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Other - German Chamber of Trade and Industry; Benedict International Language School, Cologne; Sprach- und Übersetzungsinstitut Dr. Alami, Cologne, Germany
Erfahrung
Übersetzungserfahrung in Jahren: 14. Angemeldet bei ProZ.com seit: Feb 2010. Mitglied seit: May 2010.
ATA-Certified English and German translator based in Washington, D.C.
Extensive experience translating in the following fields:
Marketing, Market Research, Consumer Surveys
Advertising, Websites, Retail
Cosmetics & Beauty
Medical, Patient and Physician Surveys
Health & Fitness
Nutrition, Food & Drink
General business (except Legal and Finance)
User manuals
Consistently excellent client feedback
1. Market Research projects for a specialized agency.
Client feedback: "Great news, and thank you so much for that helpful note, Melanie. You’ve really helped us out more than you know here, thank you again :)”
2. Translation, localization (incl. project management) of a 150,000-word website for a leading manufacturer and supplier of dietary supplements for athletes.
Client feedback:
"Melanie has been our go-to translation provider for our German language needs since the launch of our German website and sales operation in 2014.
Her expertise in marketing, nutrition and fitness translation has helped us successfully market our products to our German audience.
Melanie’s attention to detail is outstanding and her work is always of exceptional quality. All translations, no matter how tricky due to nutritional and technical content, have been of a consistently high standard. Melanie is knowledgeable, friendly, professional, fast and accurate.
We can absolutely recommend her!"
3. Translation and localization of hundreds of product descriptions as well as various website and marketing texts for a globally leading brand of fitness equipment.
Client feedback:
"Working and communicating with Melanie was very easy. Her translation quality and accuracy will allow us to expand our products faster and easier to customers in a new market."
4. Regular translation projects for a boutique translation agency specializing in retail translations, such as blogs, website texts, tweets and other marketing materials.
Feedback from end client’s German Regional Manager:
"The attachment is very good-so I did not have to correct anything. Well done." "...Anyways, your translation person seems to be a genius, so go ahead. Nothing needed to change."
ATA-certified from English into German since September 2023
Offering top-quality and culturally sensitive translations, readable and clear, with exceptional attention to detail and of course always on time
About me:
Born and raised in Germany
Worked for US Embassy and Consulate in Germany for 6 years and moved to the United States in 2006
Lifelong exposure to foreign languages and cultures on three different continents (Europe, Asia and North America), always curious and ready to learn more
Great passion for languages, traveling and literature as well as fitness, sports and health
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Gesamtpunktzahl: 189 Punkte Schwierigkeitsgrad PRO: 185
Mitglied seit May '10
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