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Cong F.

Shanghai, China

$25/hr
4.9
2,383 jobs

✦ 20+ years of English–Chinese and Cantonese experience, 30M+ words delivered across 12 industries, and a consistent output of 4,000–5,000 words per day with publication-level accuracy. Trusted by Apple, Nvidia, IBM, Intel, Samsung and Johnson & Johnson, I manage end-to-end localization using Trados, InDesign, Aegisub, SEO tools and etc. to deliver precise, market-ready results. Available 7 days a week with responses within 1 hour. Why Choose My Services? 🏅 Certified Expertise: As a certified member of the American Translators Association (ATA) and holding an expert-level certification from the China Accreditation Test for Translators and Interpreters (CATTI), I have translated over 30 million words, delivering excellence in every project. 🏭 Industry Coverage Across 12 Sectors: Delivering legal, medical, technical, IT, finance, cryptocurrency, engineering, manufacturing, automotive, e-commerce, marketing, and gaming projects with sector-specific terminology control and compliance awareness, supported by a strong engineering background with expertise in Chemical Engineering. 🔍 SEO-Optimized Localization: Combining linguistic precision with keyword research and on-page SEO strategy, I optimize translated content for Baidu, Google, and regional search engines—improving rankings, visibility, and conversion performance in Chinese markets. 🌏 Full-Service Chinese & Cantonese Market Solutions: Supporting projects across highly regulated and technical industries, I deliver integrated translation, localization, and subtitling services designed for accuracy, clarity, and commercial impact. 🌐 Multilingual Solutions: Leading a professional translation agency, I provide comprehensive services across multiple languages, ensuring seamless communication for global clients. 🏆 Top-Tier Clients: Trusted by global brands such as Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Intel, Apple, Nestlé, YouTube, VISA, Microsoft, Unilever, and Amazon, I bring experience and credibility to every project. 🔧 Bilingual Localization Excellence: Offering professional Chinese-English localization services, I specialize in adapting content to resonate with Chinese audiences, maximizing engagement and conversions. 🌍 Cultural Insight: Having lived, studied, and worked in the USA for over a decade, I possess deep cultural insights that enrich my translation and localization services. ₿🎮 Blockchain Enthusiast & Gaming Specialist: As a dedicated believer in blockchain and cryptocurrency, and a passionate gamer, I bring specialized knowledge to projects in these dynamic fields. Academic and Professional Credentials: 🎓 Graduated from a prestigious "211 Project" and "985 Platform" university in China. 🎓 Exchange student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), one of Asia's top universities. 🎓 Earned a degree from a leading U.S. graduate school, achieving TOEFL and GRE scores of 100+ and 320+, respectively. Technical Proficiency: 🛠 Experienced with CAT tools such as SDL Trados and MemoQ, ensuring consistency and quality with fast turnaround times. Proficient in Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Flash, Adobe InDesign, Aegisub, WordPress, and more. Commitment to Confidentiality: 🔒 All client information is handled with the utmost confidentiality and will never be disclosed.

  • English to Mandarin Chinese Translation
  • English to Chinese Translation
  • Chinese to English Translation
  • SDL Trados
  • Legal Translation
  • Technical Translation
  • Market Research
  • Project Management
  • Business Translation
  • Chinese
  • Microsoft Word
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Subtitles
  • SEO Strategy
Natacha L.

