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Member since Mar '09

Working languages:
English to Polish
Polish to English

Agata Sadza
Accurate with great research skills

London, England, United Kingdom
Local time: 04:40 BST (GMT+1)

Native in: Polish Native in Polish
Willingness to Work Again info
1 Positive entry

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Subtitling, Post-editing, Transcription, Training, Project management
Expertise
Specializes in:
Media / MultimediaSocial Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Business/Commerce (general)Marketing / Market Research
Law: Contract(s)Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
Government / PoliticsTourism & Travel
JournalismEducation / Pedagogy

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 62, Questions answered: 39, Questions asked: 10
Project History 0 projects entered
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 7
Glossaries media1
Translation education Master's degree - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Experience Years of translation experience: 8. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2006. Became a member: Mar 2009.
Credentials English to Polish (Chartered Institute of Linguists, verified)
Memberships IATIS, EST, IOL
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
Website http://www.agatasadza.com
CV/Resume CV available upon request
Conference participation Conferences attended
Professional practices Agata Sadza endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me
BUSINESS * LAW * MEDIA * EU TRANSLATION


Informacje w języku polskim

I am a professional linguist and a full-time English-Polish / Polish-English translator with 8-year experience in translation, proofreading, editing, reviewing, terminology research as well as translation/interpreting teaching and training.

I am currently pursuing a PhD in Translation Studies and work as Lecturer in Applied Translation at London Metropolitan University.


QUALIFICATIONS:

-full Member of Chartered Institute of Linguists (MCIL)

-MA in English (specialization: Translation Studies, additional specialization: Teaching English as a Foreign Language)

-MA in Cultural Studies (specialization: European Studies)


SPECIALITIES:

-business, marketing, administration, management, HR, company law, commercial law, intellectual property, insurance (contracts, B2B and B2C correspondence, press releases, newsletters, minutes, business plans, leaflets, brochures, surveys, web content, terms and conditions of business, codes of practice)

-media, multimedia, journalism, mass communication (press articles, specialized academic texts)

-social sciences, cultural studies, social research (specialized texts of various kinds)

-public and social service, local and national goverment, European Union, international organizations (grant applications, reports, press releases, programmes, strategies, leaflets, brochures, legislation)

-tourism and travel, art and architecture (art catalogues, leaflets, brochures)

-medical translation (medical documentation, examination reports etc.)

-CVs, diplomas, job correspondence (letters of application, letters of offer)

-Internet, web content


RECENT JOBS (English to Polish):

-legal: legal proceedings in construction industry (payment dispute) - witness statement (6500 words)
-business/financial/HR: internal procedures/instructions for employees (TKMaxx) (2500 words)
-business: risk audit documents (4500 words)
-marketing: clothing/textiles - press releases, product descriptions (Burberry) (3200)
-tourist: audioguide for the Scottish Parliament (10300 words)
-public services: core assessment (7500 words)
-insurance: car insurance certificates (Polish to English)
-media: Media and Society into the 21st Century (Lyn Gorman, David McLean) ISBN 978-1-4051-4935-8, for Jagiellonian University Press, Poland
-web content (15000 words in total)
-school certificates, diplomas, BDM certificates


EXPERIENCE:

-large translation projects (mostly academic publications) for leading Polish publishers, requiring expertise in various fields (including journalism, media studies, social sciences, cultural studies and others) as well as extensive resource seeking and terminology analysis and considerable time-management plus self-organization skills (please see my webpage for details)

-other translation jobs (including contracts, agreements, social service documents, legal texts (esp. intellectual property, codes of practice), EU documents, tourist brochures, art catalogues, promotional and informational materials, insurance documents, medical examination reports, BMD certificates, teaching curricula and syllabuses and others). My clients include various UK/US-based agencies, London Borough of Hounslow and others.

-telephone interpreting: social benefits (UK), tax credits (UK), health care and others

-reviewing, proofreading and quality-checking of translations

-experience in the role of translation teacher and trainer (undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels) as well as teaching assistant to instructors of sworn, medical and legal translation

I am a very flexible and fast learner with proven abilities of self-development and effective resource seeking and analysis; willing to take up new challenges and develop expertise in other fields.


Published book translations include:

D. della Porta, M. Diani, Ruchy społeczne. Wprowadzenie. [Social Movements. An Introduction]. forthcoming
S. Allen, Newsy w sieci [Online News], 2008.
B. Hennessy, Dziennikarstwo publicystyczne [Writing Feature Articles], forthcoming.
D. Lemish, Dzieci i telewizja [Children and Television], 2008.
R. McLeish, Produkcja radiowa [Radio Production], 2007.
S. Baran i D. Davis. Teorie komunikowania masowego [Mass Communication Theory], 2007.
A. Boyd, Dziennikarstwo radiowo-telewizyjne [Broadcast Journalism], 2006.
C. Barker, Studia kulturowe. Teoria i praktyka [Cultural Studies. Theory and Practice], 2005.
T. Edensor, Tożsamość narodowa, kultura popularna i życie codzienne [National Identity, Popular Culture and Everyday Life], 2004.
D. Muggleton, Wewnątrz subkultury. Ponowoczesne znaczenie stylu [Inside Subculture. The Postmodern Meaning of Style], 2004.

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Total pts earned: 66
PRO-level pts: 62


Top languages (PRO)
English to Polish42
Polish to English20
Top general fields (PRO)
Art/Literary24
Social Sciences12
Law/Patents10
Science4
Bus/Financial4
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Poetry & Literature12
Law: Contract(s)10
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.4
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters4
Journalism4
Government / Politics4
Linguistics4
Pts in 5 more flds >

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Profile last updated
Jul 18, 2011



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