Freelance translation work (English to Chinese-Simplified & Traditional)

Mother Tongue:                                 Chinese ( Traditional + Simplified )

Place of Primary Education:            Hong Kong

Name : Zhang Lee Yan

Address:    155821, Lai Man House, Oi Man Estate, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Email :          zhangleetrans@gmail.com                                                 

Experience :

Present:                                                          Freelance

Jan 1997 – Apr 2012                       Singtao Daily

A Chinese Newspaper in Toronto, Canada

                                               News Translator

Feb 1996 – Dec 1996                      Ming Pao

A Chinese Newspaper in Toronto, Canada     

                                                                        News Reporter

                 

1976 - 1985                                       Wah Kiu Yat Po

A Chinese Newspaper in Hong Kong

                                                                        News Reporter - Assistant Chief Reporter

Hong Kong Economic Times               -Editing the Chinese News of Information v      Technology.

                          -Designing the layout

                                  -Conducting the interview

                                 -Writing the news article

QUALIFICATION                  

• Member of the Institute of Linguists (A British academic organization).

• CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching )

• Graduate Diploma in Interpreting and Translation

EDUCATION:

**  4-Year Diploma in English Language & Literature (Hong Kong Shue Yan College  ) .

 ** Postgraduate Diploma in Interpreting and Translating

             

I am a highly driven, focused and extremely motivated language graduate. I am able to communicate effectively in Chinese and English and I enjoy undertaking challenging tasks and responsibilities. Having project management experience in a multilingual firm, I am currently seeking a challenging role to utilise my language skills and business acumen .

My software:

-SDL Trados 2009 Freelance Plus .

-Omega T

-ABBY FineReader 10.0 Corporate Edition

- Word Fast  Employment:

Interests and achievements

-In addition to previously mentioned experience I have worked in school as a teaching assistant.

-I have joined the Edinburgh scheme and completed the silver award when I was a secondary school student.

-I have done promotional work for an event of Humanities Society when I was a university student.

-I have worked as an editor for the cultural section in the school publication.

-I am interested in reading and riding bicycle.

My preferred translation rates:

USD: per word: 0,07 – For translation and 0.035 for proofreading .

Euro: per word: 0,06 – for translation and 0.03 for proofreading

All Rates Are negotiable depending on the subject of the project .

For provided services I issue an official invoice.