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

Gain insight into the translation structure, workflow, content, and resources at Sony Professional Solutions Europe. Learn about the role of in-house and external translators, proofreading agencies, and the use of SDL TMS and Trados Studio. Follow a typical day in the life of a translator at Sony.

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

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  1. The in-house outsider: being a translator at Sony Professional Solutions Europe Natascha Jaeger German Translator Portsmouth University/February 8th

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

  3. External agency for proof-reading Translation team structure at Sony External translators for other languages and excess FIGS demand In-house translators for core languages: FR, IT, DE, ES (“FIGS”) Sony stakeholders

  4. SDL TMS – workflow management system

  5. Workflow

  6. Content – marketing collateral for B2B

  7. Technical content Trados Studio Catalogue

  8. Marketing content TradosSTudio Advert

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

  10. Style guide

  11. Anotherday in theoffice…

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

  13. They will neverunderstand… footer

  14. Questions

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