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Member since Sep '09

Working languages:
Spanish to English
English to Spanish
French to English
Catalan to English

hjs45
Young, fast and up-to-date

Barcelona
Local time: 01:11 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: English Native in English
Willingness to Work Again info
14 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Subtitling, Transcription
Expertise
Specializes in:
Marketing / Market ResearchTourism & Travel
Internet, e-CommercePoetry & Literature
Cinema, Film, TV, DramaSports / Fitness / Recreation
SlangArt, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Media / MultimediaArchitecture

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 771, Questions answered: 507, Questions asked: 18
Blue Board entries made by this user  4 entries

Payment method accepted Wire transfer, Check
Glossaries Business/marketing, Church architecture, Education, Food, Law, Legal/finance, Manufacturing/fixtures, Random, Sport, Tourism
Experience Years of translation experience: 4. Registered at ProZ.com: Jul 2009. Became a member: Sep 2009.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials Spanish to English (Cambridge University (Lang. Degrees))
English to Spanish (Cambridge University (Lang. Degrees))
French to English (Cambridge University (Lang. Degrees))
Catalan to English (Cambridge University (Lang. Degrees))
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Frontpage, Indesign, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, STAR Transit, Wordfast
CV/Resume English (DOC), Spanish (DOC)
Professional practices hjs45 endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me
After graduating with a 1st-class degree in Modern and Medieval Languages from Queens' College, the University of Cambridge, obtaining the top mark in the year for Spanish language modules, I moved to Barcelona, Spain, to work as a translator and content editor.

I spent one year as a full-time content editor at Booking.com, the world leader in online hotel reservations. This provided me with a solid background in commercial writing and consolidated my previous experience in the tourism sector, including working on the publication "FIB" at the Benicàssim International Music Festival, which involved translating numerous texts real-time in order to meet strict, early morning deadlines. During summer 2010 I worked on translations for the Catalan Government's cultural agenda, seriebcn.cat

In July 2010 I worked on the translation of an entire section of the website of the Castellón-Costa Azahar Tourist Board, Turismo de Castellón.

I am passionate about world literature and film, and was selected by Ecuadorian novelist Leonardo Valencia to embark on a translation of his novel "La vida flotante de Caytran Dölphin", as well as collaborating on several presentations about the novel.

Where film is concerned, I have translated presentations and/or film scripts for the Catalan directors Marc Recha, Enrich Alberich and Christian Molina.

I continue to be actively involved in academia, have translated a range of academic articles and transcripts, including for the University of Barcelona, and am currently working on a paper on José Luis Guerín's "En La Ciudad de Sylvia".

I have translated the material from several museum exhibitions, including a notable exhibition on EU Investment in Catalonia and the architectural show "Una Ciudad Llamada España", sponsored by Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture.

I pride myself on my fast turnover, accuracy and, above all, my excellent working relationship with all of my clients. For me fluid communication and a solid platform for mutual feedback are paramount to obtaining the right results.
This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 869
PRO-level pts: 771


Top languages (PRO)
English to Spanish365
Spanish to English328
French to English55
Catalan to English19
English to French4
Top general fields (PRO)
Other376
Art/Literary148
Marketing51
Bus/Financial50
Social Sciences44
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Top specific fields (PRO)
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters63
Religion61
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama52
Sports / Fitness / Recreation47
Other44
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting40
Poetry & Literature36
Pts in 47 more flds >

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Profile last updated
Jan 8