Working languages: German to English |
| sylvie malich
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Berlin Local time: 04:12 CET (GMT+1)
Native in: English  | | |
(Opted out of PRO Certification due to lack of faith in peer-qualification process.) True native of the English language. Registered User of ProZ since 2001, sporadic paying member. Would like to see ProZ professionalism return to 2003 standards. | | Freelancer and outsourcer | | Translation | | Specializes in: | | IT (Information Technology) | Internet, e-Commerce | | Advertising / Public Relations | Computers: Software | | Printing & Publishing | Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) |
| Also works in: | | Law: Contract(s) | Marketing / Market Research | | Media / Multimedia | Business/Commerce (general) | | Journalism | History | | Cooking / Culinary | Tourism & Travel |
More Less | | Questions answered: 243, Questions asked: 11 Easy / 153 PRO, PRO-level points: 361 | | 2001 | | Euro (eur), U. S. dollars (usd) | | general, technical engineering | | BA-San Francisco City College | | Years of translation experience: 12. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2002. | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | | Translation-Partners | | Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Access, Adobe Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Exel, Flash 4, Photoshop, Powerpoint, ULead Gif Animator, QuarkXPress, Wordfast | | About me
| Advertising & PR | TV concepts | Brochures | Presentations | Internet Product and Service Presentations | Printing, Publishing, Prepress | Website Localization | General Business and Technical | Culture and Tourism
In the past months I've translated:
- Corporate Design Manuals, 18,000 words
- Advertising text for regular advertising agency client
- eLearning software website
- Weekly company newsletter for ongoing client
- Industrial sewing software manual
- "Leasing the Sky" Book on Gert Hof
- approx. 55,000 words of marketing, advertising, press release copy
- A 40,000-word eLearning application software Manual
- approx. 35,000 words of employee contracts, general terms of business, rental contracts
• The majority of my work has been in translating Style Guides, corporate design manuals, Internet services, advertising texts, abstracts, storyboards, slogans, general company profiles, software application promotions, websites.
• Grew up bilingually in Canada with German parents BUT my dominant language has always been English, which is why I would never attempt to translate English into German.
My personal philosophy
• As a native-English speaker who has lived in Germany for the past 18 years, I prefer to work with one language pair and in one direction only (German to English). I believe it is a translator's duty to produce copy as readable and interesting as the original. Translated text often reads "stilted" when translated word for word. I translate the idea into the idea. Many translators can't do this, and a non-native speaker rarely has the feel for it, concentrating more on the correct grammar rules. I promise a translation that a native speaker will enjoy reading and not realize they are reading a translation. This is extremely important when dealing with advertising copy.
Please click on my Website for full detail in German and English of what I offer:
www.einmalich.net
Degree in commercial photography and graphics with further education in DTP and web design.
12 years of experience in publishing and advertising design studios in San Francisco and Berlin.
10 years as a language professional.
Berlin
• From February 2001 to present: Freelance translation from German into English specializing in print technology (typography, DTP, prepress), advertising copy and the web. I work within a network of DE<>EN certified and sworn professional translators
• 2002-2003 GBB Gesellschaft für Bildung + Beruf e.V.
Teacher of English within the context of a further education program for academics ("Verhandlungsführung -- Englisch als Kommunikationsgrundlage") organized by the Deutsche Arbeitsamt
• 1998-March 2001 Internet-Index GmbH, Internet design studio
Translation of websites from German into English, web design and DTP
• 1996 Media International Verlag, Hotel magazine publisher,
Freelance German to English translations of tourism texts
• 1992-1996 Zitty Verlag, Bi-weekly events calendar magazine
Page layouts in PageMaker and typesetting
• 1990-1992 Fokus e.V. Language School
English teacher of all levels, one-on-one instruction and in the classroom
San Francisco
• 1988-1989 City Sports Magazine, National magazine
Freelance typesetting, ad design
• 1988-1989 Ampersand Design,
Layout; conceptual teamwork on high quality projects for design agencies (i.e. Paramount Pictures); customer service; computer layout and text specification
• 1986-1988 Atlas Press
Layout, typesetting and text specification
• 1985-1989 San Francisco Bay Guardian Weekly (www.sfbayguardian.com)
Typesetting management; layout, paste-up, data conversion and text specification
I work with Wordfast, which is Trados-compatible. Discounts only on 100% matches.
German>English Translation: from .85-1.25 EUR per line (50 characters incl. spaces)
Depending on the size and complexity of any project, pricing may vary. I will consider all reasonable offers.
Some advertising texts and slogans are calculated by the hour
Proofreading/Editing: By the hour, please ask.
DTP: by the hour, depending on job.
All prices are subject to VAT (where applicable)
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