Célia Costéja

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Freelance Translator from English, Spanish > French (Mother Tongue)
Professional, rigorous and creative!

Translation, Proofreading, Editing, Voice-over, Transcription, Summarization, Teaching
Localization : Spain

WORK EXPERIENCE AS A TRANSLATOR AND A WRITER
2008-2009 - Gunter Wob, agent, Paris (France): Regular translations as a freelancer.
- Editec, Madrid (Spain): Translation of an architecture project for the construction of a residential area in Casablanca, Morocco.
- Arual and Company, Sevilla (Spain): Translations as a freelancer (Cultural Events programmes and contracts, artists biography).
2002- 2005 Radio Classique: Translator and Producer: Interviews translations and transcriptions (Musicians, Writers, Festival Managers, Artistic Directors), recordings, and post-production ; conception, text writing, presentation and production of Classical Music programmes.
2003-2004 Literary critics for the website www.parutions.com (Musical History Books such as “Berlioz ou le voyage d’Orphée” by Christian Wasselin, “La génération 1810” Fayard Presentation Box ; “Beckett” a psychoanalytical analisis of his works by Didier Anzieu, “Histoires d’Irlande” Short Stories Anthology - Les Belles Lettres).
2001 TéléImages Nature: Proofreading, correction and adaptation of the English Script of the Documentary "Maesa - Le Royaume des éléphants". Production assistant for the TV Documentary “John et les singes”, investigation and shooting organization.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Since 2006 France Vivace (France Musiques – Radio France): conception, text writing, presentation and production of Classical Music programmes.
2001- 2005 Hector (France Musiques – Radio France): conception of Classical Music programmes, text writing, musicological investigations.
2001 Radio Classique: 6 months Training Period: conception and production of Classical Music programmes, voice recordings.
Since 2000 Live production as a soprano :
- 2000 : “Délit d’innocence”, Opera by Marc Kowalczyk (The Wife’s Role). Three Shows in Paris.
- 2001-2003 : Member Of the Salamandre Ensemble (Vocal Quartett and Instrumental Ensemble). Medieval and Renaissance Music Repertoire.
- 1999 and 2002 : Two Concerts with the Transparence Musiverre Ensemble and the Métamorphoses Ensemble, conducted by Maurice Bourbon, at the “Festival des Orgues de Saint-Louis-les-Bitche” (France) and the “Festival de Musique en Aveyron” in Campeigne (France), with works by Monteverdi, Gastoldi, Mozart.
- 2001 and 2002 : Concerts within the 9th and 10th “Atelier de Polyphonie Vocale en Cévennes”, conducted by Maurice Bourbon. Programme: the Selva Morale and Madrigals from the 5th and 6th Books by Monteverdi.

LANGUAGES
- French: Mother Tongue.
- English and Spanish: Fluent.
- German, Russian and Irish: Read, written and spoken.
- Italian and Japanese: Notions.

EDUCATION
2007 Superior Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language in the Official School for Languages in Madrid.
1999-2009 Opera Singing Studies (soprano) in private clases.
1995-1999 Bachelor’s Degree in Music and Musicology at the University of Paris-La Sorbonne.
1999 Degree in Music Theory at the Paris Conservatory (6° Arr.).
1995 Baccalaureate in Economy and Social Studies

SOFTWARE

Microsoft Word, Excel, SDL Trados, Powerpoint, Internet, Netia Radio Assist, Soundforge.

COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONS
- Writing: novels, songs.
- Dance: Tango (4 years of practise) and Ballet (8 years of practise) .
- Drawing, painting.