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Working languages:
English to Hungarian
Hungarian (monolingual)

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Kata Koncz
marketing, tourism, environment expert

Hungary
Local time: 14:08 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: Hungarian Native in Hungarian
Willingness to Work Again info
4 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Voiceover (dubbing), Subtitling, Post-editing, Transcription, Project management, Vendor management
Expertise
Specializes in:
Advertising / Public RelationsMarketing / Market Research
Media / MultimediaTourism & Travel
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.Environment & Ecology
Government / PoliticsNutrition
Internet, e-CommerceBusiness/Commerce (general)

Rates
English to Hungarian - Rates: 0.08 - 0.11 EUR per word / 25 - 30 EUR per hour
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 229, Questions answered: 84, Questions asked: 8
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Translation education Master's degree - Budapest Business School
Experience Years of translation experience: 10. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 2007. Became a member: Nov 2008.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s)
Credentials English to Hungarian (Budapest Business School, verified)
Memberships N/A
Software Across, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Indesign, LocStudio, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, SDLX
CV/Resume English (PDF)
Professional practices Kata Koncz endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me
Professional English-Hungarian translator. Qualifications: Business translation and interpreting (Budapest Business School), MA in English Language and Literature, MA in American Studies (ELTE BTK, with special EU studies and translation programs). Courses: subtitling and dubbing, digital photography
Certified tourism manager

Translation, proofreading, transcreation, editing, localization, subtitling services most often, but not exclusively in the following fields:

Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, Media
Anything that needs to be well-phrased: press releases, company brochures, magazine articles, reports, websites, newsletters, corporate advertising, print ads

Business and economy
business reports, corporate profiles, webcasts, presentations, websites, catalogues, brochures, internal and training documents

Social and natural science, tourism & travel, environment & ecology
I'm especially familiar with topics such as climate change, e-waste, pollution, water crisis, habitat loss and destruction, species extinction, fossil fuels and renewable energy sources, recycling, biodiversity and biosecurity, conservation, green consumer products, eco-tourism, healthy food.
Tourism-related translation supported by a tourism manager certificate (studies included food and wine, gastronomy, foreign trade, event planning and marketing) and relevant work experience.


Recent translation projects include:

> Regular articles for the National Geographic magazine
> Transcreation for a major Japanese camera brand (new product advertising)
> Documents about climate change and recycling for several multinational and Hungarian corporations
> Regular press releases and website texts for a Canadian auction company
> Localization of websites and software
> Subtitling business advertising films for EU institutions
> Translation of exhibition panels and object texts for the Hungarian leg of a major international exhibition
> Proofreading company brochures for the U.S. market leading jeans manufacturer
> Internal documents for healthcare products leaders, a life sciences company and a giant oil company
> Press releases for several well-known software companies
> Linguistic testing of software
> Translation of e-learning and training materials for a multinational product manufacturer and a luxury hotel group
> Education texts for a U.S. university
> Transcription and translation of environmental films for an EU institution
> Text on green building and urban ecology

Client confidentiality always maintained.

Books translated (for National Geographic, Geographia Publishing Ltd.):

Through the Eyes of the Condor: An Aerial Vision of Latin-America (232 pages)
March of the Penguins (32 pages)
Worlds to Explore: Classic Tales of Travel and Adventure from National Geographic (464 pages)
Arctic Tale (160 pages)
Novel Destinations (368 pages)
Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Creatures of the Deep (192 pages)
African Safari into the Great Game Reserves (300 pages)

Chief editor (2002-2008) of an online music magazine:
Website production, news editing, interviewing, translation of articles, writing articles, photography, proofreading, promotion

Personal interests, hobbies
Current issues & politics, childcare & baby, cooking & gastronomy, creative writing, reading, travel, cultures, sports & outdoor activities, rock music, photography

Unsolicited client feedback
"...We're all the more grateful for your superb work since we know it was an unusually tight deadline."
(a client in Hungary)

"Just for you to know: xxx was very satisfied with the translation."
(German translation agency, subtitling project)

"You're great!"
(U.S. translation agency PM)

"Thank you so much for your work on this, it has been really good and very creative!"
(copywriting agency in the UK)

This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 229
(All PRO level)


Top languages (PRO)
English to Hungarian186
Hungarian to English43
Top general fields (PRO)
Other97
Tech/Engineering24
Art/Literary24
Social Sciences24
Medical16
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Top specific fields (PRO)
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters16
Religion13
Other12
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion12
Cooking / Culinary12
Nutrition8
Food & Dairy8
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