Jessica Smith Journalist/translator E-mail: translation.editorial@hotmail.com Nationality: British citizen Date of birth: 15/08/1978 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE January 2012 – Current Translator Europolitics, Brussels, Belgium - Translating news articles from French to English for a daily newspaper on European affairs - Developing a working knowledge of all areas of EU policy - Producing accurate translations while working to tight deadlines within a small team of translators - Liaising with journalists and editors - Occasional page-editing duties (using In Design) September 2009 - Current Freelance journalist and translator Brussels, Belgium - Writing reports on conferences and drafting policy documents for the European Commission - Writing and translating specialist features for newspapers and magazines - Translating literary texts, including children’s books - Editing and proofreading, including academic documents September 2007 – August 2009 Brussels correspondent Agra Europe, Brussels, Belgium - Specialist reporting on EU agriculture and fisheries news - Covering key ministerial meetings, as well as Parliamentary committees and plenary sessions, and daily news from the European Commission - Writing the trade publications Agra Europe (weekly) and Worldfish Report (fortnightly) - Writing and uploading news for the web to daily deadlines July 2005 – August 2007 Trainee to senior reporter The East London Advertiser, London, United Kingdom - Specialist reporting on crime and education - Reporting on a range of other subjects including the arts, health, housing, and local and national government - Writing for daily web deadlines, and for the weekly print issue 2003 – 2005 Bilingual assistant Appointments Bi-language, London, United Kingdom - Temporary assignments for various Francophone companies in London 2002 – 2003 Private English and French tutor Nice, France - Teaching English and French to children and adults EDUCATION 2009 – 2012 Royal Conservatory of Brussels Transitional Baccalaureate: Jazz violin - Instrument, jazz ensemble, rhythm, harmony, piano, ear training, sight-reading, history of classical music and jazz 2006 National Certificate in Education: News Reporting (Professional qualification) - Media law, journalism, and interview techniques - Submission of a portfolio of articles 2006 Shorthand 100 words per minute 2004 – 2005 National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) post-graduate diploma: Newspaper Journalism Harlow College, Essex, United Kingdom - Media law, public affairs, journalism, shorthand, and photo-journalism 1998 – 2002 BA Honours French Studies The University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom - Inter-disciplinary study of the French language; oral and aural skills, essaywriting in French, and translation - Study of French literature, history and politics LANGUAGES English: Mother tongue French: Professional standard