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Japanese to English Video Game and Tourism Translation
Japanese to English Video Game and Tourism Translation
Sam Berven
BA, Japanese
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I'm Sam. Welcome to my website.
Please find a summary of my background below, with more information available on my About Me page. • Translation, localization, and subtitling services
• 6 years experience as a full time translator • More than 3 million words translated to date • Hundreds of projects delivered on time, with deadlines ranging from several hours to several months • Daily output of 4,000 - 6,000 source words (2,000 - 2,500 target words) • Native English speaker (United States) • N1 Japanese Language Proficiency Test certification (highest level) • 6 years living in Japan, with Japanese as the language of communication • Trados, MemoQ, Memsource, Across, Wordbee, Aegisub and Subtitle Edit translation tool proficiency |
Gaming & Other Media Localization Experience
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• AAA RPG game (PlayStation 4) - 230,000 words (ongoing) • Digital pet training game (Nintendo Switch ) - 20,000 words • Indie fighting game (Nintendo Switch ) - 5,000 words • Story-heavy puzzle game (iOS/Android) - 9,000 words • Medieval adventure/battle game (iOS/Android) - 10,000 words • Monster-hunting RPG game (iOS/Android) - 4,000 words • Producer and developer interviews 120,000 words • Game industry report (ongoing) - 400,000 words • F.A.Q. for Android & iOS titles - 77,000 words • AAA action-RPG PS4 title magazine article - 6,000 words • Mobile interactive digital novel series - 500,000 words • Interactive mystery digital novel - 23,000 words • Film-making documentary (episodic) - 12,000 words • Comedy TV show pilot episode - 6,000 words • Police-themed comedy TV show - 13,000 words • Science fiction anime - 10,000 words • Humorous light manga series - 160,000 words |
"It was a pleasure working with Sam, and I happily recommend him to any future client; He is a team player and would be a great asset to any organization."
“Serious and very professional translator. Highly recommended.”
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Over the past six years, I have worked on a dozen titles for a variety of platforms and genres. I translate Japanese speech styles, themes, and character personalities into their culturally appropriate English equivalents, always prioritizing the players experience with the end product.
Aside from translating games themselves, I always work with a wide range of related material, including promotional interviews, magazine articles, peripheral presses releases, updates and announcements, and FAQ pages.
Commercially-released video games are both works of art and profit-oriented business endeavors. Awareness of both sides is essential, and I will treat your title in the same. Regardless of scope, your game has my full attention.
I have also translated a manga series, anime, episodes for several light-action TV shows, including those from the action, comedy, and documentary genres, and several different digital light novel apps, including a long-running series that totaled 500,000 words.
I have translated more than 1,500,000 words in this field, and look forward to more.
Aside from translating games themselves, I always work with a wide range of related material, including promotional interviews, magazine articles, peripheral presses releases, updates and announcements, and FAQ pages.
Commercially-released video games are both works of art and profit-oriented business endeavors. Awareness of both sides is essential, and I will treat your title in the same. Regardless of scope, your game has my full attention.
I have also translated a manga series, anime, episodes for several light-action TV shows, including those from the action, comedy, and documentary genres, and several different digital light novel apps, including a long-running series that totaled 500,000 words.
I have translated more than 1,500,000 words in this field, and look forward to more.
Tourism & Marketing Experience
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"Our workflow strictly requires candidates who can work under pressure. I am pleased to confirm that Sam truly is one of those people."
"I found Sam to be a very good and diligent translator. Reliable and punctual. Would not hesitate to recommend him."
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• In-flight magazine travel and culture articles - 15,000 words • Traditional inn and hot springs websites - 10,000 words • Series of articles relating to Buddhism - 10,000 words • Chocolatier PR article - 5,000 words • Okonomiyaki restaurant history - 6,000 words • Local fruit production PR article - 6,000 words • Fish market history article - 7,000 words • Local traditional cuisine history article - 5,000 words • Fashion and consumer goods marketing - 500,000 words • French and Italian luxury brand research - 450,000 words • Apparel website product descriptions - 80,000 words • Online marketing content - 80,000 words • Social network marketing research - 36,000 words |
With tourism and other marketing documents, I focus on providing the target audience with accurate information that avoids sensitive or alienating topics or phrasing. I ensure that the resulting English is concise and eye-catching, without losing the nuances of the original Japanese text.
Over the past 6 years, I have translated over 1,300,000 words in various tourism, travel, and marketing documents, providing a unique balance of creativity and precision for each individual project.
My goal is to produce English text that reads as if it was originally written by a native speaker, with little to no trace of being a translation. The translation may be mine, but the project is yours. If we work together to establish your preferred tone, you can leave the execution up to me.
Over the past 6 years, I have translated over 1,300,000 words in various tourism, travel, and marketing documents, providing a unique balance of creativity and precision for each individual project.
My goal is to produce English text that reads as if it was originally written by a native speaker, with little to no trace of being a translation. The translation may be mine, but the project is yours. If we work together to establish your preferred tone, you can leave the execution up to me.
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These are simply a sample of my recent and noteworthy projects. I would be happy to provide a more extensive selection of my past work, custom tailored to fit your current project.
I also work with business documents and various types of questionnaires. As each individual project is different, it is impossible for me to provide one standard rate. Please feel free to contact me for a free quote, by emailing translations@samberven.com, calling +15093926389, or via my Skype ID Samuel Berven. CV/Resume and references available upon request. |
"Will definitely continue to work with Sam. He provides quality, reliability and professionalism."