Trpinja, Croatia

$35/hr
5.0
158 jobs

Top Rated Plus Translator & Editor | Expert Book & Document Refinement | French Transcription Specialist 📄 Profile Overview: Transforming words into impact. Precise. Fluid. Reliable. Are you looking for more than just a literal translation? You need a partner who understands the nuances of language, the rhythm of a story, and the importance of a flawless professional image. With a 100% Job Success Score and Top Rated Plus status (top 3% on Upwork), I provide high-end linguistic services tailored to your specific needs. I don't just process text; I polish it until it resonates perfectly with your target audience. ✨ My Core Expertise: 1. Translation & Localization (English to French) I go beyond word-for-word translation. I adapt your message, tone, and cultural nuances to ensure your content sounds natural and native. Whether it’s marketing material, technical documents, or creative copy, I ensure your voice is heard correctly. 2. Book & Document Editing/Proofreading As a specialist in literary and non-fiction works, I offer a deep-dive editorial approach. I don’t just fix typos; I suggest stylistic improvements to enhance flow, clarity, and impact. I act as your "first critical reader" to make your manuscript or professional document stand out. 3. Audio & Video Transcription (French) I transform your recordings into clean, structured, and ready-to-use text. From conferences and interviews to YouTube videos, I provide accurate transcriptions that can be further translated or edited into articles and books. 🚀 Why Choose My Services? Top Rated Plus Excellence: A proven track record of handling large-scale contracts with consistent 5-star feedback. The "Human" Touch": No machine translation here. I provide artisanal quality with an eye for detail that AI simply cannot match. Seamless Workflow: I am highly responsive and committed to your deadlines. Your project is managed with total transparency and security. Collaborative Approach: I am not a "black box." I discuss your goals and specific requirements to ensure the final result exceeds your expectations. Ready to elevate your project? Click the "Invite" button, and let's discuss how I can help your words reach their full potential.

  • English
  • French
  • Mobile App Localization
  • Website Localization
  • Cryptocurrency
  • English to French Translation
  • Content Localization
  • Translation
  • Proofreading
  • Transcript
  • Transcription Software
  • Romance Novel
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Academic Proofreading
  • Book Editing
Hoshun M.

Tokyo, Japan

$40/hr
5.0
229 jobs

I’m Hoshun, a native professional Japanese translator and proofreader who turns large-scale Word (DOCX) / Excel (XLSX)/ PowerPoint (PPTX) / Google Document/Spreadsheet/Slide/XLIFF packages into flawless Japanese—often faster than average. I guarantee exceptional quality at unparalleled speed for tasks that other translators might deem impossible. When quick and meticulous translations are needed, you can rely on me as your steadfast ally. Field: General contents, Fintech, IT, etc. **<My skills>** - Translation, Localization (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Google Docs, Google Spreadsheets, Google Slides, XLIFF, json, HTML, CSS, Texts, etc.) - Transcreation - Transcription of Japanese (Audio and video files, mp3, mp4) - Subtitling (SRT) - Proofreading, checking - Voice recording, narration, voice acting <The platform I'm familiar with> Crowdin Qualtrics Phrase **<About subtitling>** I can make SRT files or burn subtitles directly onto a video. # Examples of my past translation projects **<Apps>** - Smart Meditation: A wellness app offering guided meditation sessions and mindfulness tools - POP guide: A digital guide app providing interactive information for events, museums, or exhibitions - 3D Modeling App: A creative tool for designing and visualizing 3D models - QuitSure: A health app designed to help users quit smoking through behavioral guidance - Toko: English leaning app - Donna: AI song and music maker - IRMO: An AI-powered art and avatar creation app for generating images and visual content - TradingKey: A finance app offering trading tools and resources for investors - Bodd: Automatic fitting app - 5 Minute Pilates: Daily Pilates guide app - Liven: Self-discovery companion app **<Websites>** - QuitSure: Official website for the smoking cessation app, with resources and user support - Smart Meditation: Website for the meditation app, featuring program details and subscription options - Makkah Digital Coin: A cryptocurrency platform providing digital coin services and blockchain solutions - KOMOJU card: A payment gateway site offering online transaction and e-commerce solutions - INNO SUPPS: A nutrition and supplement brand website showcasing health products - Zact: A fintech website offering digital payment and financial management services - TradingKey: Online platform for trading education, tools, and financial resources - JMarkets: A financial services website focused on market analysis and trading solutions - NEBULA **< Books >** - "Wonderful Day" # Publisher Kidkidos books - "The Traveling Caterpillar" # Publisher: Kidkidos books - "I Am Thankful" By Shelley Admont # Publisher: Kidkidos books - "Under the Stars" # Publisher: Kidkidos books - "Knowing Me, Knowing You - TAKE A WALK WITH ME" by Elizabeth Murphy, Ed.D. - "If You’re not Monitoring, You’re Not Protected" By Dr. James Dean Senger **< Games >** - Passion Eye - The Last Frame **< YouTube >** - Quantum Tech HD - Oscar Hunt: Scaling US Retail Operations with Bodd **< Opera >** - Curlew River by Benjamin Britten **<Voice over, narration>** - P3 Dokument (Swedish Broadcasting Corporation) **<Medical>** - Clinical tests - Charts - Surgery explanations - Cancer study - Discussion Guide for Physicians **<Transportation>** - Fly Lili airport announcement (Air port announcement) - TVM UI Translation - Haneda Airport Parking (Terms and Conditions)

