Tertius Botes | Freelancer Resume

Curriculum Vitae Tertius Botes Translator/Copyeditor/Audio actor/Audio actor coach/Audio Technician Contact Details Name and Surname: Tertius Botes Mobile Number: - Email:-Skype: Tertius Botes Address: 42 Main Street Albertinia South Africa Services Offered Translation, Editing, Voice acting, Voice actor coaching, Audio recording, Audio editing, Audio cleaning, Language tutoring, Art designing, Transcription Languages: Afrikaans (Native), English (Native). Work Experience Watch Tower Volunteer – Cape Town Audio Technician October 2017 – September 2019 English – Afrikaans Translator September 2019 – May 2021 Worked as a volunteer for an international organization, and received training to work on international publications to be distributed nationwide. As a audio technician this entailed working on high quality programs such as Protools, Isotope RX4/RX6, and Audacity, and producing and editing high quality recordings for audio publications as well as voice overs for videos. As a translator I worked with teams to produce translated documents of a high quality and working with a wide variety of subjects. The training given emphasized conveying the meaning of the source text accurately and naturally. Duties: Translation of letters and articles from English to Afrikaans Using in-house translation software, tools and techniques to deliver a good product Doing research to understand subject matter more fully, resulting in an better translation Cooperating with a translation team and reaching consensus as to which translation is preferred Adhering to house style of the translation department Proofreading, checking and doing mechanical checks of texts to ensure accuracy Interacting with departments concerned with composing and readying of documents for press release Recording and editing audio publications and voice over videos Acting in voice over videos and audio publications Coaching voice actors Providing technical support for translation teams in department, troubleshooting software and hardware issues Reaching deadlines and working at a good pace in order to ensure punctual delivery and acceptable quality of translated material Freelance: Multiple transcription jobs. Education Home schooled 120 hour TESOL Certificate Course International Open Academy Course for teaching English to foreign speaking persons. Audio editing training Translation training References Available on request.