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The in-house
outsider: being a
translator at Sony
Professional
Solutions Europe
Natascha Jaeger
German Translator
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Portsmouth University/February 8th
Agenda
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Translation structure at Sony
Workflow
Content
Editing environment
Resources
A typical day
Translation team structure at Sony
External
translators for
other
languages and
excess FIGS
demand
External
agency for
proofreading
In-house
translators for
core languages:
FR, IT, DE, ES
(“FIGS”)
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Sony stakeholders
SDL TMS – workflow management system
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Workflow
Translation
request
Authorisation
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Validation
Review
Download
Translation
Feedback
Approval
Final layout
Content – marketing collateral for B2B
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Technical content
Trados
Studio
Catalogue
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Marketing content
Trados
STudio
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Advert
Terminology
•MultiTerm termbase
for FIGS plus RU, EL,
PT, PL
•Also accessible as a
browser-based tool
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Style guide
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Another day in the office…
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How I spend the day
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8am – 9am: checking review
9am – 12am: translation
12am – 1pm: lunch!
1pm – 4pm: translation
4pm – 5pm: checking e-mails/brochures/terminology
They will never understand…
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Questions
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