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Spanish lover: I have lived and worked in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Spain. Avid bookworm, a Sherlock Holmes with internet access. Native English translator from the United States. I have completed more than 300 English subtitling projects of Spanish series and films for major VOD platforms, translations for the London Book Fair, transcreation projects, literary translation of children's books, tourist brochures, legal texts, technical reports. Creative content writing, copywriting.
English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Conversational
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Traductor AutónomoAudiovisual and text translator (ES>EN)FILM AND AVSeptember 2016 - Today (9 years and 9 months)Subtitling of Spanish series and films (El caso Asunta, No me llame Ternera, Sky Rojo, El inocente, ¿A quién le gusta mi follower?), of templates for translation of subtitles into various languages, of the documentaries Dónde vivo y muero and Mamá a los 15 and of corporate videosLiterary translation / transcreation (Susana and the Sun by Oscar Godoy Barbosa, synopsis and reviews for the London Book Fair, children's science fiction book from Peru)Translation (TV series bibles, service provision contracts, executive summaries, publications on innovation and technology, reports on environmental legislation, reports on mining and agriculture)Revision and correction (PowerPoint presentations on Spanish cybersecurity, slogans for insurance company)Terminology (conceptual map on hearing aid technology for WIPO Pearl (OMPI), compilation of glossary on Mexican legislation)
- Spell Services SASIn-house translatorCONSULTING AND AUDITSMay 2017 - August 2017 (3 months)Bogotá, ColombiaDirect and reverse translation of various assignments, includingwork for a major US consultancy, as well as PowerPoint presentations and press releases for Spanish communications consultancies, media impact reports, technical data sheets for sports fabrics and textiles, book on the Colombian education systemRevision of translation projects (brochure on demining initiative, website for solar energy company)
- Amazonas Jungle Tours OperatorLiaison interpreterTRAVEL AND TOURISMAugust 2017 - August 2017 (1 month)Puerto Nariño, ColombiaConsecutive interpretation and intercultural mediation for guides and touristsduring several four-day trips along the Loretoyaco RiverDevelopment of a bilingual glossary on Amazonian bird species
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Education
- Latin American and Caribbean StudiesBrown University2015Formación multidisciplinaria: español, portugués, traducción literaria, ciencia política, historia, economía, estadística social, estudios migratorios, estudios urbanos, periodismo Logros académicos: Premio por "Las aventuras del Chelevaso", una tesis de 90 páginas en español sobre la travesía de un migrante salvadoreño; artículo sobre poesía en Nicaragua publicado en Global Post
- Master in Translation (ES<>EN)Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS)2018Cursos relevantes: Traducción audiovisual (ES>EN), Traducción literaria (ES>EN), Traducción económica / financiera (ES>EN), Traducción jurídica (ES>EN), Herramientas TAC (nivel avanzado), Gestión de terminología, Interpretación simultánea y consecutiva