Working languages:
English to Spanish
English to Catalan
French to Spanish

Meritxell Mas Sastre
Let the words do their job

Spain

Native in: Spanish Native in Spanish, Catalan Native in Catalan
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Dec 11, 2019 (posted via ProZ.com):  The localization of the website Athlete365. ¡So much fun! ...more, + 1 other entry »
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<b>Attention to detail and top quality.</b>
Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified site user
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Affiliations
Blue Board affiliation:
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Voiceover (dubbing), MT post-editing, Transcription, Subtitling, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
Media / MultimediaInternet, e-Commerce
Textiles / Clothing / FashionEconomics
Computers (general)Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Finance (general)Cosmetics, Beauty
Medical: Health CareTourism & Travel


Rates
English to Spanish - Rates: 0.05 - 0.06 EUR per word / 20 - 25 EUR per hour
English to Catalan - Rates: 0.05 - 0.06 EUR per word / 20 - 25 EUR per hour
French to Spanish - Rates: 0.05 - 0.06 EUR per word / 20 - 25 EUR per hour
French to Catalan - Rates: 0.05 - 0.06 EUR per word / 20 - 25 EUR per hour
Spanish to Catalan - Rates: 0.05 - 0.06 EUR per word / 20 - 25 EUR per hour

All accepted currencies Euro (eur)
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 53, Questions answered: 31, Questions asked: 16
Blue Board entries made by this user  8 entries

Payment methods accepted Wire transfer, Money order, Check, PayPal
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 4
Glossaries A BIT OF EVERYTHING, AUDITIONS, FINANCE/BANKING, LAW, TECHNOLOGY
Translation education Master's degree - UAB - Barcelona
Experience Years of experience: 13. Registered at ProZ.com: Dec 2010.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Spanish (UAB)
German to Spanish (UAB)
English to Catalan (UAB)
Spanish to Catalan (UAB)
Catalan to Spanish (UAB)


Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Aegisub, CaptionHub, Crowdin, DejaVu, Dreamweaver, Frontpage, Lokalise, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, Passolo, Powerpoint, SDLX, Smartcat, Smartling, Subtitle Workshop, Trados Studio, XTRF Translation Management System
CV/Resume Spanish (PDF), English (PDF)
Professional practices Meritxell Mas Sastre endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Screen new clients (risk management)
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Find trusted individuals to outsource work to
  • Get help with terminology and resources
  • Buy or learn new work-related software
Bio
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT ME...

As a freelance translator with over 7 years of experience my main goal and key premise is to deliver high quality translations that meet the requirements of each specific project.

I specialize in website and software localization, finances, sports & fitness, tourism, food & dairy, marketing, journalism, entertainment, technical, audiovisual & media, videogames and gambling.

Throughout my career I have been cooperating with a large variety of companies and outsources: Banco Sabadell, BBL Translation, Multisignes, TranslateMedia, Two Translations, Adept Word Management, LC, Marca TV, Anita Khan, The Right Word BCN, Grupo Rial, Corporate Translations Services, Babellia, JetBrains, KLI Institute, Traductland, Eikatrad, Precise Translation Spain, Traduction B2B, Babel Media, Exero traducciones, Signe Words, Codex Global, The Big Word, etc. Some of the major end customers are: PortAventura, Ingenico, Ford, Gust.com, Ricoh, Zara, TCM, Coushatta Casinos, Evolution Gaming, Microsoft Corporation, Nuance, Cisco, Google, DPAM, MSN, XBOX, PS3, Android, Ralph Lauren, etc.

My large experience in my areas of expertise will provide a plus to the quality of my work.

It will be a pleasure to collaborate with any new outsourcer!

MERITXELL


CV
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

•September 2010 – June 2011
Master's Degree in Media Translation (dubbing, subtitling, videogames, voice-over) at UAB (Barcelona)

•January 2010 – April 2010
TOEFL Preparation Course at LSI Languages (Los Angeles)

• November 2003 – January 2004
Professional Proofreading and Editing course at Cálamo&Cran (Barcelona). Language: Spanish

• January 2004 – June 2004
Proofreading course and preparation course for the “Nivell K”. Language: Catalan

•November 2003 – January 2004
Professional Proofreading and Editing course at Cálamo&Cran (Barcelona)

•October 2003 – May 2004
Graduate in Website and Software Localization at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)

•September 1999 – February 2004
BA in Translation and Interpretation at UAB (Barcelona)

•October 1999 – June 2003
Official French (4th, 5th and 6th level) courses at Alliance Française (Barcelona)

•September 1995 –June 1999
Secondary school at IES Montgrí


WORK EXPERIENCE

• February 2014 - to present
Outsourcer: Two Translations. Localization of text books (maths).(EN-->ES (Latin American Spanish).

• February 2013 - to present
Outsourcer: LC. Transcription jobs in several domains. (EN/ES-->ES/EN) Over 12 hours transcribed so far.


• November 2012 - to present
Outsourcer: Adep Word. Area of expertise: Media & Entertainment. Regular transcriptions and subtitling of videos in several areas of expertise.


• December 2012 - to present
Outsourcer: Eikatrad. Area of expertise: IT & Pharmacology. Proofreading of machine translated texts in several areas of expertise like IT and Pharmacology (ES-->CAT).


