Working languages:
English to Chinese
English (monolingual)
Garrett Lin
Certified Translator & Game Addict

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Local time: 01:10 CST (GMT+8)

Native in: Chinese (Variants: Traditional, Cantonese) Native in Chinese
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Services Translation, Software localization, Website localization, Editing/proofreading, Subtitling, Transcreation, MT post-editing
Expertise
Specializes in:
Gaming/Video-games/E-sportsComputers: Software
Cinema, Film, TV, DramaPoetry & Literature
Internet, e-CommerceMarketing
Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
Rates
English to Chinese - Standard rate: 0.05 USD per word / 16 USD per hour

Payment methods accepted PayPal, Wire transfer | Send a payment via ProZ*Pay
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1

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Translation education Bachelor's degree - Nanfang College of Sun Yat-Sen University
Experience Years of experience: 4. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 2022.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English (Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education of the PRC)
English to Chinese (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of PRC and the China International Publishing Group)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Aegisub, memoQ, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Powerpoint, Subtitle Edit, Trados Studio
CV/Resume English (DOCX)
Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Work for non-profits or pro-bono clients
Bio

I am Garrett Lin, a certified translator with three years of experience as a Video Game Localization Specialist.


Background

Growing up in a multilingual environment, I am a native Cantonese and Mandarin speaker living in Guangzhou. After graduating with a B.A. in English, I started my professional translator career and worked as a Video Game Localization Specialist with a game company based in Shenzhen. 

I am now a freelance professional translator.


Project Experience

Available upon request via email.


Work Experience

  • ROBOTO GLOBAL, Freelance Professional Translator (Sep 2022 - Present)
  • MIKE GAME, Game Localization Specialist & Community Manager (Oct 2022 - Present)
  • GLACIER NETWORK, Game Translator & Copywriter (Jun 2020 - Jul 2022)


Field of Expertise

Video Game, Software/App, Subtitling


Availability & Capacity

-Availability: Flexible and can be changed based on projects. Mostly 8+ hours per day, 6 days per week.

-Capacity: 2,000 to 3,000 source words at my highest quality


Tools & Formats

-CAT Tools: Trados, memoQ, OmegaT

-Subtitling Tools: Subtitle Edit, ArcTime, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effect

-Formats: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, PDF

Keywords: English, Chinese, Cantonese, translation, localization, marketing, video game, video game localization, subtitling


Profile last updated
Oct 11, 2023



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