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Helmut Barz

Service Provider for Writers and Self-Publishers

Helmut Barz
Offenbach am Main, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 1 month

Service 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 month

Director 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 month

MemoQ 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 month

Writer

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 month

SEO 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 years

Theatre 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
Native
English
Advanced

Education

HfMDK Frankfurt am Main

Diploma · Theater Directing · Frankfurt, Germany

Justus-Liebig University Giessen

Diploma · Drama, Theater, Media · Giessen, Germany

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