culture through translation, content strategy, social media management and careful project coordination, drawing on over a decade of experience in tech-enabled organizations and global projects. Currently I work as a Project Coordinator at Transperfect, coordinating external contributors and AI data projects, while also delivering high-quality copywriting, localization and digital communications across channels. I enjoy turning complex information into clear, user-friendly content and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive projects forward.…Hi, I’m Maria Överlund, a bilingual communications professional based in Kangasala, Finland. I help teams bridge language and culture through translation, content strategy, social media management and careful project coordination, drawing on over a decade of experience in tech-enabled organizations and global projects. Currently I work as a Project Coordinator at Transperfect, coordinating external contributors and AI data projects, while also delivering high-quality copywriting, localization and digital communications across channels. I enjoy turning complex information into clear, user-friendly content and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive projects forward.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Maria Överlund, a bilingual communications professional based in Kangasala, Finland. I help teams bridge language and culture through translation, content strategy, social media management and careful project coordination, drawing on over a decade of experience in tech-enabled organizations and global projects.

Currently I work as a Project Coordinator at Transperfect, coordinating external contributors and AI data projects, while also delivering high-quality copywriting, localization and digital communications across channels. I enjoy turning complex information into clear, user-friendly content and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive projects forward.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

Finnish

Fluent

English

Fluent

Swedish

Advanced

German

Intermediate

Spanish; Castilian

Intermediate

Work Experience

Project coordinator (current position) at Transperfect

March 1, 2022 - Present

Coordinate, train, and manage external contributors’/agency teams; maintain timely organizational and external communications across multiple mediums; drive projects with PMs and Program Managers; support AI-related data collection, transcription, and data analysis tasks; perform quality assurance on project deliverables.

Freelance Translator / Freelance Copy Editor at Freelance (Light entrepreneur)

August 1, 2014 - March 1, 2018

Provide translation and copy-editing services (Finnish-English-Finnish) for national and international clients.

Content Strategist at Differo Ltd

May 1, 2014 - August 1, 2014

Plan and implement social media content strategy for various B2B companies; collect and analyze social media data; produce online content for client companies and Differo; translate Finnish to English across fields such as heavy machinery, financial management, and content strategy.

Digital Communications Coordinator / Social Media Coordinator at Business Tampere (Tredea)

February 1, 2013 - December 1, 2013

Web portal management; social media training and community management; monitor and analyze social media presence and influence; translate/copy-edit Fin-Eng; produce bulletins; develop digital communications; prepare presentation material; network with marketing/communications professionals.

Documentation Coordinator at Nokia Corporation

October 1, 2006 - September 1, 2012

Copywriting of UI and marketing texts; design and update online user guidance for a global audience; collaborate with development teams and UX/design professionals; manage localization readiness within project schedules.

Vendor and Localization Coordinator at Nokia Corporation

June 1, 2005 - September 1, 2006

Draft translation project orders; coordinate localization with subcontractors; monitor localization budgets; update resource files for multiple applications.

Documentation and Localization Trainee at Nokia Corporation

January 1, 2005 - May 1, 2005

Edit and update project documentation (DITA/XML); deliver documentation packages for software releases; perform English language checks.

Technical Writer Trainee at Lionbridge Technologies Inc

June 1, 2004 - August 1, 2004

User guidance editing and English language validation.

Project Coordinator at Transperfect

March 1, 2022 - Present

Coordinate and manage external contributors’/contributor teams’/agencies’ work; enable timely and effective organizational and external communications across multiple mediums; drive projects forward with PMs/Program Managers and support teams; handle administrative tasks for AI data projects (data collection, transcription, data analysis); perform quality assurance on project deliverables.

Freelance Translator / Freelance Copy Editor at Self-employed

August 1, 2014 - March 1, 2018

Provided translation and copy-editing services (Finnish-English-Finnish) for national and international clients.

Digital Communications Coordinator at Business Tampere

February 1, 2013 - December 1, 2013

Managed web portal; provided social media training and community management; tracked and analyzed social media impressions; performed Finnish-English translations; copywriting/editing; produced bulletins; developed the team’s digital communications and prepared presentation materials; networked with marketing and communications professionals.