Jamie Hartz is an ATA-certified SpanishEnglish freelance translator and transcriber, specializing in legal and commercial translations. She holds a B.A. in Spanish and Sociology from Grove City College and an M.A. in Translation from Kent State University. Jamie joined ATA in 2012 and has volunteered in the Association in various capacities through The Savvy Newcomer team, Membership Committee, Public Relations Committee, and Board of Directors (2019-2022). Introduction According to data from the United States Small Business Administration (SBA), there were 31.7 million small...
Learn MoreBy Angela Starkmann – Opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author. This discussion about using technology for audiovisual translation (AVT) is old, and new at the same time. At present, the effective use of translation memory (TM) technology is really an issue in the exploding and technology-savvy audiovisual market where the time and price pressure is huge, and there is an evident lack of linguistic talent for some languages. The question is: Should (and could) translation technology (and TM memory technology in particular) be used for translating...
Learn MoreHappy New Year! Last year has been a stressful one, so it feels great to say goodbye to 2020 and start the new year off with more motivation and positivity. I’m excited about what 2021 will bring to the Translation Company Division (TCD). I’m especially proud to serve another year with the division alongside our assistant administrator, Alaina Brandt, and the dedicated Leadership Council. It was great to see some of our members during the ATA virtual conference (ATA61) in October. The TCD annual meeting was organized via Zoom on Monday, October 19. During the meeting, we presented to members...
Learn MoreBy Angie Tapia Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for junior, senior, inexperienced, and experienced Localization Project Managers (LPMs) is soaring. This upward trend is nothing new. The 2017 Project Management Institute Report titled Management Job Growth and Talent Gap 2017-2027[i] estimated that by 2027 employers will need close to 88 million people working in project management roles. Given the demand, there is a pressing need for project manager (PM) training opportunities. Fortunately, there are several higher education institutions and programs that...
Learn MoreBy Aliagan Muhamed and Afaf Steiert The Great Language Barrier The diversity of human languages is a feat worthy of displaying the organic, complex intelligence of our species. Though ever impressive and unifying, in our present globalized environment, it is a barrier. Being a hindrance of communication, it causes misunderstandings and misinterpretations among people. The pace of translation technology and increased access to language services is apparent; it is not the inability of people to communicate the barrier, but the lack of attention toward translation services. In 2012,...
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