Freelance JP>EN translator specializing in creative writing for literature and entertainment, and academic writing for the humanities.

Kent State University, Japanese Translation M.A., 2016-2018

Ritsumeikan University, Study in Kyoto Program: Intensive Japanese Track, 2014-2015

University of Pittsburgh, Japanese Language and Literature B.A., 2011-2015

Experience:

>have been studying Japanese since 2005

>16 months of professional-level translating in graduate school

>over 1 year freelance experience

Specialty Fields:

>creative writing, literature, entertainment, and transcreation

>some experience with IFUs for medical devices; would like to pursue this further

Skills & Tools

>approximately JLPT N1~N2

>excelled at graduate level proofreading and editing coursework

>experienced with MLA formatting and citations

>regularly uses Chicago Manual of Style but can adapt to in-house style guides

>Trados 2017

>Microsoft Office 10

>Windows 360