  • Localization
  • Software Localization
  • Subtitles
  • Japanese
  • Transcription Timestamping
  • General Transcription
  • Microsoft Word
  • Translation
  • Japanese to English Translation
  • English to Japanese Translation
  • Website Localization
  • Subtitling
  • Translation & Localization Software
  • Mobile App Localization
  • Marketing Localization
Md. Ahad H.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

$16/hr
5.0
46 jobs

✔ Certified English - Bengali Translator | Native Bengali Translator ✒ Bengali Proofreader 📝 Bengali Linguist | iGaming Translator | Forex Translator | Website, UI, App Localization Expert | AI Data Annotation & Labelling | Copywriter | Voice over Artist | LLM Trainer | Bengali Tutor | Creative Writer 📢 Master's in Linguistics | 100% Human Translation and also Expert in - Crowdin, SDL Trados, Smartcat, Shaip, Aegisub, Lokalise, MemoQ, Transkriptor, Labely, Locize, Memsource, Xbench and more. 📍 Experiences of working with Duolingo, Amazon, Spotify, Pocket option, 1xBet, 22Bet, OctaFx, Veeva ✍ Script Writer, Content Writer, Creative Writer** **Virtual Assistant, Researcher** **Video Advertisement Actor** ** Very high percentage of clients with repeated business. ** Top scores in skills.** Words can win a war if you can use them properly and they can prevent a war if you're better! If you are not a pro in word-craft, then you can always count on me, your personal Writing Knight, who is always ready to provide the words that can bring the best results for you, be it selling stuff, pleasing somebody, win you an argument or simply make money for you. A writer, Translator, Proofreader, Bengali Tutor, researcher, Interpreter, Voice Over Artist, Virtual Assistant, Transcriptionist and Bengali Linguist. I live in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I've been an excellent student throughout my studies. I've won numerous awards in debating, writing. I've been writing and translating for international companies for years. I have published articles and blogs for websites, forums, and magazines. I've been working as a professional Bengali- English/ English- Bengali translator for many years. **Services I provide** **Writing and translation** • Content Writing • Creative Writing • Articles • Blog Posts Writing • Academic Writing • Report Writing • Copywriting • Rewriting • Ghost Writing • Children's Writing • Editing and Proofreading • WordPress Blogging • English to Bengali translation • Bengali to English translation • Live Interpretation **Admin support and Statistics** • Research • Data Entry • Data Editing • Data processing and drawing research conclusion • Statistical Modeling • Statistical Tests • Web Research • Transcription **Search Engine Optimization** • Keyword Research • Keyword Prominence • Keyword Density • Tags, Meta Tags, Meta Descriptions • Titles, H2, H3 etc. titles • WordPress Blog Posting and Managing • Curation **Artist** • Voice over Artist • Actor • Video Advertisement **Virtual Assistant** I love my work. I try to dedicate myself completely to my work so that they can shine on their own.

  • Data Entry
  • Website Translation
  • Live Interpretation
  • Bengali to English Translation
  • Forex Trading
  • Content Writing
  • Business Translation
  • Storytelling
  • Linguistics
  • Blog Writing
  • Voice-Over
  • English to Bengali Translation
  • Proofreading
  • Content Localization
Somaya A.

