Freelance Translator: professionnal networking and deontology

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

• use social media responsibly for professional purposes (24 – Personal and Interpersonal); 
• monitor and take account of new societal and language industry demands, new market requirements and emerging job profiles (27 – Service Provision); 
• approach existing clients and find new clients through prospecting and marketing strategies using the appropriate written and oral communication techniques (28 – Service Provision); 
• understand and implement the standards applicable to the provision of a language service (32 – Service Provision); 
• critically assess and work within the ethical principles (such as confidentiality, fair competition, impartiality) defined in codes of ethics and guides of good practice (34 – Service Provision); 
• network with other translators and language service providers, including via professional associations, events and social media so as to improve individual and collective professional visibility (35 – Service Provision). 

• identify the steps necessary to establish themselves as a freelance translator; 
• design professional communication tools (CV, portfolio, website, online profiles) tailored to the translation industry; 
• use social media and professional networks effectively to develop their client base; 
• negotiate contracts and set the rates in a professional and ethical manner; 
• analyse and interpret codes of ethics, internal regulations and other internal provisions of the professional framework in which they operate; 
• apply the principles of professional ethics for freelance translators; 
• recognise current ethical issues, particularly in relation to machine translation, and propose appropriate responses.