Sofia Di Lauro, Chinese>Italian, English>Italian translator
NAME: Sofia Di Lauro
ADDRESS: via Tamborrino 7, San Giorgio a Cremano (Na), Italy
PHONE NUMBER: +393397498395
EMAIL ADDRESS: dilaurosofia@gmail.com
SKYPE CONTACT: sofiadilauro
SERVICES: Translation, proofreading, transcription, subtitling
MOTHER TONGUE: Italian
SOURCE LANGUAGES: Chinese, English
TARGET LANGUAGES: Italian
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE: General, Marketing, Fashion, Tourism, Games
RATES: Translation: Chinese into Italian €90/1000 words, English into Italian €50/1000 words
Transcription: €0,50/min (Italian)
SOFTWARE: Trados 2011
EXPERIENCE
January 2015-present Freelance Translator
Translating marketing, commercial, mobile apps and general texts for private clients
October 2014- present Volunteer Translator
TED conferences
Translating and subtitling videos from English into Italian
May 2014-August 2014
Translation Assistant
Creative Translation, The Lightbox, 111 Power Rd, London W4 5PY
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Helping PMs with organising /planning translation projects and selecting the right
translator/team of translators for each job. Sending out Purchase orders to translators.
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Assisting with admin duties such as signing off suppliers’ invoices
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Selecting freelance translators' CVs/ looking for new translators to expand database
of translators.
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Checking translations – content, spelling checks and proofreading.
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Updating translation memories.
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Translating from English into Italian
November 2012 – May 2013 Internet assessor
Lionbridge Technologies
Giving feedback to assure that search engine results are relevant to the query.
March 2011 – April 2011
Language Intern
Confucius Institute, University " L'Orientale", Naples (Italy)
Internship including both administrative and linguistic tasks related to the study
of the Chinese language.
EDUCATION
February 2012 – April 2015 Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages
110/110
Magna cum laude
University L'Orientale, Naples (Italy)
English and Chinese studies. Thesis consisting of a translation of a
novel by a contemporary Chinese author.
110/110
Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages
magna cum
laude
University L'Orientale, Naples (Italy)
Deep knowledge of the Chinese and English languages and their cultures. I
graduated with honours with a final dissertation consisting of a translation of a
short story by the Chinese contemporary author Han Dong from Chinese into
Italian.
September 2002 – July 2007 High school diploma
High School Filippo Silvestri, Portici (NA) (Italy)
Certifications
HSK (Hanyu shuiping kaoshi) Level 4
100/100