CREDENTIALS
Native UK English speaker
BA (Hons) Modern Languages (French and Italian), University of Oxford
PGCert (Soc Sci), Open University

Now based on the UK's South Coast, I was born in Bournemouth (UK) and have since lived, worked or studied in Florence and Pavia in Italy and Montpellier, the Savoie and the Landes in France. I have been translating and editing full-time since 2002 for a wide range of corporate clients, private individuals and agencies.

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION
MARKETING ¦ ADVERTISING ¦ PUBLIC RELATIONS
market research, promotional material, catalogues, slogans, flyers, brochures, questionnaires, press releases
I have eight years' full-time experience helping my clients promote their products to the UK market. In a field like advertising, second best simply isn't good enough. Let me customise your sales pitch for a UK English or "International English" audience.

BUSINESS ¦ INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS ¦ DEVELOPMENT
UN reports and European Commission regulatory documents, European Parliament plenary session reports, aid agencies, NGOs, employment contracts, health and safety, business correspondence, e-commerceI have translated a variety of reports and papers for and on behalf of international organisations. Full confidentiality is assured. I also work on general business translations, including letters, e-mails, memos and PowerPoint presentations, with particular experience in health and safety and employment contracts.

ENVIRONMENT ¦ ECOLOGY ¦ TOURISM
environmental management, recycling, eco-tourism, tourist guides, brochures, winter sportsI take a keen interest in the environment and working from an environmentally conscious office is important to me. I have translated eco-tourism material, tourist brochures and area guides. And as a snowboarder I'm perfectly suited to texts on outdoor activities, in particular winter sports.

ARTS ¦ PUBLISHING ¦ MEDIA
non-fiction, cinema, musicI have extensive knowledge of music theory and notation and have translated practical music teaching programmes for children, CD covers and inserts, concert programmes, artist descriptions and websites, reviews and press releases.

OTHER
transport, user manuals, nutrition, cooking and menus, luxury goods, real estate, sportsI have edited a number of theses in the transport field and translated user manuals for yachts, kitchen equipment and small electrical items. French and Italian cuisine is a speciality.

CONTACT DETAILS

e-mail: amy @ eggplant-translations.com (delete spaces)

skype me on eggplant-translations

words/day: 1500-3000, depending on technicality and availability

rates on application. Registered for VAT (GB 876 9980 37)

many formats supported -- TRADOS user -- huge range of reference aids and glossaries

© Copyright Amy Williams 2011

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