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Member since Aug '11

Working languages:
Swedish to English
German to English
English to Swedish
German to Swedish

jamga
Skillful Scholarly Straightforward

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland
Local time: 10:53 CEST (GMT+2)

Native in: English Native in English

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Voiceover (dubbing), Subtitling, Post-editing, Transcription, Training, Project management, Vendor management
Expertise
Specializes in:
Advertising / Public RelationsTourism & Travel
Textiles / Clothing / FashionSports / Fitness / Recreation
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.Science (general)
Medical (general)Marketing / Market Research
Poetry & LiteratureJournalism

Payment method accepted Wire transfer
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Experience Years of translation experience: 6. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2008. Became a member: Aug 2011.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials Swedish to English (Diploma Swedish, 2 MA's)
German to English (LGS-Sprachkurse Freiburg im Breisgau Zertifikat: C)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Libre Office, OmegaT, Open Office, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS
Website http://englishtranslations.se
About me
James is a polyglot translator, editor and writer based in Gothenburg, Sweden. He has two master's degrees and three years experience teaching languages in both English and Swedish. For over five years he has delivered high-quality, well-written texts that are accessible to various English and Swedish-speaking audiences.



Recent projects (spring 2012):

Automobile manuals

EU documentation for Scandinavian municipalities

Financial statements

Literature

Marketing texts for gallerias and shopping centres

Proofreading of medical and pharmaceutical translations



M.A. European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology, University of Gothenburg 2007.

M.A. Theoretical Philosophy, University of Gothenburg 2007.

Author of the novel Harm: en samtidsroman, Urtext Förlag, 2011.
Keywords: Swedish, English, German, academic, technical, marketing, tourism, literature, philosophy, theoretical philosophy, social science, social sciences, ethnology, cultural anthropology, cultural studies, analytical philosophy, postmodernism, folklore, Scandinavian, skandinavien, norden svenska, engelska, filosofi, teoretisk filosofi, etnologi, cultural anthropology, anthropology, YA, young adult, historical fiction, skönlitteratur, gender, genus, academic, academisk, humaniora, humanities, turism, teknik, akademisk, wissenschaft, geisteswissenschaft, philosophie, geschichte, ethnologie.


Profile last updated
May 9