Experience

Freelance Writer and Translator
- Provide written content for media outlets such as CNNGo Tokyo, Japan Pulse and The Japan Times.

- Perform Japanese to English freelance translation for various organizations.

- Worked as a temporary proofreader/editor at the Arts and Features desk of The Japan Times. March – May 2010.


INTAC International Inc. July '08 - March '10
- Coordinated freelance translators to complete large translation projects.

- Proofread, edited and revised finished translations of video game dialogue, game proposals, financial documents, service manuals, textbooks and a variety of other material.

- Performed Japanese to English translation in-house.

- Coordinated a major video game of over 200,000 words.



How to Japonese (http://howtojaponese.com), Author
http://howtojaponese.com

- Ongoing account of “getting used to” Japanese, lessons from outside the classroom.

- Write articles about Japanese language and culture.

- Over 90,000 words written in last year and a half.

- Record, edit and upload HD-quality video supplements introducing food, tourist sites and tips for living in Japan (http://vimeo.com/danielmorales/videos).

- Profiled in The Japan Times' “Blogroll” column.