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My name is Mariko and I am an experienced freelance linguist currently based in Germany. I assist various clients with Japanese translation and localization.
Currently, I mostly translate website/app/marketing content for clients to help them appropriately localize their content and also provide linguistic/cultural advice for expansion to Japan.
I will be able to help with:
📑Translation and proofreading of texts from English/German to Japanese
🌏Localization of website/app from English/German to Japanese, adapting the text to match the target audience group and culture while reflecting the brand‘s tone of voice
📝Copywriting in Japanese for marketing campaigns
Type of texts:
・Websites
・Apps
・Online articles
・Internal materials
・Product descriptions
・Catalogs
・Educational materials
・Online courses
・Social media posts
・Brochures
・Press releases
Some of my clients' industries include:
・e-commerce
・Luxury
・Travel & Tourism
・Hotel
・Wellness/Wellbeing
・Consumer goods
・Various Startups
・Marketing agencies
Examples of my current and past long-term clients:
・an US-based sneaker and apparel company (website/app content, editorials)
・a German luxury watch marketplace (magazine articles, product catalogs, website/app content, mailings and information for sellers and users)
・an UK-based Insurtech startup (app and user/HR portal content)
・an US-based fitness and wellness service provider (website/app content, social media posts)
・a global travel tech company (website/app content, faq, social media posts)
・a German subscription-based streaming service provider (website/app, faq, legal content)
・a global hotel chain (website content, hotel descriptions, internal materials)
If you are looking to localize your content into Japanese, please feel free to contact me!
*My background:
-Graduate of Sophia University in Tokyo (major in Liberal Arts with a focus on Art History).
-Previously worked at Ernst & Young in Tokyo as an International Tax (Transfer Pricing) Consultant/Internal Translator for 3 years.
-Working as a freelance translator since 2019.
-Living abroad for more than 10 years (United States and Germany)
https://www.localizewithmariko.com/