Valentina Ragni 18, Woodside Place, Burley, Leeds, LS4 2QU
Email: [email protected]. DOB: April, 17th 1986 Mobile: +44 7826715566; +39 346 9862526. Nationality: Italian
Profile
I am an organised MA postgraduate freelance subtitler and translator (language pair Italian-English) willing to work with well-established companies delivering professional translation and subtitling services to develop my skills and increase my expertise, especially in the media and medical field.
Education
2009-2010 University of Leeds Full time MA Screen Translation Studies (predicted 2.1)
Subjects studied: Monolingual subtitling, Film Translation and Subtitling, Italian-English Specialised Translation, Computer-assisted translation tools, Machine Translation.
Dissertation: Subtitling of an episode of Report, an Italian journalistic documentary aired on national television (RAI 3).
Extensive translation practice from Italian into English of a variety of text-types, e.g. newspaper articles, ads, EU legislation, patents, scientific and literary texts; Worked well on my own and as part of a group in team projects; Hands-on experience on workstations for producing and editing subtitles, such as ISIS and Swift; Extensive monolingual and interlingual subtitling practice with different genres of audiovisual texts, including documentaries, soap operas, films; Insights into different computer-assisted tools, e.g. translation memories and termbases, including basic training with Trados.
2006-2009 University of Trieste, Italy Advanced School of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators (SSLMIT) BA Hons Applied Inter-linguistic Communication (110/110 with distinction)
Languages studied: English and Russian for three years, Portuguese for one year.
Dissertation: Tools and Equipment of Laparoscopic Surgery, a terminology research project in English and Italian which became part of TERMit, a term bank created by the Advanced School of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators of Trieste University.
Extensive translation both to and from English and Russian for three years; Translation from Portuguese into Italian for a year; Liaison interpreting practice both in English and Russian; Translation theory studies; Internship: translation of the official SSLMIT website into English.
Other language qualifications
Summer 2008 Russian Language Course Summer 2007 I did two intensive Russian language courses for a month, the first year in St. Petersburg’s Polytechnic University and the following at the Puskin Institute in Moscow. October 2006 Academic IELTS Overall score: 8
Work history
2008-2009 Liaison interpreter at the Vicenza Gold Trade Fair (English, Italian) I worked with an Italian firm which manufactures jewellery products and has its own stand within the gold fair that takes place three times a year in Vicenza, Veneto, where producers and buyers from all over the world. I assisted the firm manager and translated all the information on the production, models, prices and methods of payment to and from English and Italian and to follow any negotiation with foreign customers and new buyers.
2007.2008 Translator I worked as a translator for the Italian visual design company iO (http://ioagency.com/) for over a year. I translated a variety of texts such as internal documents, business letters, press reviews and a considerable part of their website.
Other skills Good organisational skills Competent and precise when performing a task Excellent written and verbal communication skills Punctual in taking and delivering orders Keen to work as part of a team Creative and fast learner
References
1) Alina Secara, Programme Director, MA Audiovisual Translation Studies, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT. Tel: +44 (0)113 343 3365. Email: [email protected]
2) Marco Miscioscia, iO Agency London. Tel: +44 (0)7766575613. Email: [email protected]