• October 2012 - to present
Outsourcer: TranslateMedia. Area of expertise: Entertainment & Marketing. Daily translations of celebrity related articles for a major online site. (EN-->ES) 300k words so far

• October 2012 - to present
Outsourcer: Signe Words. Area of expertise: Gambling. Localization of an online casino interface as well as help content. End customer: Evolution Gaming, a leading live casino provider (EN-->CAT) 6K words so far

• August 2012 – to present
Outsourcer: Codex Global. Area of expertise: Technical. Technical translations for a major office machine manufacturer (EN-->CAT)

• August 2012 – August 2013
Outsourcer: Babel Media Ltd. Area of expertise: Videogames. Localization of computer games and videogames for Microsoft, XBOX, PS3 (EN-->CAT)

• August 2012
Outsourcer: Exero Traducciones. Area of expertise: marketing & IT. Website localization. End customer: Cisco.

• May 2012 – to present
Outsourcer: Traduction B2B. Several website localization projects FR>CAT. Area of expertise: Tourism (hotel websites)

• February 2012 – to present
Outsourcer: Precise Translations Spain. Several translation projects FR>ES. Areas of expertise: marketing, website localization, finances, investment, textile&retail, corporate organization, technical.

• February 2012 – to present
Outsourcer: Verbum. Catalan transcriptions for a speech recognition software. Total volume: 25000 files.
Website localization of a major investment and entrepreneur web site. Area of expertise: finances&investement. Volume: 16000 words.

• October 2010 – currently
End customer: JetBrains. Translations of newsletters and press articles (EN>ES) for the leading software developing company JetBrains. Area of expertise: software & IT

• October 2011
Outsourcer: Corporate Translation Services. Localization of a website for an Irish Language Institute.

• September 2011 - April 2012
Outsourcer: Multisignes. Real-time captioning & subtitling for national TV channel Marca TV.
Closed-caption for hearing impaired of the show 'Raw', an American wrestling show.

• October 2011 - April 2012
Outsourcer: Babellia. Area of expertise: finance&banking. Several localization projects (FR>ES) of Vending machine software, EFT POS terminal (end customer: Ingenico)

• February 2010 - currently
Outsourcer: Bibielle Translations. Ongoing translation projects for a major Theme Park in Spain (EN/ES>ES/CAT). Areas of expertise: Tourism&Marketing, Food&Dairy.

• November 2003 - currently
End customer: Anita Khan. Translation services EN-->ES for this textile company (http://www.anitakhan.com): mailings, catalogues, product & garment descriptions, shipping documents as well as any other information regarding the production lines, etc.

• October 2011 - May 2012
End customer: Computers Unlimited. Area of expertise: iPhone & iPad. Translation project entailing the description and features of the most high-tech products for iPhone & iPad.

• November 2007 – June 2009
Computers Unlimited (distributor of software and computer accessories based in London)
Job title: Purchase Executive. Duties: Data System maintenance, order placing and chasing, supplier communication, new products research and set up, Wikipedia, reports in English and French, website translations, etc.

• October 2005 – June 2007
Moehs Ibérica (manufacturer of pharmaceutical products located in Barcelona)
Job title: Purchasing assistant. Ordering and follow-up, direct contact with suppliers and manufacturers, show and trades organization, database maintenance, daily reports in English and French, translations, product descritpions, market research, etc.

• April 2004 – December 2005
Banc de Sabadell – Education Department
Project description: Localization from EN into CA of 70 interactive economic and financial courses in HTML and Flash formats (600,000 words).

• April 2004 –June 2005
Dower Security S.L (manufacturer of fire protection systems)
Job title: Admin assistant. Duties: admin tasks, website maintenance, translations, catalogue maintenance, mailings, etc.

INTERNSHIPS
•May-June 2011
CCCB (Contemporaneous Cultural Center of Barcelona)
Job description: Architecture Conference Subtitler.


LANGUAGES
• Catalan: native speaker (certification: Nivell D)
• Spanish: native speaker
• English: advanced skills
• French: advanced skills (DELF A1 and A2)
• German: intermediate level
• Italian: advanced level


COMPUTING SKILLS
• Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2010
• SDL Trados 2007 & Studio 2011, Déjà Vu
• Flash CS4, Dreamweaver CS5, Fireworks CS5, Photoshop CS
• Subtitle Workshop, Media Subtitler. FingerText (real-time captioning and subtitle edition)
• Cisco VPN connections
• Dragon Naturally Speaking v.11.0
This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 57
PRO-level pts: 53


Top languages (PRO)
English to Spanish33
French to Spanish20
Top general fields (PRO)
Other22
Law/Patents20
Medical4
Science4
Tech/Engineering3
Top specific fields (PRO)
Management8
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng8
Law: Contract(s)8
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion7
Law (general)4
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs4
Finance (general)4
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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects9
With client feedback2
Corroborated3
100% positive (2 entries)
positive2
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation8
Subtitling1
Language pairs
English to Spanish5
Spanish to Catalan2
English to Catalan2
Spanish1
French to Spanish1
1
Specialty fields
Finance (general)2
Tourism & Travel2
Sports / Fitness / Recreation1
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion1
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino1
Media / Multimedia1
Other fields
Transport / Transportation / Shipping2
Investment / Securities1
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Profile last updated
Jan 20, 2021