Peppa Pig
Posted on13 November 2013
At Atlas we often get asked about Google Translate (no, we don’t use it, we use real people for translation work!). Recently one of my Italian friends posted on...
24/7 Telephone Interpreting Travelling Adventure – Part 3
Posted on4 October 2013
Meet John and Cait. They have embarked on a travelling adventure, starting in England and ending up (hopefully) in China. Over the course of their journey they will come...
Translation Blunder of the Month
Posted on3 October 2013
The American Dairy Association’s huge success with its “Got Milk?” campaign was unfortunately not mirrored in the Spanish-speaking market, where it translated to “Are you lactating?” Luckily enough for...
Films for Translators
Posted on6 September 2013
After our recent blog about the top 5 ‘Songs for Translators’, we thought we’d follow up with a similar article on films. Please see below for our top 5...
Studying translation vs. actually working in a translation agency
Posted on4 September 2013
I was very confident before I came to Atlas, and would never have imagined the type of problems that I would encounter when I started my work placement. At...
eCPD Webinar – Learn to love translation agencies!
Posted on3 September 2013
Clare Suttie, director at Atlas Translations, ran a webinar in August in partnership with eCPD Webinars. eCPD offers high-quality online training and online webinars to help translators, interpreters and...
10 top tips for completing the Atlas Translations supplier application form
Posted on20 August 2013
If you would like to work with Atlas Translations as a freelance translator or interpreter on translation and interpreting projects, here are a few tips to help you fill...
Can I have my translation tomorrow?
Posted on13 August 2013
Anna Davies is the Manager at Atlas Translations, and has been with us since 2004. As you can imagine, she’s dealt with a lot of work in that time!...
Top five tips for Freelancers submitting invoices to Atlas Translations
Posted on12 August 2013
The best part of a freelancer’s job can be when they get paid for all their hard work. So we asked Carol, our Accounts Manager who is responsible for...
Songs for Translators
Posted on8 August 2013
Inspired by the recent Summer music festivals that have been taking place across Britain, the Atlas team has come up with our very own hit parade of songs, especially...
Q: Whose data is it anyway?
Posted on19 July 2013
A: It’s yours! It’s been an interesting week, as we’ve been working hard to ensure that our supplier database is up to date. It’s recently been re-vamped and improved...
Atlas Translations Open Day 2013 – Part 3
Posted on11 July 2013
Senior Project Manager Siân Owen has been with Atlas nearly 2 years now, but has somehow missed our previous Open Days! Here’s what she had to say about the...