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Claudia Letizia - Slow Translation

Claudia Letizia - Slow Translation

Freelance Translator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Helping brands expanding to major European markets by translating their content into and out of IT, EN, DE and FR.

  • Education

    • Wantwords and eCPD Webinars with Marta Stelmaszak

      2013 - 2013
      Business School for Translators

    • Langue&Parole

      2014 - 2014
      Specialization Course Culinary Translation

    • Proofreading Academy

      2018 - 2019
      Specialization Course Proofreading & Editing

    • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau

      2010 - 2013
      Master of Arts (M.A.) European Linguistics

    • Università degli Studi di Palermo

      2004 - 2008
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Translation and Intercultural Communication 110 with honors

  • Experience

    • Edizioni Dativo srl

      May 2008 - Jun 2010
      Freelance Translator

      Italian to English translation of packaging articles

    • Slow Translation

      Jan 2009 - now
      Translator (EN, IT, DE, FR) and proofreader (EN)

      Specialized translation services in the fields of health, well-being, gastronomy, marketing, environment, psychology, culture, video games and cinema.

    • UniFreiburg - iEEG and Brain Imaging Research Group

      Sept 2010 - Dec 2010
      General Assistant

      My tasks included:- proofreading scientific papers written in English;- secretarial work;- observing and reporting on patients’ behavior.

    • Publish in English

      Jan 2011 - now
      English Proofreader and Editor

      In my role as an editor and proofreader, I help ambitious and motivated academics to improve the quality of their English writing so that their work can be accepted for international publication. I work especially with academics who are non-native speakers of English.

    • Smurfit Kappa Group

      Apr 2011 - May 2011
      Freelance Translator

      Translation of industrial manuals

    • University of Freiburg - SLI Sprachlehrinstitut

      Aug 2011 - Sept 2011
      English Tutor

      Providing help and support for English learnersOrganizing extra-curricular activities

    • Phonoskop Institut – Umfrageforschung im Pharmabereich

      Apr 2012 - May 2012
      EN and IT Translator and Call Center Operator

    • Booking.com

      Nov 2012 - now
      Freelance Translator

      Translation, proofreading and localization of hotel descriptions and brochures.

    • The University of Freiburg

      Feb 2013 - Sept 2013
      Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (research assistant)

      - proofreading academic papers written in English- reading articles in English, French, Italian and German and reporting on them in English- bibliographical workReferences from my former employer are available

    • TRADANDGO SL

      Oct 2019 - now
      English and Italian Transcriptionist for Council of Europe sessions

      Transcription of English and Italian speeches given during the part-sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

    • Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Kultus

      Jul 2023 - now
      Examiner for Italian

      Preparation, correction and evaluation of candidates' oral and written examination papers for the state examinations for interpreters and translators

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Memsource Certified User

      Memsource
      Apr 2020

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Claudia Letizia - Slow Translation
      Winner of Proz.com's 21st Translation Contest Proz.com Dec 2019 Thanks to her accuracy and competence, Claudia won Proz.com's 21st translation contest with an outstanding translation in the language pair English into Italian.