Marit Lien, ByLien

ByLien est. 2007 by Marit Lien

With a bachelor in copywriting, I have been localizing, creating and managing content in the sole proprietorship ByLien for 15+ years.

Previously I have held in-house positions as a content manager at Bonnier and Egmont for 6+ years, as a community manager at Nettavisen Spray for 2 years, and I did an internship at Rubicon TV creating content for Typisk norsk [Typical Norwegian] for NRK.

Key qualifications
Particularly creative with an extensive textual knowledge (incl. associated software),
and a strong attention to detail to secure accordance and not compromise the
user-friendliness, the customer journey, and the quality of the copy.

Experience

  • 2007–to date

    Translator

    From English, Swedish and Danish to Norwegian.

    Translation, transcreation, localization, and LQA of
    marketing materiale, AI, UI/VUI, software/tech, and general financial and legal copy +
    cultural consultation, SEO, subtitling, VO direction etc.

    Copywriter

    Creating optimized content (text, photo, video, and graphics) for editorial use and marketing.

    Digital marketer

    Content marketing including analysis, strategy, and publication plans.

    Creating websites and online stores / digital development.

  • 2010–2013

    Content manager and journalist

    Digital startup, management and development incl. website, newsletters, blog and social media.

    Digital content creation (text, photo and video).

    Project management.

    Print journalism.

  • 2006–2009

    Content manager

    Digital content creation (text, photo and video) incl. analysis.

    Translations.

    Web development.

    Community management.

    Campaign and project management.

  • 2005–2006

    Content producer for Typical Norwegian, NRK

    Idea development.

    Research in the NRK archives.

    Production assistance.

  • 2001–2003

    Community manager

    Digital content creation (text, photo and video).

    Translations.

    User support.

Education

  • 2003–2006

    Bachelor
    Westerdals School of Communication

    Copywriting and textual communication.

    Communication theory.

    Marketing communication.

    Visual communication.

    Concept and strategy.

    Presentation techniques.

    Dramaturgy.

    Genre studies.

    Rhetoric, semiotics, discourse etc.

Tools

  • Proprietary tools
    Crowdin
    Lokalise
    memoQ
    Memsource/Phrase
    Smartling
    TTP
    Weblate
    WordBee
    XTM
    etc.

  • Contentful

    EasyPublish

    EpiServer

    Escenic

    Proprietary CMSs

    Shopify

    Squarespace

    Wix

    WordPress

  • Canva

  • Photoshop

  • Discord
    Figma
    Jira
    Monday
    Plunet
    Slack
    etc.

  • iWork

    Microsoft Office

  • AegiSub

    Ooona

    Proprietary tools

  • iMovie

    Premiere Pro