Stephanie Donat

Experience

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  British Council

  Sept 2005 - Apr 2006

  English Language Assistant

  I taught English to large classes of teenagers and took initiative in my own lesson planning.

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  Notonthehighstreet.com

  Sept 2008 - May 2011

  Senior Account and Award Executive

  Senior Account Executive - Account managed 20 small business clients to maintain strong business to business relationships and increase sales- Recruited and line-managed three help desk staff to provide daily support to over 1600 clients- Developed and negotiated services offered on a business to business level Award Executive- Researched and identified suitable awards for the company’s business model- Main copywriter for the award entry following company’s style guide- Raised brand recognition through winning five national awards in 2009/2010 for the company Show less

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  SDL plc

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2013

  Localization Project Manager

  - Developed and maintained the client relationship with an automotive account- Delivered translation projects to client’s expectations following project brief- Planned and implemented best methodology and process to meet client’s expectations- Monitored projects through budgets and invoicing to achieve targeted profitability - Hosted and lead client-facing meetings and regular conference calls with translators- Risk assessed and strategically planned activities to minimise potential issues Show less

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  Here to translate and edit

  Sept 2014 - now

  French to English translator and English copyeditor MA, MITI

  - French to English translation of documents concerning corporate communications, health and beauty, and wellbeing. I have a keen interest in the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CSR) of businesses.- Proofreading and revision of English documents- I use SDL Trados Studio 2019 as my primary CAT toolMy portfolio includes: - A 17,000 word translation for the United Nations Development Programme on the InnovAfrica Forum 2013. Download a copy of my translation below. - Contractual documents, including calls for tenders- Technical manuals- e-commerce product descriptions and marketing material for an industrial supplier Show less

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  FREEMAN WILLIAMS LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

  Dec 2016 - May 2020

  Part-time Translation Project Manager

  - Co-ordinated and managed ongoing translation projects in various languages- Translated and revised translations of marketing and technical documents- Proofread documents in various languages, including Korean

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  AJT

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2024

  Senior Project Manager

  I was a remote Senior Project Manager at AJT for one of their largest clients.I was responsible for ensuring all English to French translation projects were delivered on time within the client's platform. I managed the in-house team of French linguists to ensure they had a suitable workload and worked closely with them to create and update glossaries and style guides and assist in TM alignment tasks.I also assisted with copyediting blog content and website material in English.