Mélissa Médart
Certified Translator (ATIO)
43 years old
Toronto Canada (Ontario)
Freelancer
Open to opportunities
Over 10 years’ experience providing English-to-French language services to translation agencies, businesses, public administrations, paragovernmental organizations, PR firms and NGOs in Canada and in Europe. Holds two postgraduate degrees in translation and terminology from two renowned institutions (both members of the European Commission’s EMT network).
- French (mother tongue and target language for translations)
- English (excellent command)
- Spanish (excellent command)
- Translation from English/Spanish into French
- Transcreation (= the creative adaptation of marketing, sales and advertising copy for a given target audience)
- Terminology & document research
- Glossary creation & editing
- Translations for governmental and non-governmental organisations
- Marketing and online-marketing : press releases, blogs, white papers, campaigns, promotions, roadshows, product briefs
- Broadcast and A/V technologies
- Professional IT solutions
- Sports
- MS Office: excellent skills, proficient with MS Word, Powerpoint and Access.
- Extensive knowledge of CAT tools and online translation management interfaces (SDL Trados certified - http://oos.sdl.com/asp/products/certified/index.asp?userid=60851; proficient user of DéjàVu X Pro (ATRIL)
