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Jessica Edwards
Accurate translations elegantly rendered

Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Local time: 15:19 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: English Native in English
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About me
I’m a New Zealander based in Paris with my French partner and our “Franco-Kiwi” children. I’ve been freelance translating since 2006.

My choice of profession springs from a passion for linguistic challenges coupled with a desire to facilitate communication between the French and English-speaking worlds in my fields of interest – research and higher education, politics and international relations, art and literature, and development, NGOs and the not-for-profit sector.

So much fascinating work is conducted and written about in French in these areas that deserves to be presented accurately, in a style appropriate to the subject area and intended audience, and with a fluency of language which will encourage the English reader to forget (or not to notice) they are reading a translation. This is my job as a translator.

Of course, I also extend my translation skills to other areas, notably marketing. I am equally at ease translating into British and American English.

Education:
First class honours degree in Translation (French-English) and Political Science, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Master of International Relations, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Recent translations:
400 page book on investment
University web sites, course catalogs, brochures, etc.
Press releases concerning scientific research
Fashion trade show catalogue
Museum exhibition texts
Conference papers by social sciences researchers
Web pages for an engineering company

+ pro bono translations of press releases and articles for various NGOS and associations

Client comments:
“Thanks again for your impeccable work”
“Thank you for you quick and efficient work. The translation was perfect!”
“Jessica Edwards has shown strong analytical skills, a thorough knowledge of the different academic styles in both languages and of the courses of a large French university, and a perfect knowledge of French and English typographies which make her work truly polished.”

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Total pts earned: 81
PRO-level pts: 65


Language (PRO)
French to English65
Top general fields (PRO)
Other40
Bus/Financial12
Social Sciences6
Science4
Art/Literary3
Top specific fields (PRO)
Education / Pedagogy15
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion9
International Org/Dev/Coop8
Furniture / Household Appliances4
Investment / Securities4
Tourism & Travel4
Journalism4
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Keywords: English, French, translation, higher education, research, political science, sociology, international relations, art, journalism, development, NGO, literature anglais, français, traduction, éducation supérieur, recherche, science politique, sociologie, relations internationales, art, journalisme, développement, ONG, littérature


Profile last updated
Nov 24, 2011



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