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Services
Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Subtitling, AI + Human review (MT post-editing), Transcription
Expertise
Specializes in:
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Business/Commerce (general)
Computers: Software
Gaming/Video-games/E-sports
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Tourism & Travel
IT (Information Technology)
Also works in:
Construction / Civil Engineering
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
Computers (general)
Engineering (general)
Furniture / Household Appliances
Forestry / Wood / Timber
Internet, e-Commerce
Marketing
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General rate: 0.07 EUR per word / 17 EUR per hour
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English to Spanish: Article from Marta Stelmaszak's blog Want Words General field: Marketing
Source text - English When a freelance translator goes on holidays…
A few weeks ago I had this idea that this year I’ll go on real holidays, you know, when you don’t check email and don’t think about work. But a few great opportunities came along and while I’m still planning a significantly reduced number of working hours, I’ll be working on some translation projects.
However, I’m hoping that you’ll be in a good position to take real, real holidays. With this in mind, I thought I’d share a checklist I found online a few weeks ago and that I tried to implement to prepare for my upcoming holidays. The full list is available here, and in the post below I wanted to add my ideas to what needs arranging and setting up specifically if you’re a freelance translator.
4 weeks ahead…
• Let your clients know as far in advance as possible that you’ll be off and plan alternative solutions
• Realign deadlines if necessary
• Try to finish all big projects before leaving
• Talk to your team & collaborators about what will happen while you’re gone
• Find colleagues who could take on work from direct clients while you’re away
3 weeks ahead…
• Plan maintenance and routine tasks such as invoicing and replying to emails
• Draft a list of everything that could go wrong while you’re away and plan how you’re going to deal with it
• Consider hiring a temporary virtual assistant to handle emails
2 weeks ahead…
• Tie up loose ends and wrap up current gigs, where possible
• Don’t accept any new projects, unless they’re really short ones
• Choose a date when you’ll begin new projects that arise, which could be even before you return to make sure you can get back straight to work
• Ask all prospects if they can wait until your return date
• Plan your marketing actions for when you’re away
1 week ahead…
• Implement marketing actions to take place when you’re away (schedule blog posts, release of articles, following-up with clients)
• Create an auto-responder
• Update contact forms with your return date
• Set up an email blast to clients a few days before you return to remind them that you’re coming back
4 – 2 days ahead…
• Talk to your clients again to wrap up projects, last changes, and remind them you’re going away
• Set clear communication boundaries (e.g. that you won’t be checking your email during the day, but they can call you in emergencies)
• Prepare your desk and to-do lists for return
Like I said, some of it will be happening in my case, too. You go ahead and make the most of it!
Translation - Spanish Cuando el traductor autónomo se va de vacaciones
Hace pocas semanas estuve pensando que este año me iría de vacaciones de verdad, ya sabes, sin estar pendiente del correo y sin pensar en el trabajo. Pero se me presentaron buenas oportunidades y, aunque mi plan es trabajar un número muy reducido de horas, tendré que hacer alguna traducción que otra.
No obstante, espero que tu situación te permita irte de vacaciones de verdad. Con esto en mente, se me ocurrió compartir una lista que encontré en Internet hace unas semanas y tratar de ponerla en práctica para prepararme para las vacaciones. La lista completa (en inglés) se encuentra disponible aquí y en la publicación que puedes ver a continuación he querido añadir mis ideas sobre lo que hay que organizar y poner en marcha específicamente si eres traductor autónomo.
4 semanas antes...
• Comunica a tus clientes con la máxima antelación posible que vas a ausentarte y planifica soluciones alternativas
• Cambia los plazos de entrega si es preciso
• Intenta terminar todos los proyectos grandes antes de irte
• Habla con tu equipo y tus colaboradores sobre lo que harán cuando no estés
• Busca colegas que puedan encargarse del trabajo de clientes directos mientras estés fuera
3 semanas antes...
• Planifica tareas de mantenimiento y rutinarias, como facturar y responder correos electrónicos
• Haz una lista de todo lo que puede torcerse mientras estés fuera y planifica cómo vas a lidiar con ello
• Piensa en contratar temporalmente un asistente virtual que se encargue de tus correos electrónicos
2 semanas antes...
