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Percy Balemans

BTr MCIL

Translator/transcreator English-Dutch/German-Dutch

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Utrecht
Netherlands

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Personal information

Haves
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translation
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transcreation
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english
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german
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dutch
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advertising
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fashion
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art
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creative translation
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Organizations

Edit NGTV, ATA, CIOL, DVÜD, SENSE
Groups

Professional experience (24 years, 3 months)

May 2005 - present
(8 years, 1 month)

(Only visible to registered members)
Mar 2013 - present
(3 months)

Chair

SENSE (Society of English Native-Speaking Editors)

Industry: Writing & Editing
Dec 2010 - present
(2 years, 6 months)

Guest lecturer transcreation

Vertaalacademie, Hogeschool Zuyd

Industry: Education
Jun 1993 - Jul 2007
(14 years, 2 months)

Technical editor and information designer

Informaat

Industry: Information Technology & Services
Sep 1989 - May 1993
(3 years, 9 months)

Translator/Localiser

WordHouse

Industry: Translation & Localization
Nov 1987 - Apr 1988
(6 months)

Campaigner

Amnesty International

Industry: Non-Profit Organization

Educational background

Sep 1985 - Jun 1989

Hogeschool Zuyd - School of Translation and Interpreting
Translation English-Dutch, Bachelor of Translation (BTr)

Languages

English (Fluent), Dutch (First language), German (Fluent)

About me

Translator English-Dutch/German-Dutch specialising in advertising (transcreation) and creative translations
If you want to address your target audience in another country, translating your website or leaflet in their native language isn't enough. You should also be aware of cultural differences.

Translating is more than simply looking up a few words in a dictionary. A quality translation requires a thorough knowledge of both the source language and the target language, plus knowledge of the cultural backgrounds of both languages and of the subject matter.

I use these combined skills and years of experience to help you create a text that really appeals to your target audience.

I graduated in 1989 from the Opleiding Tolk-Vertaler (School of Translation and Interpreting) in Maastricht, the Netherlands, as a translator of English. I am a member of the Netherlands Society of Interpreters and Translators (NGTV) and an Associate of the Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI) and the American Translators Association (ATA)..

Fields of expertise
Transcreation/adaptation of advertising material (slogans, radio and TV commercials, ads, websites, brochures), translation of texts on art, fashion, journalism, human rights, travel and tourism.