Translation: English to Spanish / Spanish to English
My name's Dave Silva. I'm a native Spanish speaker (Mexico) and have a Bachelor's Degree in English / Spanish translation. I'm currently looking for free or paid translation projects to beef up my completely non-existent resume (I graduated with my degree but couldn't find work as a translator so I had to work other jobs to support my family.)
Since my hometown is pretty much dead when it comes to any new job opportunities, I've decided to give freelance game translation a shot. My goal is to get experience so I can build up my resume and potentially get larger jobs later in the year.
I'm a native Spanish (Mexico) speaker but grew up speaking English (US) thanks to my relatives and a steady stream of American books, TV and movies, so I consider myself to be 90 to 95% fluent in the language. Anything that I don't know, I'll look up. Most people who speak to me online in games or message boards don't realize that I'm not a native English speaker. I'm also open to working on other non-game stuff like literature and comics - web or print.
I'm open to working on any kind of game on any platform. I'm interested in translating small to intermediate sized scripts for free. All I ask is that you give me credit and let me list you on my resume and website (along with a sample of my work, with a link to your own website.) Even if your game is something really simple that only needs its instructions translated, I'll gladly do it. I'm also available to translate commercial games - but those would have to be paid for, of course.
Unfortunately, I have no online portfolio to speak of. All I have is my degree. So this is why I'm here, hoping to get material to build one.
If you're interested in giving me a job, please reply or send me a private message. I'm sure we can work something out. Thanks!
My name's Dave Silva. I'm a native Spanish speaker (Mexico) and have a Bachelor's Degree in English / Spanish translation. I'm currently looking for free or paid translation projects to beef up my completely non-existent resume (I graduated with my degree but couldn't find work as a translator so I had to work other jobs to support my family.)
Since my hometown is pretty much dead when it comes to any new job opportunities, I've decided to give freelance game translation a shot. My goal is to get experience so I can build up my resume and potentially get larger jobs later in the year.
I'm a native Spanish (Mexico) speaker but grew up speaking English (US) thanks to my relatives and a steady stream of American books, TV and movies, so I consider myself to be 90 to 95% fluent in the language. Anything that I don't know, I'll look up. Most people who speak to me online in games or message boards don't realize that I'm not a native English speaker. I'm also open to working on other non-game stuff like literature and comics - web or print.
I'm open to working on any kind of game on any platform. I'm interested in translating small to intermediate sized scripts for free. All I ask is that you give me credit and let me list you on my resume and website (along with a sample of my work, with a link to your own website.) Even if your game is something really simple that only needs its instructions translated, I'll gladly do it. I'm also available to translate commercial games - but those would have to be paid for, of course.
Unfortunately, I have no online portfolio to speak of. All I have is my degree. So this is why I'm here, hoping to get material to build one.
If you're interested in giving me a job, please reply or send me a private message. I'm sure we can work something out. Thanks!