Adam Fink
Translator / Interpreter / Teacher / Content Creator
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Summary
Translator, interpreter, language teacher, and content creator with well-developed understanding of Japanese language, history, media, and culture. Converses easily in both English and Japanese, with significant experience reading and writing in both languages. Good people skills from years of working in the education and service industries, and always excited to learn new things and help make learning fun for others as well.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Brewer/English Language Support
Nanbu Bijin Sake Brewery
04.2024 - Current
- Participate in day-to-day brewing activities as a member of the brewing team.
- Work in a fast-paced, all-Japanese environment where a high level of Japanese language proficiency is required to communicate with coworkers and complete tasks safely, properly, and efficiently.
- Translate company documents and correspondence aimed at overseas customers from Japanese into English.
- Interpret from Japanese to English during brewery tours for overseas guests.
- Participate in weekly "YouTube Meetings" where marketing strategies for social networking platforms are discussed.
Native English Teacher
Interac North
8 2016 - 03.2024
- Provide instruction in reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for English.
- Prepare and implement lesson plans covering required course topics.
- Lead interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course material.
- Administer assessments and tests to evaluate student progress.
- Team-teach lessons with Japanese teachers of English to provide varying teaching styles.
- Help with English-related extracurricular activities such as speech contests, debate competitions, and Eiken practice.
- Use Japanese on a daily basis in the workplace to maintain good relationships with principals, vice-principals, and school staff outside of the English department.
- Translate, or aid in the translation of, correspondence between my assigned schools and schools outside of Japan with whom they have a relationship.
Translator
Seishun Doden (Independent Film)
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Translated a Japanese independent film's 71-page script into English for the purpose of submitting it to an overseas film festival.
- Communicated closely with the film's director to translate characters' rural dialect in a way that maintained its nuances.
- Utilized extensive knowledge of Japanese history and culture to make judgments on how various uniquely Japanese words, phrases, and concepts should best be conveyed to an overseas audience.
Buyuuden Japanese History
YouTube Content Creator
02.2021 - Current
- Create original content to educate viewers about Japanese history in an easy-to-understand way.
- Read and translate high-level Japanese-language books and academic articles to use as information sources for videos.
- Regularly write 10+ page scripts which convey large amounts of information while retaining a smooth flow and a high level of entertainment value.
- Over 13,000 subscribers and more than 650,000 views across all videos.
- Cultivated an ability to concentrate for hours on end in order to complete the research and editing portions of long educational videos.
- Developed a basic ability to decipher premodern handwritten Japanese text.
Translator
Independent Contractor On Gengo.com
10.2019 - Current
- Translate a wide variety documents from Japanese to English.
- Replicate flow, style and overall meaning of original texts.
- Consult specialized dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to identify closest equivalents for nuanced terminology, words and phrases.
- Apply cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
- Review final works to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar and translation.
Translator
Northern Iwate Regional Development Bureau
09.2018 - 09.2018
- Translated a PR manga/tourism brochure about a local hero and historical figure.
- The translation itself was completed during September of 2018, but correspondence with the Regional Development Bureau's employees continued until the manga's printing in 2019.
- This was a volunteer project.
Head Bartender
Grizzly Peak Brewing Co./Old German
08.2013 - 07.2016
- Worked in a busy, high-pressure environment where quick decision-making and coolness under pressure was extremely important.
- Took customer orders and capitalized on opportunities to sell special beverage and food options.
- Taught staff how to deliver outstanding service to every customer without sacrificing profit objectives.
- Tended bar at special events and directed team to provide exceptional service for weddings, business meetings and society gatherings.
- Maintained secure cash drawers, promptly resolving discrepancies for accuracy.
- Boosted bar operational efficiency and profitability by mentoring team members on procedures and productivity strategies.
Hip-hop Beatmaking Instructor
Ann Arbor Neutral Zone
09.2013 - 07.2016
- Ran an after-school program for high school students teaching them how to make hip-hop beats and other electronic music.
- Showed students how to use audio engineering software and various pieces of recording equipment.
- Helped students discover artistic creativity and build self-confidence.
- Helped provide teenagers from a diverse array of backgrounds with a positive outlet for expressing their emotions.
- Worked with an extremely diverse staff with a wide variety of ages, ethnicities, gender identities, and sexual orientations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Classical Studies
University Of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 09.2008 - 12.2013
Skills
Japanese-English Translation
Proofreading
Language Instruction
Communication Ability
Self-Accountability
Languages
English (Native)
Excellent
Japanese (Fluent)
Very Good
Certification
Japanese Language Proficiency Test N4
Hobbies
・Historical reenactor with a pair of local PR groups
・Member of a Kitakami-based Pokemon Trading Card Game team
・Big anime and manga fan
・Fitness enthusiast specializing in calisthenics
・Amateur beatmaker and electronic music producer
・Aspiring connoisseur of nihonshu
Timeline
Brewer/English Language Support
Nanbu Bijin Sake Brewery
04.2024 - Current
Translator
Seishun Doden (Independent Film)
11.2023 - 02.2024
Buyuuden Japanese History
YouTube Content Creator
02.2021 - Current
Translator
Independent Contractor On Gengo.com
10.2019 - Current
Translator
Northern Iwate Regional Development Bureau
09.2018 - 09.2018
Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1
07-2018
Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2
12-2017
Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3
07-2017
Japanese Language Proficiency Test N4
12-2016
Hip-hop Beatmaking Instructor
Ann Arbor Neutral Zone
09.2013 - 07.2016
Head Bartender
Grizzly Peak Brewing Co./Old German
08.2013 - 07.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Classical Studies
University Of Michigan
09.2008 - 12.2013
Native English Teacher
Interac North
8 2016 - 03.2024
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