Barbara Sowa - Trainee Participant

Wiesbaden, Germany

Experience

Sep 2006 - Sep 2006

1 month

Berlin, Germany

Trainee Participant

Deutscher Bundestag

Participated in a one-month "Blick hinter die Kulissen der Politik" information and internship program for journalists

Oct 2004 - Present

21 years 4 months

Producer, Translator, PR Consultant

Freelance Project-Based Media Production

Created send scripts and moderation for AOK-Radioservice
Produced and adapted image films and screenplays for various production companies (herbstundherbst.tv, Goldschnitt Medienproduktion, k22 Film, IFAGE)
Provided translation, adaptation and PR services for NGOs (UNICEF, Werkhof Darmstadt) and cultural institutions (frau en museum wiesbaden)
Delivered editorial, translation and transcreation services for text and marketing agencies (Supertext AG, Hogarth Worldwide)
Developed PR texts, job profiles and translations for recruitment and personal marketing agencies (advalueMEDIA)
Crafted PR texts and translations for advertising agencies (UGW, woa)
Conducted research for Journalistische Filmproduktion Zimmermann
Performed economic and finance proofreading for Gabler-Verlag
Translated for clients like Standard & Poor’s, AGRANA Juice, Bardusch, Bosch, EY, pmg profile marketing group
Established school break radio and facilitated a radio workshop at the 1st Kindermedienuni Wiesbaden
Taught German as a foreign language for Global LT
Worked as freelance editor (text and photography) for publications (Wiesbadener Kurier, Tagblatt, Wochenblatt, Frankfurter Rundschau, Bike Citizens Magazine)
Provided copywriting and ghostwriting services

Dec 1996 - Sep 2004

7 years 10 months

Darmstadt, Germany

Press and Public Relations Consultant

Werkhof e.V.

Managed press and public relations including translations for an NGO supporting development projects
Developed and implemented communication strategies for non-formal training programs for disadvantaged youth

Jun 1994 - Nov 1996

2 years 6 months

Translator and Interpreter

Freelance Translation and Interpretation

Provided translation and interpretation services primarily at asylum seeker centers, courts and police

Jan 1992 - Oct 1992

10 months

Wiesbaden, Germany

Foreign Language Secretary

Oxford Instruments

Performed secretarial duties in foreign languages
Handled translation tasks for medical technology documentation

Oct 1991 - Dec 1992

1 year 3 months

Mainz, Germany

Freelance Cultural Editor

Concave

Oct 1991 - Dec 1991

3 months

Wiesbaden, Germany

Writer

Wiesbadener Kurier

Apr 1991 - Dec 1992

1 year 9 months

Translator

Freelance Translation

Translated "Weinreiseführer Spanien" from English to German
Published by Busse Seewald in 1992

Dec 1990 - May 1991

6 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Proofreader

pmi

Skills

Nearly 8 Years Of Hosting And Producing Segments For A Non-commercial Local Radio Station (Radar), Mainly On Development And Environmental Policy, Social And Intercultural Topics
Designing And Running Radio Workshops For Children, Teenagers And Trainers (2003 Awarded Best Practice Education Project By The Federal Ministry For Economic Cooperation And Development)
Further Training In Radio Technology And Journalism (With Instructors From Hr And Sr) And At The Mainz Summer Academy 2004 “Consumer Journalism On Radio”