• Ata cabos sueltos y termina el trabajo que tengas en la medida de lo posible
• No aceptes proyectos nuevos, a menos que sean muy cortos
• Elije una fecha en la que empezar los proyectos nuevos que surjan; puede ser hasta antes de tu vuelta, para asegurarte de que te pondrás a trabajar inmediatamente al reincorporarte
• Pregunta a todos tus posibles clientes si pueden esperar a tu vuelta
• Planifica las medidas de marketing que tomarás mientras estés fuera
1 semana antes...
• Pon en marcha las medidas de marketing que se llevarán a cabo en tu ausencia (programa publicaciones del blog, publicación de artículos, seguimiento de los clientes)
• Crea una respuesta automática
• Actualiza los formularios de contacto con la fecha de tu vuelta
• Programa para poco antes del fin de las vacaciones un envío de recordatorios a los clientes con la fecha de tu vuelta
4 – 2 días antes…
• Vuelve a hablar con tus clientes para rematar proyectos, últimos cambios y recordarles que te vas
• Deja claro cómo y cuándo pueden ponerse en contacto contigo (por ejemplo, no vas a estar pendiente del correo durante el día, pero sí pueden llamarte en caso de urgencia)
• Prepara tu espacio de trabajo y tus listas de tareas para cuando vuelvas
Como ya he dicho, en mi caso no pondré todo en práctica, ¡pero tú aprovecha y sácale el máximo partido!
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Translation education
Master's degree - UIMP
Experience
Years of experience: 16. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2007.
English to Spanish (Universidad de Salamanca) French to Spanish (Universidad de Salamanca) French to Spanish (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación) French to Spanish (Belgium: ISTI) English to Spanish (Belgium: ISTI)
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Software
Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Indesign, memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Trados Studio, Wordfast
English and French to Spanish freelance translator since 2007 based in Spain with significant experience translating documents of different domains.
During the last five years I kept training to become a MT and Localization specialist, I have recently passed the SDL Post Editing Certification. My purpose is to keep growing professionally, so I became an editor two years ago to learn more aspects of the internationalization process.
Nowadays I am a complete and successful professional willing to keep learning and face new challenges.
Qualifications Summary
• English and French to Spanish translator/reviewer/proofreader with proven experience in several domains, i.e. engineering, IT, legal, technical, tourism, communication, entertainment, marketing, linguistics, audiovisual, transcreation, general, etc.
• Significant experience in Machine Translation: dictionary building, post-edition, and QA; and localization of software, websites, videogames, apps, and multimedia products.
• Experience editing and formatting multilingual publications.
• Ability to work as part of a team and as well as a leader.
• Strong skills in multilingual communication.
• Ability to work within strict deadlines.
• Great organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Ability to follow different training and courses to prosper in my career.
Career Accomplishments
EN/FR-ES Translator
• Work directly with clients all over the world delivering translations of different domains always with great quality and meeting the client requirements and deadline.
• Successfully schedule an agenda that allows working in several projects for clients in different regions always meeting a high-standard quality.
MT and Localization Specialist
• Leader of the Spanish localization project of software from well-known international companies. Preparation of all the material needed, participation in the localization process, assisting colleagues as necessary, reviewing the whole project for coherence.
• Work with other colleagues as part of a team providing assistance as needed, participating in the localization process, directly communication with the client to solve queries.
• Working solo with clients all over the world delivering localized products always with great quality and meeting the client requirements and deadline.
• Successfully schedule an agenda that allows working in several projects for clients in different regions always meeting a high-standard quality.
Senior Editor
• Work as part of a team and follow the lead of our PM to deliver printables of high quality in a given deadline.
• Edition, translation, formatting, reviewing of multilingual publications.
• Management of a network.
• Lead of TarrenPoint European branch, giving instructions and assistance to my colleague when required, and solving technical and scheduling problems.
• Learn the use of different software quickly and easily.
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