Becky Katz

Description

Overview: Full-time freelance translator. Working languages: English>Spanish and Spanish>English. ATA Certified English into Spanish and Spanish into English.

Subjects: international development, legal, medical, and marketing and communications.

More than 11 years of experience translating and copywriting marketing and advertising materials for United Parcel Service (UPS), the largest express transportation company in the world.

Education: Certificate in Translation Studies, Florida International Univ.; Master of Business Administration, Florida International Univ.; Bachelor of Science in Advertising, Univ. of Florida.

Specializations/Types of Projects:

* Legal: Attorney-client correspondence, briefs, contracts, litigation and arbitration documents.

* Journalism: Newspaper editorials; newspaper articles; international cuisine; profiles; celebrity interviews; book, CD and DVD reviews.

* Marketing and Advertising: Press releases, flyers, brochures, ads.

* International Organizations: Video scripts, briefing documents.

* Medical: Benefits forms and brochures, articles for the general public, patient information documentation and consent forms, websites.

* Travel and Tourism: Travel articles. Almost 5 years of experience translating travel texts from Spanish > English, and writing and editing in English for in-flight publications and in-room destination magazines.

* Customs and Trade: Newsletters, presentations, reports, questionnaires, letters to government officials, briefings on public affairs issues.