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Laleh M.

Laleh M.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Content SEO, Localization, Taxonomy

  • Education

    • Ecole Nationale de Commerce Bessières Paris

      1998 - 2000
      Classes préparatoires International Law

    • San Jose State University

      2005 - 2007
      BA Journalism

    • Foothill College

      2003 - 2005

    • Stockholm University

      2001 - 2003
      International baccalaureate Swedish

  • Experience

    • Stockholm’s Royal Archives

      Jun 2000 - Mar 2001
      Archivist

      Compiled a lexicon of the ancient, Semitic Turkish language based on the comparison of medieval European and Ottoman manuscripts.

    • Chili Magazine

      Apr 2001 - Jun 2002
      Assistant Art Director

      Created layouts, illustrations and maintained the company's Web site.

    • Palo Alto French Education Association

      Sept 2006 - Jun 2007
      French Teacher

      Kindergarten to 2nd grade after-school teacher following the CNED’s curriculum.

    • San Francisco Magazine

      Feb 2007 - Jun 2007
      Editorial Intern

      Copyedited, fact checked and wrote front of books.

    • Red Herring Magazine

      Feb 2008 - Feb 2010
      Reporter

      General assignment reporter with emphasis on social media and mobile technologies. Recorded over 100 video interviews with Silicon Valley VCs and technology start-up CEOs.

    • Apple Inc.

      Feb 2010 - Aug 2010
      ITunes Localization Producer

      Produced, edited and localized content for the French and U.S. iTunes stores.

    • Pearson Knowledge Technologies

      Aug 2010 - Jan 2011
      French Test Developer Consultant

      Managed a team of five French writers as well as produced, edited and translated content for implementation and production of a French testing software.

    • Self-Employed

      Sept 2010 - May 2022
      Freelance translation and localization

      English-French translation and localization for companies such as Apple and Facebook, with emphasis on tech, marketing and contractual material. Proficient in Swedish-English translation and Italian-English translation.

    • TuneIn

      Feb 2011 - Feb 2012
      French Content Manager

      Quality assurance on French content. Point of contact for French language-related and market-related questions. Competitive French market analysis. Created and maintained all French linguistic references and updated terminology and translation as required.

    • VUDU (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walmart)

      May 2012 - Oct 2012
      Copywriter Consultant

      Wrote clear and creative marketing copy to promote VUDU movie services on over 50 million devices.

    • The Renaissance International School

      Aug 2016 - Aug 2018
      Elementary School Teacher

      Taught French in a Montessori elementary classroom. Lesson planning, classroom organization and point of contact for classroom and student-related questions.

    • Ridecell

      May 2019 - Dec 2021
      Content Marketing Consultant

      I wrote marketing copy for Ridecell, a leading platform developer for ride-sharing, car-sharing and autonomous mobility operators.

    • LinkedIn

      May 2022 - Sept 2023
      Taxonomy Analyst

      I worked alongside taxonomists, machine-learning engineers, and data scientists to enrich LinkedIn’s Economic Graph and improve taxonomy for the French market.Taxonomy and data evaluation:• Enrich and validate LinkedIn knowledge base and taxonomies to increase coverage of job titles, degrees, skills, and fields of studies for the French market• Identify semantic mappings between concepts such as job titles, skills, and degrees• Identify pitfalls and improvement opportunities for AI models Show less

    • Welocalize

      May 2024 - now
      French Content Specialist

  • Licenses & Certifications