Helen Tuulik

Experience

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  UAB New Video

  Feb 2009 - Oct 2009

  Translator

  Translating subtitles from English to Estonian for MTV Estonia

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  Dark Nights Film Festival

  Nov 2010 - May 2011

  Translator

  Translating subtitles from English to Estonian for films featured during the festival

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  SDI Media

  Nov 2011 - Aug 2018

  Translator

  Translating subtitles from English to Estonian. Television shows covering a wide range of fields (nature, science, technology, history, medicine, reality, etc.)

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  Freelance

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2020

  Translating, editing and proofreading from Estonian to English and from English to Estonian. For example, numerous Master's theses and scientific papers, University of Tartu museum homepage, academic articles, tourism information, technical manuals, etc. Teaching various private students: Business English to adults, national exam preparation to high school students, tutoring a middle school student to keep up with schoolwork.Preparing a curriculum, developing communication skills, teaching pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, translation, evaluation and feedback

  • Translator, Editor/Proofreader

    Feb 2009 - Jan 2020

  • English Tutor

    Jan 2012 - Jun 2014
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  Tartumaa Education Centre

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Project Manager

  Writing project applications, developing educational project curriculum and workshops, communicating with local and foreign partners, managing the organization of the project, overseeing the daily work of the project team, maintaining good team dynamics. Promoted to manager of other branch.

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  Downtown Language School

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  Manager

  Managing opening of new school branch. Coordinating the daily activities of the language school, recruiting teachers, developing the curriculum for different languages, overseeing teachers’ lesson plans, supervising the administrative staff, managing the webpage, creating marketing strategies.

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  Zhejiang Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

  Sept 2014 - Jun 2015

  English and Intercultural Communications Lecturer

  Teaching Oral English and Western Culture to seven classes of higher education students (aged 18-22) studying international trade, computer numerical control and the internet of things.Conversational English classes consisted of improving communication skills (speaking, listening, pronunciation), developing students' conversational abilities, encouraging public speaking and making presentations, IELTS oral examination training. Western Culture classes consisted of an introduction to American and European culture, intercultural communication and preparation for communication with foreigners from different countries.Developing the curriculum and lesson plans, organizing creative projects, conducting team building activities, assigning and correcting homework, evaluating progress through oral and written exams Show less

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  Zhejiang Vocational College of Commerce

  Sept 2016 - Jul 2017

  Business and Professional English Instructor

  Teaching Business English to three groups of higher education students. Developing the curriculum. Improving communication (speaking, listening, pronunciation). Organizing creative projects.Also hired as conversational and professional English teacher for office workers.

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  Greentown Yuhua Primary School

  Sept 2017 - Jul 2018

  Homeroom teacher

  Being responsible for a class of second graders. Teaching English and Science based on Cambridge Curriculum. Teaching Art to grades 2, 3 and 4. Coordinating team of year two teachers. Organising school events.

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  Boku

  Dec 2018 - now

  Key Account Manager

  Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is the fintech powering the world’s largest mobile payments network, M1ST (Mobile First). The M1ST Payments Network reaches more than 7 billion consumer payment accounts in 91 countries across more than 340 payment methods.Boku’s technology platform helps the world’s most demanding merchants attract, convert, and retain customers using mobile payments. By turning payments infrastructure into a source of sustainable competitive advantage, Boku safely activates a range of new merchant business models - from bundling to subscriptions.Boku’s platform is used in 90 countries with more than a billion verified transactions in 2020, contributing more than $8 billion to the digital economy. Customers that trust Boku to simplify sign-up, acquire new paying users and prevent fraud include global leaders such as DAZN, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, Sony, Spotify and Tencent.Boku Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in Brazil, China, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the US. Show less