Member since Jul '06

Working languages:
German to English
Spanish to English

Jessica Weiss
Accurate and elegant translations.

Oviedo, Asturias
Local time: 22:42 CEST (GMT+2)

Native in: English Native in English
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified member
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Subtitling, MT post-editing, Copywriting, Transcreation
Expertise
Specializes in:
Poetry & LiteratureLaw (general)
PhilosophyPsychology
Music

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KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 12, Questions answered: 8, Questions asked: 1
Project History 0 projects entered
Translation education PhD - Harvard University, Dept. of Comparative Literature
Experience Years of experience: 19. Registered at ProZ.com: Jul 2006. Became a member: Jul 2006.
Credentials German to English (Harvard University, Dept. of Comparative Literature, verified)
Spanish to English (Harvard University, Dept. of Comparative Literature, verified)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, SDLX, Trados Studio
Professional practices Jessica Weiss endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
Bio

My source languages of Spanish and German have been acquired by long
periods of residence and study in Spain and Germany, (and are verified by
industry-standard credentials), providing an essential knowledge of cultural
contexts important for any translation.  My extensive academic backround
is evident in my strong writing skills in my native (American) English -
logical and natural flow of  sentences in the correct register. I combine
this with outstanding research abilities (such as advanced Internet search techniques)
indispensable for dealing with specialized terminology. 


Translations fit for purpose.

 


SPECIALTY FIELDS (recent projects):

 

Revision/quality control: a significant portion of my work involves controlling quality of human translations
for key accounts of international translation agencies, especially in the life
sciences and in the legal field, but also marketing and cultural subjects.

 

Life sciences: clinical studies and journal articles, medical histories, physician's
case reports, lawsuits related with healthcare (e.g. class-action suits,
malpractice suits), official documents (e.g. applications to Ethics Committee);
pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agrifood, veterinary medicine.

 

Law:
contracts: legal opinions; judgments; legal journal articles/book chapters,
dissertation abstracts; arbitration; extrajudicial correspondence; court
briefs; contracts; bid specifications. (More than 700,000 words:
investment disputes related with Energy Charter Treaty, litigation before the
ICSID.)

 

IT (Information Technology): webpages of multinational IT companies,
software user manuals

 

Tourism & Travel: (more than 1 million words: tourist itineraries, hotel and
restaurant sector, including menus, search engine optimization for Spanish and
German hotel companies.)

Music:  Spanish: Participation in
3 book projects on contemporary composers, history of Basque Music and on violence
in music classrooms in Higher Musical Educational Institutions. German: Liner
notes for recordings by a regional orchestra in Germany, justification of award
decisions for a composition prize.

 



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: 12
(All PRO level)


Top languages (PRO)
Spanish to English8
German to English4
Top general fields (PRO)
Law/Patents8
Other4
Top specific fields (PRO)
Law (general)12

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Keywords: German, Spanish, medicine, law, IT, specialized, published


Profile last updated
Nov 15, 2023



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