The in-house outsider: being a translator at Sony Professional Solutions Europe

Natascha JaegerGerman Translator

Portsmouth University/February 8th1

Agenda

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• Translation structure at Sony• Workflow• Content• Editing environment• Resources• A typical day

Translation team structure at Sony

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External translators for other

languages and excess

FIGS demand

External agency

for proof-reading

In-house translators

for core languages:

FR, IT, DE, ES (“FIGS”)

Sony stakeholders

SDL TMS – workflow management system

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Workflow

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Content – marketing collateral for B2B

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Technical content

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Trados Studio

Catalogue

Marketing content

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Trados STudio

Advert

Terminology

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•MultiTerm termbase for FIGS plus RU, EL, PT, PL•Also accessible as a browser-based tool

Style guide

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Another day in the office…

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How I spend the day

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• 8am – 9am: checking review • 9am – 12am: translation• 12am – 1pm: lunch!• 1pm – 4pm: translation• 4pm – 5pm: checking e-mails/brochures/terminology

They will never understand…

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Questions

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