Angela Benoit, MCI

Experience

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  Translations.com

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Language Project Manager

  Lead French project manager for global hotel clients, responsible for website maintenance projectsEnd-to-end management of French projects up to 200k words: websites, e-learning applications and user interfaces, including client feedback Ensured quality and consistency, translation memory and terminology management, testing of final products, bug fixing and regressionTested beta versions of full translation suite software, liaising with engineering teams

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  FTS French Translation Services

  Jan 2010 - May 2013

  Senior Project Manager

  Project Management: Responsible for the lifecycle of Translation, Editing and Proofreading (TEP) projects, including quality assurance and post-DTP layout verification for a wide range of end-clients for projects over 400k wordsMaintained strong customer relationships with multilingual agencies and partners based on expertise and trust Localization consulting: Assisted clients in identifying optimal internationalization and localization strategiesCreated and maintained glossaries and linguistic references, process development and improvementRecruited European and Canadian French linguists; on-boarding, training and supervising new translators and team members Show less

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  Angela Benoit French Translation and Copywriting

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2022

  French Translation and Copywriting

  TRANSLATOR – INTERPRETER – EDITOR – COPYWRITER - Translation, editing, proofreading, copy editing, copywriting, cultural adaptation, quality assessment and quality management of web and print content, quality assurance (QA) of print-ready post-DTP documents, transcreation, transcription, subtitling- Interpreting services for meetings, appointments, negotiations and interviews- Exceptional customer service and spot-on advice on how to make the most out of an investment in language services- Expertise in agroecology, crowdfunding, cycling, EHS, fine dining, gardening, human resources, insurance, luxury real estate, mountain sports, music, new technologies, office products, social media, software and hardware, sustainable development, terms of use and privacy policies, travel and leisure, women's health, and more.PROJECT MANAGER – CULTURAL CONSULTANT – RECRUITER- Exceptional project management: resource staffing/management for multilingual projects, SOW definition, full oversight from inception to delivery- Coordination with all team members: translators, editors, DTP specialists, engineers - Consulting services: creating native brand experiences, adapting content to specific markets and overcoming cultural differences in global communications - Recruitment: selecting and onboarding ideal teams for special projectsLANGUAGE COMBINATIONSEnglish into French (France)Select projects from English into French (Canada)French (any) into English (US and CA)Select projects from Italian into French/EnglishTECHNICAL EXPERTISE SDL Trados Studio 2015, memoQ, Smartling, Wordfast Pro, XTM, Crowdin Show less

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  Government of Canada

  Sept 2022 - now

  Conference interpreting assignments at House of Commons Committees, Senate Committees, Parliamentary Associations and the Press Gallery.

  • Accredited Parliamentary Interpreter

    Dec 2022 - now

  • Intern Parliamentary Interpreter

    Sept 2022 - Apr 2023