In this episode I am interviewing an industry veteran here in the US, Marian S. Greenfield. She has worked with translations since 1980, both in-house and as a freelancer. She has also been the president of the American Translators Association and keeps giving back to the industry. She is specializing in financial translations and is giving us tips on how to break into the financial market as a translation specialization, but also presenting her “non-marketing” strategy for her translation services.

 In this episode we cover the following:

• How to start specializing in financial translations
• Key takeaways for translating for capital markets
• “Non-marketing” as a marketing strategy
• Why Marian chooses not to have a website for her translation services

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

American Translators Association

Marian’s email (contact her for translator training on financial markets and taking your business to the next level): msgreenfield@gmail.com

I hope you enjoyed these wise words on an alternate view of marketing for freelance translators and how to specialize in financial translations. Many thanks to Marion and to all of you listening. I would love to hear your feedback in the comment section below. See you in the next episode!

Marian S. Greenfield

Marian S. Greenfield

Marian S. Greenfield is a past president of the American Translators Association (2005 to 2007) and the New York Circle of Translators. Marian has also served as a long-time Board Member of ATA and as Treasurer of the NYCT. Currently, she is President of AFTI (ATA’s foundation arm) and chair of ATA’s Professional Development Committee, having chaired several other ATA committees over the year, including the Ethics Committee. Having worked in the translation industry for 35 years, Marian is the owner of msgreenfield Translations, a translation industry consultant, Trados instructor, and freelance Spanish, Portuguese, and French into English financial and legal translator. Having translated in New York’s Financial District for 20 years, Marian is the former manager of translation at JP Morgan. She has taught translation and the business of translation at the University of Chicago, New York University, and the University of Puerto Rico.

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