# BrainStorm Translate > Community-driven hub where translators, AVT specialists, game localizers, project managers, and language companies connect, collaborate, and grow. BrainStorm Translate supports translators through an active community, curated vendor research, BrainTrust company signals, public reviews, and company collaboration routes. ## Audience - Translators, editors, subtitlers, AVT specialists, game localizers, literary translators, SEO translators, and project managers. - Language companies and product teams looking for professional linguists, reviewed job-posting routes, or product feedback. ## Translator offer - Vibrant Community: We've got 1000+ translators, editors, localizers, and subtitlers - and they're actually active! 20+ channels across Audiovisual, GameLoc, SEO, Literary, and more! We talk real industry stuff - AI vs human, blacklists, best practices, volunteer opportunities. Got a question? It won't sit unanswered. Ever. There's always someone around. Always support. We even have a voice room! And when someone wins - we celebrate it together (yes, our #i-got-the-job channel is a thing!). Join in! You won't be on your own here. - Curated Vendor Lists: We've done the research for you. Massive vendor lists - Audiovisual, GameLoc, Literary, 100+ companies each. Direct contacts, hiring pages, real opportunities. No fluff. Just leads. Jump in, start pitching, grow your portfolio! - Handpicked Jobs: We've got 5 job channels - and they're niche: Human translation, editing, proofreading Subtitling & captioning Project management AI & MT, including AI dubbing In-house & hybrid roles We skip the obvious spam. No mass-market giants flooding your feed. Only opportunities worth your time. - CV Workout: New to the industry? Switching careers? We've got a whole channel for CV & cover letter reviews. Drop your CV - get real feedback from seasoned pros. We help you stand out, get noticed, and get hired. Start strong. Or restart right! - Free Access: No fees. No subscriptions. Everything here is free for translators. We're continuously improving - more companies, more insights, more opportunities. Community support helps us move faster and build more. If this space is useful to you, supporting it helps us keep raising the level. ## Featured BrainTrust companies - [TranslaStars](https://www.translastars.com/) - [Wuatevar Games](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wuatevar-games/) ## Recent blog posts - [Exploring the Global AVT Industry](https://bstproject.com/blog/from-netflix-to-local-studios-global-avt-industry/index.html.md): How I went from researching Netflix localization partners to discovering hundreds of audiovisual translation companies worldwide. In this article, I share the methods, resources, and lessons that helped me better understand the global AVT industry and build my own database of localization studios. - [Beyond Google: Game Localization Companies](https://bstproject.com/blog/game-localization-company-search/index.html.md): Most translators search for the same Game Localization companies. Here's how changing your search strategy helped me discover hundreds of new opportunities beyond Google's first page. ## FAQ - Is access to BrainStorm Translate free for translators?: Yep! We operate on a voluntary donation model. If you find the community helpful and would like to support the project, you are welcome to contribute financially. Donations help cover practical costs such as maintaining the website, accessing certain job boards used for research, and supporting the ongoing development of the community. The project is managed with a lot of time and effort, and community support helps keep it sustainable. - Can interpreters join the BrainStorm Translate community?: BrainStorm Translate is primarily focused on written translation and localization. Most discussions in our community revolve around topics relevant to translators, subtitlers, and localization specialists. The job opportunities shared on the server are also mainly related to remote written translation and localization projects, and our curated company lists are built with these professions in mind. If you are an interpreter but are also interested in written translation or localization, you are absolutely welcome to join. However, at the moment we do not maintain dedicated channels or job searches specifically for interpreting. - Do you support AI-related translation work?: The vast majority of our work is focused on human translation. Most of the jobs, discussions, and curated company lists on BrainStorm Translate are centered around opportunities for human translators. At the same time, some members of our community are open to selected AI-related workflows - mainly machine translation post-editing and AI dubbing projects. Because of that, we may occasionally share opportunities in these two areas when the conditions appear reasonable. However, this remains a much smaller part of what we do. We do not search for, promote, or support projects related to AI evaluation, AI assessment, AI model training, or similar large-scale data and learning tasks. In our curated lists, we also try to indicate whether a company is actively involved in AI-related workflows, so community members can make more informed decisions. - What translation specializations are represented in the community?: At the moment, the most active parts of the BrainStorm Translate community are game localization and audiovisual translation (AVT). These two areas currently form the core of many discussions on the server, and we regularly compile curated company lists specifically for these specializations so translators can reach out to potential clients. At the same time, BrainStorm Translate is open to translators from many other fields. We would especially love to see more specialists in areas such as SEO translation, marketing localization, and other professional niches. As the community grows, we expect more specializations to become active parts of the network as well.