| Translator's name: | Mary Oluwatelemi |
| Language pair: | English to German translator |
| Country of residence: | Germany |
| Activity: | Active since 2026 |
| Membership status: | Basic member |
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MARY OLUWATELEMI Senior English - German - English Linguistic Evaluator | Translation Quality & Localization Specialist maryoluwatelemi@gmail.com PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Experienced Senior Language Service Provider and English - German - English Translation and Localization Specialist with 8+ years of professional experience delivering high quality linguistic services across translation evaluation, localization, editing, proofreading, MTPE, LQA, subtitling, transcreation, and multilingual content review. Strong expertise in evaluating translated content against source material for meaning accuracy, completeness, fluency, terminology, tone, cultural appropriateness, and adherence to client-specific linguistic guidelines. Highly skilled at identifying mistranslations, omissions, additions, contextual inaccuracies, terminology inconsistencies, grammatical issues, and other quality deviations, while applying structured evaluation criteria and providing concise, evidence based rationales for assigned ratings. Experienced in working with AI-assisted translation workflows and reviewing machine-generated or human-translated content for quality and usability. Brings a particularly strong combination of linguistic expertise, analytical judgment, attention to detail, localization awareness, and commercial content sensitivity, making me well suited for translation evaluation and fashion, retail, e-commerce, and other customer-facing content. Recognized for dependable delivery, consistent quality, terminology discipline, and the ability to make objective linguistic decisions while following detailed project guidelines. SKILLS ● Translation Quality Evaluation ● German-English Linguistic Review ● English - German Linguistic Review ● Translation Accuracy Assessment ● Linguistic Error Identification ● MTPE and AI Translation Review ● Linguistic Quality Assurance (LQA) ● Translation Rating and Scoring ● Source-to-Target Comparison ● Evaluation Rationale Writing ● Terminology Management ● Localization Quality Control ● Fashion and E-commerce Localization ● Editing and Proofreading ● Cultural and Contextual Adaptation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Senior Translation Evaluator & Linguistic Quality Specialist Freelance | Remote 2018 to Present ● Evaluate source and target content to determine translation accuracy, meaning preservation, completeness, fluency, terminology, tone, and overall linguistic quality. ● Conduct detailed source-to-target comparisons to identify mistranslations, omissions, additions, inaccurate terminology, contextual errors, and meaning shifts. ● Apply predefined linguistic evaluation criteria consistently when assigning quality ratings to translated content. ● Provide concise, objective, and evidence-based rationales explaining the reasoning behind each evaluation decision. ● Review AI-generated and machine-translated content and identify errors requiring linguistic attention or post-editing. ● Assess whether translated content communicates the intended message naturally and accurately to the target audience. ● Maintain consistency when evaluating large volumes of linguistic content under strict quality and turnaround requirements. ● Follow client-specific style guides, glossaries, evaluation frameworks, and linguistic instructions throughout assignments. ● Identify subtle semantic and contextual issues that may not be apparent through basic proofreading alone. ● Support continuous improvement of translation quality by identifying recurring linguistic patterns and error categories. Senior German - English Translator & Localization Specialist Freelance | Remote 2018 to Present ● Deliver professional German - English and English - German translation and localization services across commercial, technical, digital, media, and customer-facing content. ● Localize content beyond direct word-for-word translation while preserving the intended meaning, tone, cultural context, and user experience. ● Review translated content for grammar, syntax, terminology, consistency, style, punctuation, and target language naturalness. ● Perform detailed editing and proofreading of translated materials to meet professional linguistic standards. ● Adapt digital and commercial content for target market audiences while maintaining brand voice and communication objectives. ● Manage terminology consistently across large multilingual projects using CAT tools and terminology resources. ● Collaborate remotely with language teams, project managers, and localization stakeholders on deadline-sensitive assignments. ● Handle high volume multilingual workflows while maintaining accuracy and consistency across deliverables. Senior MTPE & Linguistic QA Specialist Freelance | Remote 2019 to Present ● Perform machine translation post-editing with emphasis on meaning accuracy, fluency, terminology, grammar, context, and readability. ● Evaluate AI-generated translations against source content to determine whether the output accurately conveys the original message. ● Detect hallucinated content, omissions, mistranslations, unnatural phrasing, inconsistent terminology, and inappropriate target-language structures. ● Conduct linguistic QA on localized websites, applications, digital content, product descriptions, and other customer-facing materials. ● Review localized content against client guidelines and terminology databases to ensure linguistic and stylistic consistency. ● Classify and document linguistic errors according to project-specific quality frameworks. ● Provide concise feedback that enables project teams to understand the cause and severity of identified linguistic issues. ● Maintain strong attention to detail when working with repetitive, high-volume, or AI-assisted linguistic content. Senior Localization & Commercial Content Specialist Freelance | Remote 2018 to Present ● Localize and review commercial, retail, e-commerce, marketing, product, and customer experience content. ● Assess product descriptions, promotional copy, category content, user-facing messages, and digital assets for linguistic accuracy and market suitability. ● Ensure localized content reflects the intended brand tone while remaining natural and persuasive for target audiences. ● Review terminology, measurements, formatting, capitalization, product attributes, and other market-specific details. ● Support localization projects requiring consistency across large volumes of related content. ● Apply cultural and contextual awareness when reviewing content intended for German-speaking and English-speaking audiences. ● Work independently with strong ownership of deadlines, quality standards, confidentiality, and client requirements. ● Build long term professional relationships through consistent quality, reliable communication, and dependable project delivery. NOTABLE PROJECTS German - English Translation Evaluation Project ● Evaluated German-English and English - German translated content by comparing source and target texts for semantic accuracy, completeness, fluency, terminology, and contextual appropriateness. ● Identified mistranslations, missing information, meaning shifts, grammatical problems, and other quality discrepancies. ● Assigned appropriate quality ratings based on established evaluation criteria and provided concise supporting rationales. AI Translation Review & MTPE Projects ● Reviewed AI and machine generated translations for meaning accuracy, naturalness, terminology, grammar, and contextual relevance. ● Identified linguistic weaknesses and applied structured quality assessment methodologies. ● Supported AI assisted localization workflows through detailed human linguistic review. Fashion, Retail & E-commerce Localization ● Reviewed and localized customer facing commercial content including product descriptions, marketing messages, product attributes, and digital commerce content. ● Maintained brand voice, terminology consistency, cultural relevance, and natural target-language communication. ● Applied strong attention to commercial terminology and customer experience when reviewing localized content. Multilingual Localization & LQA Projects ● Performed linguistic quality assurance across digital and localized content. ● Reviewed content for translation accuracy, consistency, formatting, terminology, grammar, and overall user experience. ● Worked within structured localization workflows and client-specific quality requirements. Media, Gaming & Digital Content Localization ● Supported localization workflows involving digital, entertainment, gaming, and media content. ● Applied contextual judgment to ensure localized content remained accurate, natural, culturally appropriate, and audience-focused. ● Performed editing, proofreading, QA, and linguistic review throughout project workflows. LANGUAGES ● German ● English TOOLS & PLATFORMS ● Smartcat ● memoQ ● SDL Trados Studio ● Phrase ● Lokalise ● Smartling ● Memsource ● Crowdin ● Microsoft Office ● Google Workspace ● CAT and Translation Management Systems ● Terminology Management Platforms ● QA and Localization Review Workflows EDUCATION German Language & Linguistic StudiesUniversity of Leipzig, Germany German Studies / Linguistics 2017 English Language & Linguistics University of Vienna, Austria English Language and Linguistics / English Studies 2015 | |
