Yedda Araújo English ↔ Brazilian Portuguese Translator & Interpreter New York, NY (646)234-5584 [email protected]
SUMMARY English ↔ Brazilian Portuguese Translator specialized in legal, financial, advertising and journalistic translation. Translation and interpretation education is NYC based, all translation work is NYC based and most interpretation work is as well.
EDUCATION NYS Court Certified Per-Diem Interpreter, 2016 Imperial College, London, England: Localization course, 2012 New York University, New York, NY Certificate in Translation Studies, English to Portuguese (Introduction to Translation, Medical Translation, Translating the News, Commercial Translation, Legal Translation and Project Management in Translation), 2006-2011 New York University, New York, NY News Reporting, Writing for New York City Newspapers, Interviewing, 1996; International Journalism, 1999 New School, New York, NY News Writing, 1998 Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil B.A. in Marketing and Advertising, 1993-1997 Cambridge English Proficiency Test, 1994
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Interpretation: Language Connections, NY State Court, International Translation Services, Inc, Legal Language Services (December; April 2017, February 2018; March, November 2017, February 2018) English ↔ Brazilian Portuguese legal, medical and basic interpretation/sight translation Translation: Transperfect Translations (January 2018; September-November 2017, August, November 2016, December 2015-January 2016, June-October 2015; August-November 2014 – in-house, full-time position; December 2014 – ongoing – freelance) English ↔ Brazilian Portuguese translation/editing/proofreading of legal, financial, marketing, and medical documents. Pearson English, Hoboken, NJ, December 2016 English → Brazilian Portuguese translation of language course survey Euronet Language Services, Fort Lee, NJ, December 2016 English → Brazilian Portuguese editing of play review American Language Services, Los Angeles, California, CA -June 2016, November 2012 Brazilian Portuguese →English translation of legal file, transcription of MMA interview PBS News Hour (Public Broadcasting Service), New York, NY, April 2016 Brazilian Portuguese → English editing/proofreading of subtitles for television show “Time for School” (aired September 2016)
Reddo Languages, Miami, FL, March 2016 English → Brazilian Portuguese editing/proofreading of marketing material Agnew Multilingual, Westlake Village, California, US – April 2015, October 2014, April 2014, March 2013, July 2012 English →Brazilian Portuguese translation and editing of advertising, publishing (game and software) and marketing material RKG Consultoria (RKG Consulting), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - April 2014 Brazilian Portuguese →English translation of investment agreement bullet points pamphlet, Brazilian Portuguese → English translation of investment opportunity documents Atlantico Books, Astoria, New York, US - January 2013 Editing in Brazilian Portuguese of the article "Joias do Brasil: reconhecimento e valorização das riquezas nacionais"; from the book "Ao Redor do Mundo: Leituras em Português, Volume 2" Tatiana Teixeira (Direct Client), New York, May 2012 Brazilian Portuguese →English translation of research paper in Foreign Affairs Editora Record (Record Publishing House), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - March 2011 to January 2012 English →Brazilian Portuguese translation of the book “The Pile of Stuff at the Bottom of the Stairs” by Christina Hopkinson, English →Brazilian Portuguese translation of the book “Amazing Grace” by Danielle Steel Dinâmica Pública (Brazilian Political Magazine), Brasília, Brazil - June 2011 English →Brazilian Portuguese translation of economics articles
SKILLS Windows 8, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Trados Studio 2014 Wordfast Pro
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Translators Association (ATA) New York Circle of Translators (NYCT)
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES NYCT Symposium on Professionalization in Translation and Interpreting, New York, NY - 2016 American Translators Association 56th Conference, Miami, FL - 2015 American Translators Association 55th Conference, Chicago, IL - 2014 American Translators Association 53rd Conference, San Diego, CA - 2012 American Translators Association 52nd Conference, Boston, MA - 2011
LANGUAGES Native speaker of Brazilian Portuguese Proficient in English Fluent in written and spoken French Conversational Spanish