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Textklick - German to English translator

Member since Oct '03

Working languages:
German to English
English (monolingual)


Local time
07:42 BST (GMT+1)

Textklick
Schnell, zuverlässig und professionell

NA / Native in: English Native in English
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CHRIS IRWIN
International communications professional


Qualified linguist and marketing specialist with advanced DE > EN skillsets in:

* Marketing
(media, advertising B2B, B2C, TV spots, storyboards, catalogues, brochures, press releases, PR, sales material, PPT presentations, websites, customer and company magazines)

* Technical/engineering documentation
(manuals a speciality)

* IT Localisation

* Legal documents
(contracts, German 'AGB's)

* General business material

* Tourism


I am a freelance translator from German into English, with a total of 11 years spent living and working in Germany; 4 years inhouse management and translation experience with the leading localisation and linguistic software solutions provider SDL plc (proprietor of SDL TRADOS) and also a further 6 years freelance experience.

A professionally qualified, trained and experienced linguist (Chartered Institute of Linguists Intermediate Diploma in German, H.N.C. Business Studies), with a proven track record spanning many years (references/samples available on request). I believe that one of my key attributes as a translator lies in the fact that I have worked in business.

I’m not just fully conversant with business terminology - I have extensive hands-on experience.

My introduction to the German business world was a successful intern year at the Baden-Württemberg location of Gütermann, a leading international Swiss-owned textiles company. On my return to its U.K. subsidiary, I studied for an H.N.C. in Business Studies. During this time, I also gained the Student III Certificate (double distinction) of the Chartered Institute of Linguists, followed by the Intermediate Diploma as an Incorporated Linguist for German to English.

I then spent many years in Germany working in marketing for major publisher Gruner+Jahr in Hamburg. Following promotion to open a U.K. office for this core company within the Bertelsmann group, I went on to develop my career with G+J and subsequently other publishing houses, both in the U.K. and in Germany.

To me, translation is the perfect way of combining my language skills with broad international marketing and business experience.

Euro rates negotiable depending upon source material.

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    Keywords: Marketing, Medien, Werbung, B2B, B2C, TV spots, Storyboards, Kataloge, Broschüren, Presse-Meldungen, PR, Verkaufsmaterial, PPT-Präsentationen, Homepages, Kundenzeitschriften, Mitarbeiterzeitschriften, Übersetzer, Übersetzung, England, Muttersprachler



    Profile last updated
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