Ewa Dacko

Localization · UX · Games · AI
Making things work across cultures

Localization is more than translation—it's about shaping how people experience products across cultures. I've spent 20+ years figuring out how to do it well.My background spans translation, UX, design, and team leadership—a combination that lets me talk to linguists, developers, and designers in their own language and connect what they're doing into something coherent. I'm at my best when a project needs someone who can see the whole picture and build systems that actually work.Currently, I lead localization at Ten Square Games, developing AI-enhanced workflows across multiple gaming products. I like building things that didn't exist before, and fixing things that don't work yet.I contribute to the localization community through conference speaking, workshops, and writing. I also co-run localization.pl—a (mostly) Polish-language knowledge base for localization practitioners.

BACKGROUND

20+ years in localization, translation, and UXEN <> PL translator (technical, business, software)UX design & research (certified, SWPS postgrad)Localization team leadership & process optimizationAI workflow implementation in production environments

⇢ Full career history and publication list

TALKS & WRITING

Automating Localisation at Scale: Leveraging Technology for LiveOps Success
panel discussion with Tamara Tirják (Frontier Developments) and Neil Alphonso (Splash Damage)
Live Gaming Services Summit, London 2025Don’t Outsource Your Brain Just Yet: The Truth About AI Reasoning
2025Member of the Advisory Board
Game Quality Forum Global, Lisbon 2025Challenges When Localizing Non-Latin Languages
panel discussion with Nick Citkoŭ (Paradox Interactive), Grace Feeney (Smartling), and Alexander Bukhonov (Coffee Stain)
Game Quality Forum Global Amsterdam 2023Game LocAIzation – About AI in Game Localization
2023Localization in game development and publishing
panel discussion with Paula Mackiewicz-Armstrong (CD PROJEKT RED), Asia Mleczak (Mana Translation), and Szymon Neubauer-Vasquez (locatheart)
Localisation Best Practices Conference, Gdańsk 2022Localization Testing: Different Languages, Different Techniques
workshop co-hosted with Marta Bartnicka (Dolby), test:fest, Wrocław 2022Flags, languages, going global, and why #ItDepends
2021, in Polish

GET IN TOUCH

I'm not actively freelancing, but I'm always open to interesting conversations—especially around projects that don't fit the usual boxes.