Anthony C.

Experience

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  Freelancer

  Mar 2006 - Nov 2009

  Translator | Editor

  • Translated a range of content from Japanese to English including educational materials and magazine articles in fields such as environmental science, graphic design, medicine, and logistics• Edited and copyedited translated material• Subtitled Japanese films

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  公益財団法人 日本英語検定協会 (Eiken Foundation of Japan)

  Nov 2009 - Sept 2019

  Editor and Test Content Specialist

  Senior member of the content production team for the two highest levels of the EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency, the most widely recognized English assessment in Japan• Wrote, reviewed, and edited test content and managed development of test items under tight deadlines• Chaired collaborative sessions with advisors from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Sports, Culture, Science, and Technology, as well as secondary- and university-level educators• Commissioned and trained item writers, copy editors, test examiners, proctors, test raters, and fact checkers• Managed high volume test-administration sites throughout Japan• Collaborated with educators, researchers, and other assessment specialists to design analytic rating rubrics for writing tests• Led standard-setting workshops for educators and language-assessment professionals to relate the EIKEN tests to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)• Represented the Eiken Foundation at study-abroad seminars throughout Japan (Honshu/Kyushu) Show less

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  Self-employed

  Sept 2019 - now

  Editor | Translator | Assessment Item Writer

  • Provide Japanese-to-English translation, editing, and copyediting services for corporate and private clients in architecture, design, tourism, education, publishing, and other industries• Serve as an editor and supervisory copy editor for the Japan Tourism Agency's large-scale project "Promoting Multilingual Support for Sightseeing Destinations around Japan”• Write, review, edit, and copyedit content for high-stakes language assessments