I am a native speaker of Spanish.

My minimum rate is 0.40 Euro per source word.

But I prefer to work at 0.42 Euro per source word.

I charge for my services at least 15 Euro per hour.

And my minimum charge per document is 80 Euro.

I have obtained an official translator / linguist degree.

I have been working as a translator since 2006.

I provide the following services: Translation, Proofreading.

By today, I have translated about up to 10,000 words.

I use the following tools: SDL Trados, Deja Vu, OmegaT.

I am best in the following fields: Advertising & Public Relations, Arts and Humanities, Business / Commerce (General), Computer Software, Copywriting, Education / Pedagogy, Food / Nutrition, General, Journalism.

I am available for work Full week, including weekends.

I can provide you with references on request.

My name is Miguel Garrido. I’m a highly professional freelance translator, style corrector and proofreader with experience in editing, publishing, and copywriting and technical writing. I am particularly skilled in working with educational and technical books, web sites and communication agencies. I am specializing in Spanish [European Spanish and Latin American Spanish] and Portuguese and I have also worked with English texts. I would like to offer my resume in these fields: proofreading, copywriting and translating from English into Spanish.

As regards my educational and professional background, I have a BA degree in Journalism and a PhD in Literary Theory, and I am technically proficient in Microsoft Office, InDesign CS5, Quark Xpress 6, Ilusstrator CS5, Photoshop CS5, etc. I have over nine years of experience working for the major editorial companies, advertising companies and magazines in Spain and abroad such as:www.planeta.es; www.santillana.es; www.pearsoneducacion.com; www.guiadelocio.com and many others. I have fixed dozens of educational and technical texts, essays, novels, academic articles, edited digital publication, consulted in editorial trends, produced critical reports of manuscripts and made tendencies and marketing analysis.

I particularly care about the quality of my work and used to working with tight deadlines. I am immediately available and can work during weekends and holidays.

Please find attached my resume and do not hesitate to contact me for any further information.

Thank you for your consideration.

I live in Madrid (spain)

28007

Spain

http://about.me/MiguelGarrido