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Principal areas of interest, experience & specialization:
Business & Legal texts;
Advertising, Marketing and Press Communications;
Arts & Culture, Tourism & Travel
Literary Translations, Screenplays;
Environmental Action Campaigns

Show me your text and I'll give you an honest assessment and/or referral.
Price offers that differ from my rates (but are still fair) are welcome!

Some Recent Projects:
(Please note: Despite my part-time status, I've never missed a deadline, and my clients know and appreciate my accuracy, speed and dependability.)
+ Many, diverse texts for KTM Sport Motorcycles and KISKA GmbH, e.g. technical, marketing and business documents, magazine articles, advertising materials, contracts, financial reports & quality management instruction manual
+ Sustainable fishing and activism strategy reports for GREENPEACE International (pro bono work)
+ Segments of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in Austria brochure for Austria Info, Vienna
+ Diverse tourism texts, among others, for TIROL Information, Salzkammergut Touristik, the actb, Linz Tourism Assoc., the Linz Stadtkommunikation DVD, Obertauern, SalzburgerLand Tourismus, etc.
+ Many diverse texts for Volvo, Husaberg, M Real Hallein Papier, CROSS Holding AG – from advertising and marketing texts to financial reports
+ Misc. legal documents, bylaws & contracts for businesses such as the Tourismusschule Salzburg, Atomic Austria, Oberndorfer Drückerei, GARANTA Österreich Versicherungs AG insurance company, Salzburg, etc.
+ Website texts for diverse businesses and organizations, from art auction sites to Austrian towns and their hotels to Austrian ski resorts to spas and wellness resorts, etc., etc.
+ Diverse tourism texts for e.g. Bad Hofgastein, Linz, Obertauern, Austria; the 2008 EURO World Championships
+ Diverse letters of recommendation, CVs and program texts for the Salzburg Festival and the Salzburg Landestheater
+ Many, diverse tourism texts for Austria Info/Österreich Werbung, Vienna, Obertauern, and other Austrian cities and agencies
+ For SalzburgerLand Tourismus GmbH.: extensive annual TOURISM & CULTURAL BROCHURE for the entire province of Salzburg; SALZBURG HIKING ATLAS (20+pgs) & "Infotainment" TEXTS; various PRESS RELEASES e.g. for the British Olympic Association; CITY-WIDE CULTURAL AD CAMPAIGN, etc.
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Employment / Background:
1995 - Present: Freelance spec screenwriter
1991-1994: Proofreader/Editor for the Center for International Legal Studies (international law book publisher), Salzburg, Austria
1988 - Present: Freelance German-to-English translator
1986: Children's story "The Emperor and the Clocks" published in POCKETS Magazine
1985 - Present: Translation proofreader for various Salzburg translators,
on subjects ranging from tunnel construction to tourism to court translations
1984-88: English teacher for the American Language and Culture Center, Salzburg
1984-86: Writing course, The Institute of Children's Literature, CT, USA
1984 - Present: Singing engagement at the Salzburger Landestheater, Salzburg, Austria
1974-1984: Employed at Publisher's Idea Exchange (advertising publication), Monticello, Iowa, USA
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Rates: Negotiable, depending upon the project and the needs of the outsourcer/client.
I welcome reasonable bids and price requests, as well as translation tests for new clients. I charge an additional express-translation fee of 25-50% for overnight/"emergency" translations, in order to maintain the highest translation and literary quality.



References (Available upon request from):
Word Connection
Jim Thomson
j.thomson@word-connection.at
Salzburg
0699/11364338
Tel. & Fax: +43-662-876210

Moving Words
Marlene Hutter
marlene.hutter@moving-words.at
Vienna
0664 3522 522