Chinese–English Language Professional

Kong Yang

Translator · Transcreation Specialist · Subtitler

Independent Developer — Vibe Coding

Nineteen years of professional Chinese–English translation across cinema subtitles, literary texts, and luxury-brand copy. Long-term partner to translation platforms and premium global brands — combining linguistic precision with literary polish, and helping Chinese stories travel. I also design, build, and ship software products solo through AI-assisted development.

Guiyang, China CN ↔ EN 19 yrs experience ~100 film & TV projects

LinkedIn ↗ [email protected]

Portrait of Kong Yang — Glacier Express, 2023

Experience

2024 — Present

Datawords (Hong Kong)Contract Translator

Chinese–English marketing copy and transcreation for Cartier, Chanel, Hermès and other luxury houses.

2023 — Present

SGL (Shanghai)Contract Translator

Subtitles and transcreation for mobile games, short dramas, and overseas new-media content.

2020 — Present

Beijing Keyi StudioContract Translator

Cinema subtitles and scripts, Chinese to English — Ne Zha 2, Detective Chinatown 1900, The Volunteers 3, Hi, Mom, Lost in the Stars, Dongji Island; nearly 100 projects delivered.

2017 — Present

Beijing Gongyuan TranscreationContract Translator

CGTN documentary series including Aerial China, Every Treasure Tells a Story, Great Country Craftsmen, Fly, Chang'e.

2012 — 2016

SDI Media (Hong Kong)Subtitle Translator

English–Chinese subtitles for Fear Factor, The Apprentice, The Big Bang Theory, Heroes, The Flash, That '70s Show and more.

2007 — 2012

Shanghai YingshuoFreelance Translator

Books, government documents, and publishing projects.

Selected Work

Cinema & Streaming

Feature-film subtitles & scripts, CN → EN

Ne Zha 2, Detective Chinatown 1900 (script & subtitles), The Volunteers 3, Hi, Mom, Lost in the Stars, Dongji Island — theatrical releases read by audiences worldwide.

Luxury & Brand

Transcreation for global luxury houses

Campaign and brand copy for Cartier, Chanel, and Hermès through Datawords Hong Kong — where tone is the product.

Documentary

CGTN flagship series

Aerial China, Every Treasure Tells a Story, Great Country Craftsmen, Fly, Chang'e — cultural and science documentaries for international broadcast.

Games & New Media

Game localization & short drama

Mobile-game text, subtitles, and transcreation via SGL Shanghai; localization QA for overseas releases.

Publishing

Book-length translation

The Good Soldier (published Chinese edition, on Douban & WeChat Reading); Forever Iron Man Wang Jinxi (full book, CN → EN, Beijing Taike Publishing).

Institutional

World Bank project lead translator

Lead translator/interpreter for the World Bank Guizhou road assistance project — technical documents and on-site conference interpreting for international experts.

Products I Built

Desktop App · Windows

Lady Mush — AI desktop companion

A bilingual AI companion app for Windows with agentic tool use, multi-model support, voice interaction, and an AI theater mode. Designed, built, and shipped solo — this very site serves its downloads and updates.

netzillastudio.com/lamu ↗ Mobile Game · Android · Godot

Pop'Em — arcade pinball-breaker

A pinball-breaker game for Android, built with Godot and available on TapTap. Solo project end to end: gameplay, art pipeline, and release.

netzillastudio.com/popem ↗

Recognition

Award

First Prize, 2019 National "Huanran Yixin" MT Post-Editing Competition (Tencent Translate × 51zhaofanyi)

Mentorship

External Mentor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Writing

China Short Story Society — Excellence Award (literary fiction)

Education

B.A. in English Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Guizhou University

05 — Contact

Let's work together

Available for translation, transcreation, subtitle, and localization-review engagements — and for lean, AI-assisted product builds. The fastest way to reach me is LinkedIn or email.

Kong Yang on LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/netzilla ↗
[email protected]