Editing, writing, and translating (German and Afrikaans into English).
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18 Aubrey Drive Willunga SA 5172 |
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(08) 8557 1062 |
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0431 625 970 |
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birgitto@comcen.com.au |
I am a versatile writer and editor (copy and structural) with substantial language experience in the fields of commerce, education, academia, technology (esp. food technology), tourism and government. I give personalised service at fair rates with the aim of building long-term client relationships.
Experience
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Freelance:
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Seven years full-time and part-time editing, writing and translation experience. Also basic language and grammar tuition to adult students in local government and private enterprise. Particular experience in school textbooks (social sciences, languages, natural sciences), the hotel industry and government publications.
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Other:
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Twelve years editing, writing and translating experience as part of the position of sales manager at an internationally linked food technology company. This position also required the management of multiple projects and deadlines to successful completion, maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction, strong presentation skills, accurate report writing and annual budgeting. Three years experience in compiling, editing and producing commercial and technical newsletters; writing and distributing technical and marketing press releases; and managing events as production manager and accounts executive in a public relations company.
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Qualifications
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Master of Arts (Translation) (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) – including editor training Bachelor of Arts (University of South Africa) National Diploma in Public Relations (Technikon Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) – including journalism
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Special skills
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Academic editing, Languages, On-screen editing, Project management, Report writing, Research, Speech writing, Teaching editing and writing skills, Technical writing, Translations, Wordprocessing, Writing and rewriting
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Areas of expertise
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Art and the arts, Business, Cookery publications, Crafts, Education and training, Fiction, Food technology, Government and administration, Hotel industry, Languages, Literature, Social sciences, Technical publications, Travel
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Computer software capability
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Windows:
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Word processing (MS Word); spreadsheets (MS Excel); MS Publisher
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