Shaping audiovisual content —
through the power of language
Hi! I’m Lisa Menne, and I translate from English and French into my native language, German.
I’ve always had a passion for foreign languages and a strong sense of wanderlust. Since my teenage years, I’ve loved immersing myself in fictional worlds and engaging with compelling stories and characters. So it felt only natural to combine my enthusiasm for languages, cultures, and film into a career.
After completing my Master’s in Specialized Translation and Media Translation, I gained valuable experience in the localization industry at Sky Deutschland, Scheune München, and The Walt Disney Company (see details below).
I have been working as a freelance translator since 2019, specializing exclusively in voice-over, lip-sync dubbing, and subtitling since 2021. In 2024, I expanded my freelance work into a part-time profession—because I truly enjoy what I do.
My goal is to help make audiovisual content accessible to a wide audience—guided by the source material and attuned to the language, culture, and context of the target audience. Creativity and a strong sense of nuance are what drive my work.
I’m quick to adapt to new workflows, I continuously broaden my expertise, I value clear communication, and I always meet my deadlines. But above all: I’m passionate about what I do—and I believe that shows in every collaboration.
I’m always excited about new projects and connections.
Hope to hear from you soon!
– Lisa
Qualifications
Education
| August – December 2011 | William Collenso College, Napier, New Zealand |
| June 2014 | Abitur (general German qualification for university entrance) at St. Michael’s School, Paderborn, Germany |
| 2014 – 2017 | Bachelor’s programme “International Communication and Translation”, University of Hildesheim, Germany Bachelor thesis: “Anotated translation of the film comment ‘Working it’ by Michael Koresky” |
| September 2015 – December 2015 | ERASMUS semester at Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Ardour, Pau, France |
| 2017 – 2021 | Master’s programme “Specialised Translation and Media Translation”, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt Master thesis: “Audio description of sign language” |
Internships and Professional Experience
| October – December 2018 | Internship at Kern AG, Graz, Austria. Project management, proofreading, and translation. |
| January – April 2019 | Internship at LingoStar, Vancouver, Canada. Project management, proofreading, translation and production of web content. |
| May – July 2019 | Internship at Goethe-Institut, Montreal, Canada. Coordination of cultural events, creation and translation of web content, library work. |
| Since November 2019 | Freelance Translator Clients include LingoStar, Technik Museen Sinsheim Speyer |
| June – November 2021 | Internship at Sky Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Munich. Translation, editing, and recording of voice-over scripts, subtitling |
| December 2021 – March 2024 | Project Manager and Editor at Scheune München mediaproduction, Munich Project and talent management, writing, adapting, and editing voice-over and lip-sync scripts, screener approvals, directing, casting. |
| Spring 2022 | Workshop on scriptwriting for lip-sync dubbing with Christian Gundlach |
| Since 2021 (side job) Since 2024 (part-time) | Freelance Dubbing Scriptwriter (voice-over/lip-sync) and Subtitler Clients include SDI Media (2021), Scheune München, Speeech, RTL Technology. |
| Since 2024 | Creative Supervisor (part-time) at The Walt Disney Company, Munich. Editing dubbing scripts, screener approvals, casting decisions, creative supervision of dubbing projects. |
