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Our Philosophy: Professional Translators and Translations

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Here at BigTranslation, we are a translation agency par excellence, a reference in the sector. Our slogan is ‘Swift translations by committed and native professionals’ and this claim is achieved through and backed by our Corporate Philosophy.

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Our Philosophy: Professional Translators and Translations of the Highest Quality

Here at BigTranslation we are a translation agency par excellence, a reference in the sector. Our slogan is ‘swift translations by committed and native professionals’ and this claim is achieved through and backed by our Corporate Philosophy. As such, we would like to share with all of our team the five key underlying guiding principles of this philosophy, that help us to always stay at the top of our game and which form the basis of our day-to-day business and shape the way that our company’s processes our developed.

1. Deliver a service that we can always be proud of

This is why we only work with native language professionals and why we have all of our professional translators undertake our test translation before starting to work with us. We also then have every text checked over by our Validators to make sure that our projects are always of the very highest quality and we take great pride in doing everything in our capabilities to deliver on time 100 % of the time.

2. Make the process as easy as possible for both clients and translator

This is why we have created an almost fully automated platform as well as this support area for professional translators. Both endeavour to make the process of joining our team, carrying out translations and even invoicing us as easy as possible. For customers we also offer an automated process and customisable project options allowing them to get the exact service they need exactly when they need it.

3. Constantly seek to improve and innovate

We are very proud of our customer satisfaction rate and we receive excellent feedback from our team. However, we don’t like to rest on our laurels. We are committed to working constantly with our very capable and experienced IT team to make sure that our platform is as user friendly as possible. Likewise, we like to actively encourage our team of professional translators to continue to hone their skills by checking their validated texts, making note of any remarks and edited text. This is why we also offer informative post such on topics such as SEO translation, for the benefit of our professional translators.

4. Diversity makes us stronger

Our team is made up of professional translators with a multitude of different language combinations and specialisations. We like to be able to provide our services to clients from numerous sectors and locations, so we work with professional translators from all different backgrounds.  Our methodology and our automated platform provides not only flexibility to our freelancers but also allows us to offer a wide variety of services in numerous fields and languages, creating new market opportunities.

5. Communication is key

We try to keep our support area constantly updated with any new developments here at BigTranslation, we stay in close contact with our professional translators regarding available projects and we always aim to respond quickly and effectively to any queries about any aspect of the work. We also welcome any feedback from our team regarding any changes and love to receive suggestions to help us improve in the future.

Marijke van Veelen – Dutch translations

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I have been a translator at BigTranslation for some time now, and recently became a validator as well. I like BigTranslation for their easy Dutch translations of products and for their flexibility: you can take work when you can, as much as you can.

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Dutch Translations: Freelancer Marijke van Veelen

I have been a freelance translator English-Dutch since 2008.

 

dutch translationWhat’s great about carrying out Dutch translations as a freelancer?

What I like about Dutch translations is also the hard part of it: trying to find creative solutions to overcome the limitations of language. Translating is like solving a puzzle. Besides translating in different fields like toys, fashion, games, marketing and others, I also frequently work on reviewing texts, transcribing audio, and I have even done some subtitling for American and British shows being broadcast in the Netherlands. That is the second thing I like about translating: the diversity. As a Dutch translator, you never know what your day will bring when you wake up in the morning. But the good thing about being a freelancer is that you can easily structure your day yourself and take a break when you need to. Whatever happens, you are still in control.

What challenges do you face in your work?

The downside about being a freelance translator, besides the lack of colleagues, is the danger of overloading yourself with too much work or not getting enough work. For me, I tend to take on way too much work for one day and I find it hard to keep track on what I have to do during the day and when my deadlines are. But by watching the clock regularly, taking notes on what I have to do and when it has to be done, and not being afraid to turn down a job sometimes, I always make it and that makes me feel proud.

Dutch translation for BigTranslation…

I have been a Dutch translator at BigTranslation for some time now, and recently became a validator as well. I like BigTranslation for their simple Dutch translations of products and for their flexibility: you can take work when you can, as much as you can.

The Translator and BigTranslation: Termination of Agreement

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If a translator wishes to end their working relationship with us, all they need to do is fill in the required details and sign the document to terminate the contract between both parties.

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Documentation: Termination of Agreement between the translator and BigTranslation

 

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Our freelance team

We look forward to a close and prosperous working relationship with all of our freelance team. We are very proud to receive great feedback from our translators and we work hard to ensure that this is the case.

However, we know that sometimes an individual’s professional situation can change for a whole host of reasons, and you may need to end your colloboration with us. In the same way that you can find and download both our freelance contract and our confidentiality contract here in our Support Area, you can also download this document to make the whole process as simple as possible.

The following document terminates the contractual agreement between the translator and BigTranslation. If a translator wishes to end their working relationship with us, all they need to do is fill in the required details and sign the document to terminate the contract between both parties, BigTranslation and the translator.

You can then email us the document and we will have it signed and stamped to finalise the process. We will then return your copy to you and keep a copy here for our records.

Termination of Agreement

Translation Guide

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Simply follow the steps outlined in order to start using our platform. Once you are logged in to the platform, you’ll have access to a menu containing sections for all the products, manuals and other projects pending translation.

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Manual: Translation Guide

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Welcome to the BigTranslation guide for translators

This manual explains all the steps to get started working on our platform. You should now have received your login details and have access to your account. This means you’re ready to start translating with us.

This manuals covers everything from where to log in and what the interface should look like to the different sections and options available to you. Once you have logged in to the platform, you’ll have access to all the products, manuals and other projects pending translation in your target language.

It also explains how to assign yourself a translation and describes the various different elements of the texts that you will find on the platform. It will help you understand the formatting requirements and give you tips how to best go about translating using the platform.

In other words, this translation guide will be an indispensable tool to help you get started with BigTranslation and a useful reference document to use when translating for us!

In addition, our team will provide you with any extra information you need. Why not also take a look at our video tutorial which will also help you get started.

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