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SOPHIE AMMANN CURRICULUM VITAE
Multi-skilled and reliable
German/French/English Translator Address Rue de Sainte-Hélène 30
CH – 2000 Neuchâtel Switzerland
Telephone +41 (0)79 626 37 64 E-mail [email protected] Nationality Swiss, Bulgarian Date of birth 06/09/1990
Professional Profile
Multi-skilled and reliable translator with experience translating between German, French and English in diverse areas. Dance background has provided discipline, detail-orientation, and adaptability to challenges. Ease with team work and intercultural skills are also a legacy of professional dance background. Co-founder of the dance company Junebug, which required excellent organisational skills and unwavering commitment. Seeks freelance translation projects.
Language Skills German – mother tongue, French – mother tongue, English – mother tongue, Italian – read, written, spoken.
Translation skills
Source languages English
French
German
Italian
Target languages
English
French
German
Computer Skills
Proficiency with MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, basic knowledge of Windows and Apple, Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome), internet skills (research, navigation), as well as proficiency with Amara Subtitle Editor.
Work Experience
November 2014 - present
Amara On Demand Subtitle Translator/Transcriber Amara is an organization that provides professional tools and services for subtitles.
• Subtitling films using Amara guidelines • Translation (English/French/German) • Transcription of videos
Voluntary work with Amara
• Translation of TED talks (English/French/German) • Subtitling of TED talks using Amara guidelines • Transcription of TED talks
December 2014 Alva Film Production: Subtitle translation (French to German) of
documentary film “Otra Isla” (70 min) by Heidi Hassan
General Education
2013-2015 MA Cultural Management (Distance Learning) Northumbria University, Newcastle UK
2005-2008 Lycée Denis-de-Rougemont, Neuchâtel (Maturité Gymnasiale diploma with distinction, C.I.P.E prize for best average grade in Italian)
1997-2005 Ecole Française de Berne, Switzerland
Artistic Education
2012-2014 Ballet Junior de Genève: Artistic Direction Sean Wood and Patrice Delay
2009-2012 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, BA Modern Ballet
2008-2009 Tanz Akademie Zürich
References Kerry Livingstone, Programme Leader BA Modern Ballet [email protected]
Britta Rindelaub, Alva Film Production [email protected]
Professor Malcolm Elliott, Founding Director The Norman Borlaug Institute for Global Food Security, Editor in Chief Agriculture and Food Security [email protected]