DEVI-MARIE GRUENENBERGER
Translation & Localization Specialist
Marketing, E-commerce & Audio-visual
(EN/FR/IT>FR/IT)
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LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/devimariegruenenberger
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:
Freelance Translator, Post-Editor, Proofreader and Subtitler Direct Clients and Translation Agencies
2008 – present
- Translation, localization, proofreading and post-editing of blogs, websites, e-commerce listings, apps,
leaflets, business documents, articles, and more, from Italian/French/English into Italian/French.
- Localization of Adwords or Amazon (AMS) campaigns.
- Creation of subtitles for TV series, films, and documentaries.
- Quality Check/Quality Assurance for video related content, making sure that the client guidelines
have been followed (style guides, glossaries, ...).
- Translation technologies used: Wordfast, Memsource, Trados, Matecat, and clients’ own Online Editors.
- Fields of expertise: Marketing, E-commerce, Tourism, Fashion, Finance, Technical.
While working as a freelance translator, I specialized in the Marketing, E-commerce, Tourism, and Audio-visual fields. I
work closely with the localization team of many international companies, with translation agencies or direct clients.
I always care about customer satisfaction, delivering my work in a timely and professional manner in order to establish
long-term and successful collaborations. My clients include Booking.com (since 2013), Amazon (since 2016), several
Media companies (IYUNO Media Group, Deluxe Media Inc., ZOO Digital Group –since 2016), several well-established
translation agencies (including, TranslateMedia, TransPerfect, TheBigWord - since 2012), and direct clients (since
2008).
E-Commerce Multilingual Sales Support Exertis Unlimited – London, UK
06/2015 – 07/2016
Translation of product descriptions and marketing presentations (from English into French/Italian).
Setup new products on Amazon.fr, Amazon.it and Amazon.com.
SEO optimization and localization of the content of specific brands for the French and Italian markets.
Implementation of new data extraction and analysis processes, and document their usage for the
rest of the team.
- Localization of AdWords campaigns (French/Italian) and Amazon PPC campaigns using Amazon Marketing Services.
Product audits across all EU Amazon platforms (UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain) - price,
competitors, buy box, content (HTML tagging, A Plus), reviews, ratings...
Focusing on the product listings content optimization for the French and Italian markets, I successfully drove more
sales, improving the ecommerce team performance and the company gross profit. I also conceived and implemented a
new automated auditing procedure for the company listings, cutting down the average time in more than half.
Corporate Communication officer Internship ELIS.org – Rome, Italy
05/2012 – 12/2012
Write corporate news and press releases to be published online/offline, including on the
organisation website (CMS-Drupal, WordPress), social media, news aggregators and newspapers.
Assist in organizing events.
Graphic works (flyers, posters, banners) and internal signage design with Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress.
My internship at ELIS.org has been a valuable experience during which I had the chance to put into practice the
knowledge acquired during my Master in Marketing Management. I also learned more about the Fundraising
strategies in an NGO.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES:
The Rosetta Foundation
Translator and Proofreader for non-profit organisations working on human rights.
12/2016 - present
EDUCATION:
Master in Marketing Management
GEMA Business School – Rome, Italy
BA in Languages and Cultures of Eurasia and the Mediterranean (Russian-Hebrew)
Università Ca' Foscari - Venice, Italy
High School diploma in Foreign Languages (English-German-French)
Liceo Classico G. Zanella - Schio, Italy
11/2011 – 03/2012
11/2007 – 11/2010
07/2006
LANGUAGES:
French
Italian
English
Native (Bilingual)
Native (Bilingual)
Full professional proficiency
German Limited working proficiency
Spanish Basic
Russian Basic
OTHER CERTIFICATES AND COURSES:
English proficiency course at King Street College, London (UK)
11/2011 – 12/2011
Russian intermediate course at State Institute of Russian Language A. Pushkin, Moscow (RUSSIA)
07/2010 – 08/2010
EU Social Fund Program for e-learning applied on the study of middle-eastern languages (Moodle platform)
06/2010
ESOL Course in Prince Frederick, Maryland (USA)
02/2007 – 05/2007
SOFTWARE AND COMPUTER SKILLS:
MS Office Suite (Word, Power Point and Excel), Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXpress; Basic Programming: Python, HTML 5,
CSS, JavaScript; CMS: Drupal and Wordpress; CAT tools: Trados, Wordfast, Matecat, Memsource.
