About Multimedia Languages & Marketing

Behind the scenes at Multimedia Languages & Marketing

 

Brisbane

Tea C. Dietterich, Director

Director Tea C. Dietterich is a NAATI Advanced Translator and Interpreter and holds degrees in Translation, Interpreting and Cultural Studies for Spanish, English, German and French from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (FASK Germersheim) and University of Granada (EUTI). Recruited by the German Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Tea came to Sydney in 1997.

In 1999, Tea founded “Multimedia Languages & Marketing” in Western Australia. In 2000, she established an Indigenous Language Interpreting Service, the “Kimberley Interpreting Service (KIS)” in WA that provides NAATI accredited interpreters in indigenous languages, and was instrumental in promoting the rights of Aboriginal people to the services of interpreters. In 2002, she moved to Cairns where she opened another branch of Multimedia Languages & Marketing.

Today Tea operates out of MLM Head Office in Brisbane. She is the President of the Australian Institute for Translators & Interpreters Inc. QLD (AUSIT) and sits on the AUSIT National Council. She works closely with NAATI and the translation & interpreting industry on a day to day basis. Tea is Member of Brisbane Marketing, the German Australian Chamber of Industry & Commerce, the German Australian Business Association (GABA), the Australian Institute of Export (AIE) and Inner West Chamber of Commerce.

 

Tanja M. Forestier, International Language Manager

Tanja joined Multimedia Languages & Marketing in June 2007. Before that, she was based in Cologne for five years working with international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. With previous stints in New York and London, Tanja has vast experience in managing international projects. She studied translation and applied linguistics at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, FASK Germersheim as well as history of arts at the University of Bamberg.
She is a NAATI Professional German Translator in her own right.
Tanja is the calm and clever brain behind the MLM Head Office.

 

 

 

Olivier Caslin, Editor, Copywriter

Olivier is a French journalist and foreign correspondent (Press ID No: 84079) working for a variety of French newspapers and publications including La Croix, La Tribune, L'Equipe, Ouest-France. He is a member of the Foreign Correspondent Association (FCA) and reports on a daily basis to France about Australia and the Asia Pacific Region. Olivier is in charge of copy writing and editing.
Olivier joined Multimedia Languages & Marketing in 2003.

 

John Bosak, Studio Engineer

Studio Engineer John Bosak is in charge of all Voice Over Productions. He records, edits, mixes and finalizes Voice Over or Dialogue recording to multiple formats including .WAV files, AIFF files and high quality MP3 files. John Bosak's CV covers all areas of sound production. John progressed into Live/Touring sound in the 80's then went on to become 'in-house' engineer for Brisbane's most popular recording studio 'Starsound'. There he was awarded "Best Studio Engineer" 3 years in a row (1988/89/90) by the Qld Recording Industry Assoc. For the last 15 years John has worked on dozens of international/national and local productions, documentaries and a multilingual voiceovers. No matter what language, dialect or accents our voice talents have… John makes sure they sound fabulous!

 

 

Melbourne

Laura Ercole, Typesetting & Desktop Publishing Manager

Laura is one of Australia’s most experienced DTP specialists. She began to work in the industry as a high-level translator and was one of the first to train in desktop publishing software. Her 20 years of experience in multilingual/multiscript desktop publishing, combine with a comprehensive knowledge of foreign languages and creative design skills. Laura has been the driving force behind Multimedia Languages & Marketing’s typesetting department since she joined the MLM team in 2003.
Laura holds NAATI accreditation on Advanced Translator and Professional Translator level for English <> Italian.

 

 

Perth

Brad Hile, Multimedia Manager

Brad has been working with the MLM team since November 2000. He has built countless websites, programmed multilingual applications, designed international marketing collateral and brochures and is the Head of MLM’s multimedia department.
Patient and calm, he ensures that our clients’ websites are up to date, optimized, multilingual and attractive.
But ..careful…sometimes he goes walkabout…. most likely trekking in Nepal…