"Translation is that which transforms everything so that nothing changes."
- Günter Grass

Engaging and creative translations and transcreations helping my clients successfully market their products and services on the German-speaking market

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“I have heard from our client and they were very happy with your translation. So happy in fact that they offered another job and asked for you specifically to translate it.” 

A Medial Marketing Agency

“Hi Melanie, jeder von uns hat jetzt Deine Übersetzung gelesen. Hab vielen Dank. Wir alle sind uns einig: das war bis jetzt das Beste, was wir bekommen haben.” 

German author of health books

"Her expertise in marketing, nutrition and fitness translation has helped us successfully market our products to our German audience. Melanie’s attention to detail is outstanding and her work is always of exceptional quality. "

Direct CLIENT in the Fitness INDUSTRY

“BTW, we may have a new client for you. The XY blog you got in early yesterday - they really liked your style and going forward they would like to work with you!” 

UK agency client

“Melanie is one of our top German vendors, and we very much appreciate her quality, expertise and efforts in all of the jobs we send her way.” 

US Translation Agency specializing in marketing research

This translation is truly amazing!! How did you manage this?! It rhymes, the diction is good and it hits exactly the right note! I gave you a really hard task and you have done it so well! I am so happy!

UK retail client

"...Your translation person seems to be a genius, so go ahead. Nothing needed to change."

End client's comment to a client

„Vielen Dank für die übersandte Übersetzung. Sehr schön formuliert!”

German client specializing in advertising/retail

“Great news, and thank you so much for that helpful note, Melanie. You’ve really helped us out more than you know here, thank you again :)”

US translation client specializing in market research

“Thank you, Melanie! They sound fantastic, really jazzy! Actually, you are the first to submit!” 

UK agency client

“Melanie is great to work with, very engaged, fun and straddles the two cultures she translates from and into (Germanic and Anglo) really excellently. Highly, highly recommended.”

UK client specializing in retail translations

fields of Expertise


Recent projects: 100,000+ word website translation for a supplier of sports nutrition supplements; hundreds of product descriptions for a leading supplier of fitness equipment; several website translations for translation agencies; questionnaires for market research; advertising materials for cosmetics, hair and beauty products, luxury cars, clothing, watches, etc.; flyers; brochures; marketing surveys; etc.

MARKETING, MARKET RESEARCH + ADVERTISING


Medical translations, especially patient education materials, patient and physician surveys

HEALTH + MEDICAL


Recent projects: Website content; hundreds of product descriptions for a leading supplier of fitness equipment; press releases and articles (particularly soccer-related); fitness equipment and fitness videos; health and wellness; user manuals, etc.

cosmetics + Beauty


Recent projects: Website content; hundreds of product descriptions for a leading supplier of fitness equipment; press releases and articles (particularly soccer-related); fitness equipment and fitness videos; health and wellness; user manuals, etc.

Sports + Fitness

Services

Translations

from English into German

Editing

Revision of the translation with correction of mistranslations, omissions/additions, as well as language errors in the target language. Done by comparing the target text to the source text.

Proofreading

Revision of the translation to correct typos and similar errors in the target language. Performed without reference to the source language.

Full-service translation

For large volumes or full service translations, I work together with a highly qualified team of translators and editors.

About me

A native of Herdorf, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Melanie began her career in the Human Resources Department of the U.S. Embassy, Germany, where she worked as an HR Assistant and later managed the day-to-day operation of the American Personnel Support Unit for all Agencies at post.

She started her own business as a professional English/German freelance translator specializing in Marketing, Market Research, Retail, Cosmetics, Fitness and Health in 2010 and joined the American Translators Association in 2011. Some of her noteworthy projects include the translation of a 100,000+ word website for a leading supplier of nutritional sports supplements, marketing brochures for global cosmetics companies, creative product descriptions for a leading supplier of CrossFit fitness equipment, patient education materials, patient and physician surveys as well as countless market research surveys. She also translated the book “Thai für Anfänger” from English and Thai into German.

Today, Melanie lives in Alexandria, Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C.  She founded Word Flow LLC in January 2023 and recently passed the ATA Certification Exam from English into German. In her free time, she enjoys Middle Eastern dancing and attending rock concerts.

LET’s Get in touch

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Email me
melanie@word-flow.com

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