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Helmut Barz
Service Provider for Writers and Self-Publishers
Experience
Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 1 monthService Provider for Writers and Self-Publishers
Selfpublisher-Verband
- Offered proofreading services and creation of supplementary texts
- Provided book design and typesetting
- Coached authors in conducting readings and presentations
- Developed e-learning offerings
- Managed the blog “FragDenWortSupport”
Jan 2004 - Present
22 years 1 monthDirector for Corporate and Industrial Films
Westend Blues
- Directed over 40 corporate films ranging from customer reference films to viral videos
- Worked with real and animated film, utilizing technologies such as 3D, Freeformat™, and holography
- Focused on integrating theater and film, producing content for installations
Jan 2003 - Present
23 years 1 monthMemoQ CAT Translator/Transcreator English → German
Freelance
- Performed translation and transcreation for corporate communications, fictional literature, user interfaces, manuals, and tutorials
- Gained extensive experience in post-editing machine translation output (PMTE) and use of neural machine networks (NMNs) and large language models (LLMs)
Jan 2001 - Present
25 years 1 monthWriter
Freelance
- Published seven novels, including the crime series featuring Frankfurt’s most chaotic detective Katharina Klein
- Authored four theater plays and one opera libretto produced at German theaters
- Engaged in cross-media storytelling and explored AI in the creative process
Jan 2000 - Present
26 years 1 monthSEO Writer
Freelance
- Wrote professional texts for online, audiovisual, and print media for corporate communication and advertising
- Conducted above and below the line activities including customer and market research, strategy, campaign planning, concept development, and production/project management
- Developed corporate storytelling for individual products, product lines, and brands
- Provided editing, proofreading, and copyediting services
- Specialized in B2B, corporate services, investment goods, IT, energy, and AI sectors
- Collaborated with agencies such as CPP Studios Offenbach, Madhat GmbH, Volk Marketingkommunikation, and schall&rauch Bewegtbild GmbH
- Utilized AI tools including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepL
- Served clients such as STROMDAO, IBM, O2, Compart, Roche Pharma, Raab Karcher, Sescoi, Hertzing & Schroth, PALL, ver.di, and DGB
- Maintained blog “Wissenswert” and published work samples online
Jan 1992 - Dec 2013
22 yearsTheatre Director
Freelance
- Directed over 20 productions in drama, musical, and opera at venues including Staatsoper Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, and Cape Town
- Led corporate theater projects focusing on IT solutions presented at events such as DMS Expo Cologne, re:publica Berlin, and CeBIT Hannover
Summary
With over two decades of experience developing creative communication in diverse environments like theater, film studios, and ad agencies, I can offer my clients comprehensive services.
As a trained director, I have the leadership skills to guide diverse teams in making a shared vision a reality while giving each team member the chance to reach their full potential. I have been involved in over 300 projects across all areas of advertising and corporate communications: print, digital, film/video, corporate art, multimedia installations, and events.
Skills
- Writing For Online, Audiovisual, And Print Media
- Seo Writing
- Above & Below The Line
- English > German Translations
- Corporate Storytelling
- Editing, Proofreading, And Copyediting
- Customer And Market Research
- Strategy
- Project And Campaign Planning
- Idea Development, Concept, Production/project Management
- Specialization In B2b, Corporate Services, Capital Goods, It, Energy, And Ai
- Translation For Corporate Communications, Fictional Literature, User Interfaces, Manuals, And Tutorials
- Extensive Experience In Pmte And Using Nmns And Llms In Translation Work
- Ai Tools: Chatgpt, Claude, Gemini, Deepl
- Ms Office
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Memoq Cat
- Sdl Trados Cat
- Wordpress
- Html Coding Basics
- Video/audio Recording & Editing
- Stage And Lighting Technology
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
HfMDK Frankfurt am Main
Diploma · Theater Directing · Frankfurt, Germany
Justus-Liebig University Giessen
Diploma · Drama, Theater, Media · Giessen, Germany
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