Shih-Wei Chou

Curating and editing news articles related to the US and British publishing industry for Taiwanese readership, including major events and awards, book reviews, as well as changes and development within and beyond the industry.

Analyzing and evaluating the market potential of English and German manuscripts or published titles for Taiwanese publishing houses.

Translating, copywriting and copyediting of various documents in PR, marketing, medical, legal and etc. fields., as well as subtitles.

- Interpreted between Mandarin-Chinese, English and German throughout the fair. - Generated posts and stories on social media. - Communicated professional and public visitors’ needs to Taiwanese publishers to promote rights talks.

- Prepared exhibitions, including set-up and dismantling. - Coordinated with artists and publishers to ensure smooth flow of artist signing sessions. - Secured entrance and exit controls and ticket sales. - Took initiative to support other staff when needed in addition to my assigned tasks.

- Implemented quality assurance (alignment with required terminologies and registers) on translated texts under tight schedule. - Communicated between clients and translators to clarify questions to ensure accuracy and client satisfaction.

- Focus: media economics of print und digital media. - MA Thesis: "Comic Domestication in Germany - An Explorative Empirical Research on the German Comic Market" - Projects: Self-publishing in German-speaking literature market (concluded in April 2019).

International relations, translation and interpretation, German studies.