Lauren Scanlan Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

Lakewood, Colorado, United States

Lakewood, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Greater New York City Area

As Senior Managing Editor on the Kodansha Comics team, I oversaw everything to do with deadlines (including the publishing schedule and special projects) for a 170+ book/year publishing program, as well as acted as the primary liaison between production and editorial. I directly managed members of the editorial team, and made sure everyone on the team has.

I was responsible for the scheduling, production, and editing of a range of titles at Kodansha Comics, including best-sellers like Noragami and Fire Force, literary works like Ichi-F, and classics like The Ghost in the Shell and the Eisner award-winning Akira 35th Anniversary Edition Box Set. I coordinated assets, working with both Japan- and US-based.

I proofread manuscripts for the Yen Press imprint of Hachette Book Group. I adhered to both publisher and series style guides while checking books for inconsistencies and errors. I am also familiar with the Chicago Manual of Style, and used it often in this position.I have proofed over 20 books for Yen Press.

Remote

As a QA Freelancer for Wordbank, LLC, I did internal revision on a range of projects using SDL tools like Trados, MultiTerm, and Studio. I checked to make sure the translations were complete and error-free, using client-approved glossaries and style guides to ensure the project met or surpassed client standards.

Denver, CO

As a QA Executive, I managed the QA department, liaising with linguists, Project Managers, Terminology, Media, and freelancers to make sure each project would be adequately scheduled and quality-checked to perfection. My QA duties included internal revision, layout checks, technical checks, and consistency checking. I would consult and train when.

Denver, CO

Freelance position, responsible for guiding small localization projects from activation to delivery.

Remote

I have worked both as an editor and proofreader for Kodansha Comics. As an Editor, I was responsible for:-Coordinating books through translation, lettering, editing, and proofreading;-Ensuring translations were accurate, high-quality, and read well, and that the final localization appealed to an English-speaking audience;-Creating, using, and updating.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Localization

Activities and Societies: MBA Student Association 2015 Global Business Conference Co-CoordinatorCapstone Projects: -International Business.

Jlp

I attended the Japanese Language Program in Spring Semester of 2013.

Bachelor Of The Arts, Japanese, History

Activities and Societies: Member and two-time secretary of No Such Organization, Programming Director (2009-2010) of NonCon, Programming.

Japanese Translation

Attended the Summer Translation Institute in the Japanese Translation, graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

Japanese

Studied abroad Fall 2008 at the School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London.