Cairo, Egypt

$40/hr
5.0
113 jobs

"𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺." (𝙈𝙤𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙙'𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 the United Nations, UNICEF, Emirates NBD, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Talabat, and the Ministry of Finance Qatar to translate documents 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. I'm Somaya — a Top Rated Plus translator (𝙩𝙤𝙥 1% 𝙤𝙣 𝙐𝙥𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠) specializing in Arabic, English, and Turkish, with 9+ years and 1,980+ delivered projects at 100% Job Success. I bring a rare combination most translators can't: native-level fluency in three languages (including Turkish — studied at Hacettepe University, Ankara) plus formal training from The American University in Cairo and Al-Azhar University. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✅ LEGAL & CERTIFIED TRANSLATION • USCIS-accepted certified translations (birth certificates, marriage, diplomas, contracts) • Notarized translations for immigration & official use worldwide • Legal contracts, terms of service, court documents ✅ TECHNICAL & MEDICAL TRANSLATION • Medical reports, pharmaceutical documents, clinical research • Technical manuals, datasheets, safety guides • Scopus-indexed academic & research papers ✅ LOCALIZATION & DIGITAL CONTENT • Website & mobile app localization (Arabic, Turkish, English) • SEO translation for GCC & Middle East markets • Subtitling, video transcription & voice-over scripts • Marketing copy & brand voice adaptation (not just translation) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔧 CAT TOOLS & WORKFLOW SDL Trados, MemoQ, Memsource, Wordfast, SmartCat, Crowdin, Lokalise, Subtitle Edit, Aegisub, Adobe InDesign (DTP-ready delivery) 🎓 CREDENTIALS - Diploma in Translation — The American University in Cairo - TÖMER Turkish Proficiency — Hacettepe University, Ankara - BA Languages & Translation — Al-Azhar University - Business Administration — Nile University ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💬 WHY CLIENTS RETURN Whether it's a USCIS document due tomorrow, a 200-page medical dossier, or a full website localization, you get polished, ready-to-use content with zero ambiguity. I respond within minutes during working hours and deliver on time, every time. Send me a message — I'll respond within a few minutes with a clear plan and timeline.

  • Localization
  • Software Localization
  • Proofreading
  • Arabic to Turkish Translation
  • Turkish to English Translation
  • English to Turkish Translation
  • Subtitles
  • Video Transcription
  • Arabic
  • English
  • Turkish
  • Website Translation
  • Mobile App Localization
  • Legal Translation
  • Official Documents Translation
  • Medical Translation
  • Contract Translation
  • Voice-Over
Marc M.

Osnabruck, Germany

$30/hr
5.0
433 jobs

As a native German translator and localization specialist, I help E-Commerce, SaaS, and Tech companies successfully enter the German market with translations that don’t just read well – they sell. I specialize in adapting English content for the German-speaking audience, ensuring your brand voice remains consistent while building trust and increasing conversions. What I can help you with: ✅ Shopify/WooCommerce store localization ✅ Product descriptions with SEO optimization ✅ Landing pages and sales copy ✅ SaaS and Tech blog translation ✅ App and UI localization with context sensitivity ✅ Email newsletters and automated flows Why work with me? ✨ Native German speaker with 10+ years of experience ✨ Deep understanding of E-Commerce and Tech terminology ✨ Conversion-focused approach for your German customers ✨ Fast, reliable, and detail-oriented I don’t just translate words; I ensure your message resonates with your target audience, helping you grow your business in the German market. Ready to localize your content for Germany and boost your sales? Let’s connect and discuss your project today.

  • Localization
  • Software Localization
  • Translation
  • Website Translation
  • Business Translation
  • Document Translation
  • English to German Translation
  • Translation & Localization Software
  • Technical Translation
  • Proofreading
  • Proofreading Feedback
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Content Localization
  • Website Localization
  • Marketing Localization

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