About Anne-Cathrin
SERVICES
- editing German book manuscripts in a wide range of genres (fiction: historical fiction, literary/contemporary fiction, women's fiction, Bildungsroman, young adult, fantasy, mythology, folklore, romance, dystopian, steampunk ...; non-fiction: biographies, history, literature, languages, arts, travel, food, photography, health, psychology, well-being, spirituality, self-work, occultism ...)
- copy-editing any German text in accordance with modern German orthography and typographic/typeset rules, ensuring the correctness and uniformity of grammar and sentence structure, technical terms, and proper names
- translating from English to German
- checking translations from English and French into German for faithfulness
- translating into "Einfache Sprache" (simple language) and "Leichte Sprache" (easy language) (=Barrierefreiheit/accessibility)
- writing PR texts in German
- writing alternative texts for images and graphics in German (accessibility)
- manuscript structuring/layouting with Microsoft Office Word
- typesetting
- final layout checks
TEXT TYPES
Websites, online content, blog articles, whitepapers, academic papers, slides and PowerPoint presentations, brochures, flyers, newsletters, emails, catalogues, magazines, apps, games, manuals, guides, textbooks, biographies, cookbooks, novels, novellas, anthologies, etc.
WORKING LANGUAGES
• I work on texts in German
• I can understand, translate from and communicate in English and French
I love helping clients on their journey to a text that is ready for publishing. Gladly contact me for more details.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Conversational
Swedish
Basic
Spanish
Basic
Italian
Basic
Can work on-site
Plaisance-du-Touch (up to 50km)
Experience
- Stegenwaller Enterntainment GroupSchlussredakteurPUBLISHINGDecember 2017 - December 2019 (2 years and 1 month)Essen, Germany- Correcting magazines with regard to grammar, spelling, punctuation, style and layout- Checking, researching and documenting correctness of content in accordance with publishing standards- Checking and approving print-ready pages in coordination with editors and graphics departments
- Scientific Publishing ServicesSpringer Cross-cultural internship in India, copyediting German booksPUBLISHINGAugust 2016 - February 2017 (6 months)Chennai, India• technical proofreading and editing of German manuscripts with MS Office and XML according to Springer’s Standard Style• quality checks of manuscripts, editing indices• creating a German word data base for spell check automation• supporting colleges on language-related questions in various pre-press stages, translating queries & errata, phrasing emails• conducting weekly German language training on level B1/B2
- Thüringische SommerakademieAssistance in cultural management and public relationsCULTUREJune 2016 - July 2016 (2 months)Böhlen, Germany• support in organizing, advertising & holding cultural events• administrative tasks in the office, maintaining the website• creating and distributing advertising material, writing and sending press release texts and programmes• supporting and managing in-house course participants & guests
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Education
- Master of ArtsUniversity of Jena2014German literature, with additional studies in history, cultural history and English.
- Bachelor of ArtsUniversity of Jena2011Bachelor in German studies (linguistics and literature) and history.
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