| Sophie Colmont
This profile is available in: English Translation Services > Native Language(s): French. > Target Language(s): English, French, German, Italian, and English (British). > Source Language(s): English (American), English, French, German, Italian, and English (British). > Service Type(s): Translation Services, Proofreading/copywriting, and Teaching. > Specialization(s): Advertisement/Marketing, Architecture, Arts, Education/Training, Fashion/Clothing, Film - Theatre, Health and Beauty, History, Internet/Multimedia, Computers/IT, Music, and Psychology/Psychiatry. > Software: Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Fireworks, and Microsoft Office . > Relevant Translation Experience: • Technical translator / proofreader for customer care for myphotobook, Berlin 2007 Responsibilities included: translation of the software, proofreading of the automatic emails, keeping the site updated, organisation of a European News letter, training of new colleagues, customer support in French and English via email and phone, claims solving, responsible for partners in France • Technical writer /translator for products, bluebuy, Berlin Dec. 2005-Oct. 2006 Localisation of the descriptions of products on the site: home appliances, HI-FI, Televisions. Liaised with price comparers. Responsible for partnership with price comparers, initiated sales • Writer for the German Web 2,0 site tripsbytips. Nov.-Dec. 2006 Research on touristy destinations and creative writing about travel experiences • Subtitle translator EN-FR, Softitler, Montréal, Canada Nov. 2003-Mar.2004 Translating series and films (HBO, DreamWorks) for the DVD market from English into French Proofreading of other translators from English into French Liaising with translators to decide of the final version Communication with the Florence Office of Softitler • Freelance translation and localisation for Internet stagehands. October 2004 adhoc-culture. July 2003 > Education: • Diplôme d’Etudes Aprofondies (Master equivalent) of English at the Sorbonne, Paris 1999 Dissertation on ethnic theatre in Australia (Italian, Lebanese, Greek, …) Six months postgraduate studies at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia • Licence (Bachelor equivalent) in English Studies at the Sorbonne, Paris 1995 Literary translations, English and French • Maîtrise (Master equivalent) of Pedagogy of French as a Foreign Language, Grenoble, France 2000 > Additional Skills: Language Skills French mother tongue, excellent commend of English, fluency in German and Italian, ability to switch from one language to another. A great attention to detail. Written Communication A rich experience in translating and localising gained through several experiences in the Internet at eBay, bluebuy and myphotobook. A creative approach of subtitle translation keeping the original flavour of the dialogue and yet adapting for a French audience was developed at Softitler. Customer Care Awareness Answered customers by emails and telephone at eBay. Had to react to their complaints to improve the security of the site. Corrected the existing emails used to answer customers at myphotobook. Computer Skills PC, Mackintosh, Outlook, ORTS, Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, Wordpress, Photoshop, UNSTools, Tetatet, Eddie, Skype, Facebook > Location: Brighton, East Sussex (United Kingdom) |
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