About me
Translator (French to English) | Marketer | Copywriter
I am a skilled translator (French to English - UK/NZ), marketer, and copywriter.
I spent six years in marketing roles within higher education, working in particular on advertising, SEO, web editing, social media, and copywriting. Wanting to combine my marketing background with my love of languages, I went back to university to pursue translation. I completed my MA Specialised Translation at the University of Westminster, London in July 2019.
A native English speaker, I was born and spent most of my life (apart from a year in French-speaking Belgium) in New Zealand, where I also graduated from my BA Honours (First Class) in French and Spanish. In 2012 I moved to London, working for London universities, before starting my master's. Consequently, I can translate to, or write in, both British and New Zealand English.
Today, as a freelancer, I am delighted to be able to offer marketing, copywriting, and translation services. These areas of work are complementary, and my clients benefit from my expertise of all three.
Specialisms
Current specialisms
marketing
higher education
Specialisms in progress
These are areas of personal interest I am currently developing into specialisms.
food and drink
travel and tourism
Industry memberships
Chartered Institute of Linguists: Student Affiliate
Institute of Translation and Interpreting: Student Member
Education
University of Westminster, London, UK
MA Specialised Translation (French to English)
September 2018 - July 2019 (Graduation in November 2019)
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in French (First Class)
January 2006 – December 2007
Bachelor of Arts, Majors in French and Spanish
Jan 2004 – Dec 2006
Licences, certifications, software
Translation - CAT Tools
MemoQ Level 1 Certification - current user and licence
Memsource
SDL Trados Studio 2019 - Intermediate
SDL Trados Studio 2019 - Getting Started
Translation - Subtitling software
WINCAPS Q4
Amara
Subtitle Workshop 6.0d
Digital advertising
Google Ads Search Certification
Google Ads Search
Google Ads Fundamentals
LinkedIn and Facebook advertising
Website editing and analytics, blogging
Umbraco
Contensis / Zengenti
Wordpress, WIX, Squarespace, Blogger
Google Analytics
Social media management
(Native platforms): LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Hootsuite
Sprout social