Freelance translator profile for Susana Franco



Translator's name:Susana Franco
Language pair:English to Portuguese translator
Country of residence:Portugal
Activity:Active since 2023
Membership status:Basic member

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ABOUT ME
Freelance translator with a strong background in translating literary and general documents from English, Spanish, French, German and Italian into European Portuguese. I provide an excellent command of these languages, and a track record of impeccable proofreading, post-editing and translation.

SERVICES
- Translation
- Proofreading
- Post-editing Machine Translation
- Subtitling
- Transcription

LANGUAGE PAIRS
EN/ES/FR/DE/IT > PT(EU)

FIELD OF EXPERTISE
General
Educational
Literary
Marketing and Advertising Material /Public Relations
Human Resources
Social Science
Travel and Tourism
Culinary
Certificates, Diplomas, Licences , CV's, etc.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Translator, Proofreader, Post-editor & Subtitler | Translated
Sep. 2018 - Present | Remote (Freelance Job)
Main duties:
- Translation of several documents from EN/ES/FR/DE/IT>PT.
- Revision of several documents from EN/ES/FR/DE/IT>PT.
- Post-editing of several documents from EN/ES/FR/DE/IT>PT.
- Subtitling of several contents from EN/ES>PT.
- Localization of software, websites, and other digital content fromEN/ES>PT.
- Glossary and terminology creation and maintenance.
- Quality assurance, including proofreading and editing translations for accuracy, clarity, and readability.
- Researching and familiarizing oneself with the subject matter of the texts being translated to ensure appropriate use of terminology andtone.
- Creating and maintaining style guides and language resources to ensure consistency across translations and improve efficiency.

Translator | Motaword
Feb. 2021 - Present | Remote (Freelance Job)
Translation of several documents from EN/ES>PT.
Quality assurance, including proofreading and editing translations foraccuracy, clarity, and readability.

Translator, Proofreader & Auditor | TECH Universidad Tecnológica
Sep. 2022 - Feb. 2023 | Remote
- Translation and proofreading of documents, academic handbooks,exams, advertising flyers, teachers' CVs, etc., from ES>PT(EU).
- Glossary and terminology creation and maintenance.
- Quality assurance, including proofreading and editing translations foraccuracy, clarity, and readability.

Editorial Translator | Ediciones Jaguar S.A.
Mar. 2022 - Jan. 2023 | Remote (Internship)
- Editorial translation from English and other languages into Spanish;
- Reading reports;
- Proofreading of translated texts.
Jaguar Editions is a publishing house based in Madrid dedicated tochildren's and young adult literature.

Literary Translator | Tektime | Babelcube | Next Chapter
Aug. 2019 - Present | Remote (Freelance Job)
- Translation of literary books from English, Spanish and French into Portuguese.

EDUCATION
Valencia International University, Spain
2021-2023 | MA in Editorial Translation

School of Arts & Humanities, University of Lisbon, Portugal
2008-2012 | Degree in Languages, Literatures & Cultures

SKILLS
- Excellent Oral and WrittenCommunication Skills
- Time Management Skills
- Client Confidentiality
- Translation Software
- Can meet strict deadlines
- Detail-oriented
- Experience in delivering high-qualitytranslation services
- Reliability, flexibility andindependence
- Ample experience and knowledge inthe fields of Literature, Education,Marketing & Public Relations, HumanResources
- Creativity
- Excellent Portuguese, Spanish and English cultural knowledge
- Quick learning skills
- Excellent command of MS OfficeSuite
- Excellent command of SDL TradosStudio, Matecat and MemoQ
- Excellent command of Canva

LANGUAGES
Portuguese
Native

English
Full Professional Proficiency

Spanish
Full Professional Proficiency

French
Professional Working Proficiency

German
Limited Working Proficiency

Italian
Limited Working Proficiency