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Freelance Conference Interpreter and Translator
- Freelance Conference Interpreter and Translator
2014 - maintenant
- Simultaneous, consecutive and liaison interpreting
- French A, English B, Italian C
- Translation from English and Italian into French
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Freelance Translator and Interpreter
- Freelance Translator and Interpreter
2012 - 2013
- Liaison and consecutive interpreting from French to English and from English into French
- Translation from English and Italian into French
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Eurotext Translations
- Project Co-ordinator
2012 - 2012
In charge of:
• Assisting Project Managers in the co-ordination of multilingual translation projects, including resource allocation, preparation of translation kits etc.
• Performing linguistic sign-offs and proofreading of French translations
• Other administrative duties as needed
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Gala Networks Europe Ltd.
- French Localisation Specialist
2011 - 2012
In charge of:
• Performing research on culture specific topics, such as Chinese martial arts, history and Wuxia fiction and educating the team accordingly
• Carrying out ad hoc translations in a timely manner
• Creating glossaries and style guides
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Keywords International Ltd.
- Linguistic Quality Assurance Tester (Temporary)
2011 - 2011
In charge of:
• Identifying, isolating and documenting bugs clearly in a bug database
• Spotting grammar and language mistakes in French, running test suites and verifying fixes
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Google
- Online Advertising Specialist
Paris
2011 - 2011
Responsible for:
• Creating and optimizing online advertising campaigns for new AdWords clients
• Upselling AdWords products
• Providing support and consultancy to AdWords clients
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Secondary schools, Nantes (France)
- Substitute English Teacher
2010 - 2010
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Self-employed
- Freelance translator and interpreter (French, English, Italian)
2009 - 2011
Freelance translation (English>French, Italian>French).
Fields of specialisation: media/press, medical, marketing/advertising, IT, technical, scientific, sports & leisure, poker/games, aeronautical.
Liaison and consecutive interpreting (French, English, Italian).
Linguistic testing.
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Lionbridge
- Vendor Co-ordinator
VALBONNE
2008 - 2009
- Support local Vendor Managers (VMs) in the recruitment and qualification of external resources.
- Support directly or indirectly Project Managers and Department Managers in resource allocation and planning.
- Maintain vendor data in Vendor Management Databases to ensure they contain accurate information for worldwide VMs.
- Respond to vendor queries and support vendors to make effective use of Lionbridge applications and tools, e.g. invoicing application, quality assurance tool etc.
- Support local VMs in the renewal of Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
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Groupe Express-Expansion / Groupe Figaro
- Translator (French into English)
2006 - 2007
- Apprenticeship contract along with Masters Degree Course at ISIT (Paris). Part-time work (one week every other week) from October 2006 to July 2007. Full-time work from July 2007 to October 2007.
- Worked within the International Advertising Department (international saleshouse for both Le Figaro titles and Groupe Express-Roularta titles)
- Translated all documents (Rates, Technical Specifications, Editorial Calendars, marketing documents and presentations of the titles, General Conditions of Sale etc.) from French into English (occasionally from French into Italian).
- Liaised mostly via email with the network of representatives abroad, i.e. sending them new translated documents, telling them about major news and updates.
- Carried out a project for the department, that is to assess the needs for a Computer-Aided Translation Tool and recommend the most suitable CAT tool.
