Uwe W. - Freelance copywriter, translator, editor & proofreader

Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Dec 2024 - Jul 2025

8 months

Douglas, IM

Freelance translator & content manager

Altenar

Translating weekly special insider reports on international online gaming, sports betting, gaming laws and the whole industry.

Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

1 year

Hamburg, Germany

Freelance proofreader & quality manager

DELTAPark Verlag GmbH

Proofreader and quality manager for a selection of popular women's, leisure & V.I.P. print magazines for Germany/Austria & Switzerland.

Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

10 months

Berlin, Germany

Freelance copywriter, journalist & editor

HubSpot GmbH

Article writer about modern freelancers & business knowledge like company formation, tax laws, bank account management and new business tools & software for the HubSpot.com business platform.

Aug 2016 - Feb 2017

7 months

Hamburg, Germany

Freelance copywriter & SEO editor

Otto Versand GmbH

Copywriting & SEO editing of product descriptions & technical datasheets for Otto Versand, one of Germany's largest online retailers.

Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

8 months

Berlin, Germany

Freelance multimedia copywriter, e-learning editor & module designer

Lufthansa Technik

Technical training courses include texts, visuals, tables & links about aviation technologies in multimedia modules for aeronautical engineering trainees.

Jul 2014 - Nov 2021

7 years 5 months

New York, United States

Freelance translator, transcreator & localizator

TransPerfect

Freelance translations
Copywriting
Transcreations
SEO writings
Localizations
Proofreading
Editing
Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE)
Cultural consultations for international business clients and big brands worldwide
All topics and industries.

Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

8 months

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Freelance copywriter, editor & product quality manager

Philips Lighting

Copywriting, editing, content management & product testing/quality management D/A/CH for state-of-the-art fitness & health apps for smartphones.

Mar 2014 - Mar 2018

4 years 1 month

Zürich, Switzerland

Freelance copywriter & editor

SuisseCo GmbH

Copywriter & news editor for IT hiring & recruiting website & communications
Articles about data warehouses & business cloud solutions for corporate social media channels.

Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

1 year 1 month

London, United Kingdom

Freelance translator, editor & proofreader

Translate Media

Translating advertising texts, claims, campaigns, product descriptions and technical contents from English to German.

May 2013 - Sep 2013

5 months

Hamburg, Germany

Freelance copywriter & editor

24plus7 ImmobilienService

Copywriter, journalist & editor for print brochures, website updates & relaunches, magazine articles and business communications about real estate trends & businesses.

Mar 2013 - May 2015

2 years 3 months

Darmstadt, Germany

Freelance copywriter, journalist & editor

LOVEPOINT.de

Article writer about modern romance, eroticism, flirting, dating, partner search & relationships for German dating portal website Lovepoint.de.

Jun 2011 - Oct 2011

5 months

Hamburg, Germany

Freelance copywriter, online editor & quality manager

Interone GmbH

Copywriter, online editor and content & quality manager for website relaunch of BMW Austria, Vienna.

Mar 2010 - Present

15 years 10 months

Hamburg, Germany

Self-employed / freelance copywriter, editor, ghostwriter, proofreader & translator/transcreator (EN > DE)

Textgarage.de

Experienced linguist for international business clients, brands and agencies.
Well experienced in SEO & Google Adwords copywriting
Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE)
Localization
Video subtitling
Voice audio recordings
Cultural consultation
Advertising & technical copywriting
AI-related writing and analyzing (prompts, evaluation, annotation, etc.)
Much more.

Mar 2010 - Jun 2011

1 year 4 months

Hamburg, Germany

Community manager, copywriter, editor & journalist for D/A/CH

Activagers AG

Community manager D/A/CH
Online editor, copywriter, journalist and translator for activagers.com - the leading free international online community for the generation 40 plus in seven languages.

Mar 2009 - Feb 2010

1 year

Hamburg, Germany

Career break

Health and well-being

Taking a break, writing and travelling a lot!

Dec 2008 - Jul 2013

4 years 8 months

Vancouver, Canada

Freelance journalist & author

Suite101.de

Freelance journalist and special interests’ writer for German articles and reviews about entertainment, culture, society, sports, football, literature, music, movies, television, media, internet, health, travel reports, nutrition etc.

Oct 2001 - Feb 2009

7 years 5 months

Hamburg, Germany

Online editor, content manager & copywriter

Interone Worldwide Gmbh

Online editor, proofreader and copywriter for the international websites of BMW AG and rollouts. Interone Worldwide is part of the BBDO network.

Apr 1999 - Apr 2002

3 years 1 month

Hamburg, Germany

Freelance writer & journalist

NetNewsLetter.de

Freelance writer for German multimedia newsletter "NetNewsLetter.de".
Responsible for own sections about recommended links, new search engines/web catalogues and internet glossary.

Aug 1998 - Sep 2001

3 years 2 months

Hamburg, Germany

Online editor, copywriter & content manager

Kabel New Media AG

Online editor, writer and content manager for international websites of German telecommunications company o.tel.o, American tennis association ATP Tour/ATP Tennis and German online shop Karstadt my-world.
Community manager and chat moderator for ATP Tennis and Tennis Masters Series events and websites.

May 1998 - Jan 1999

9 months

Hamburg, Germany

Freelance audio producer

AOP Media

Online and audio producer for multimedia company AOP.
Producing sound effects and jingles for AOL e-mails, multimedia applications & corporate sound database.

Feb 1998 - May 1998

4 months

Hamburg, Germany

Online editor & chat moderator

AOL Germany

Online editor, writer, community manager & chat moderator for AOL Germany's news & entertainment section "AOL Live!"

Jun 1996 - Oct 1997

1 year 5 months

Marburg, Germany

Chief editor, journalist & writer

Vortex Media GmbH

Responsible chief editor, copywriter, journalist and content manager for German music, film & culture magazine Vortex, available on CD-Rom and as early internet website.