Contact
Lisbon, Portugal-
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Top Skills
Creative Writing
Copywriting
Customer Service
Languages
Português (Native or Bilingual)
English (Native or Bilingual)
Espanhol (Full Professional)
Publications
Imovirtual Divulga Barómetro do
Mercado Imobiliário
Como Melhorar Uma Divisão
Pequena (Novagente.pt)
Sample of Work (Article Writing)
Subject: Financial Guide for Starters
Marco Rola
Senior Copywriter at Bizmoni Corp.
Lisbon
Summary
Copywriter | Translator (English/Portuguese PT & BR)
Fluent English Level | Native Portuguese (pt-PT) | Content producer/
translator in pt-BR
Blogging since 2004, I am fortunate to have relevant professional
experience (5+ years) in several fields of interest, mainly iGaming
and Gambling, AI, Medical content, Science, IT, Technology, Travel,
Real Estate in a portfolio made up of hundreds of articles, websites,
product descriptions and sales copy.
Freelancing over the years allowed me a balance between increased
productivity and family life, being able to provide enough time and
dedication to both these areas of life I value tremendously.
As a professional, I am committed to meet and exceed expectations,
taking pride in excellent time management skills and clear
communication amongst all the involved levels of an organization. I
take deadlines seriously and the quality of my work has to meet high
standards.
With several years working on a multicultural team, I have had the
opportunity to lead small yet diverse teams with success, creating
valuable and lasting relationships with each individual over time.
At the moment, I am actively browsing interesting projects in Digital
Marketing, more specifically in areas that require competent and
experienced Copywriting that can bring Translation / Localization
services along as an extra, whenever required.
Ideally, I would like to join a team of creative people, friendly and
committed to creating a culture of their own - or integrate others in it.
I find it hard to work with teams that have very reduced
communication and interaction with their peers, very often shifting
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my contributions towards those that do. It is also obvious that that
exact positive integration reflects in the quality of the work and
smoothness of processes.
Experience
Bizmoni Corp.
Senior Copywriter
October 2020 - Present (1 month)
FARFETCH
Freelance Content Writer
October 2020 - Present (1 month)
Freelancer
Content Writer | Copywriter | Translator
January 2015 - Present (5 years 10 months)
Lisbon Area, Portugal
Content Writer | Copywriter | Translator (English/Portuguese)
Professional Native fluency in English and Portuguese, both written and
spoken.
I have relevant experience (5+ years) in the following fields both with and
without SEO:
AI - Artificial Intelligence
- With dozens of articles produced in this area, I believe it will continue shaping
the way we live. It's an area I've been fascinated with since an early age as I
remember scripting some of the first AI rudimentary software available.
iGaming | Gambling | Online Casinos
- Casinos.pt Content
- VegasSlotsOnline Portuguese Content
- Wetten.com Portuguese Content
- Oddsdesportivas.pt
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Creation of all relevant content, including casino and slot reviews, landing
pages. Content is differentiated from competitors and is aimed at improving the
quality of communication and added value that users will find in these pages.
Travel | Tourism | Aviation
- Algarve Tourism board magazine collaboration
- Several Professional Blogs
Professional and educational background (Tourism & Marketing Management
with over 14 years of aviation experience, including other Tourism-related
businesses and areas.
Automotive | Lifestyle | Parenting | Lifehacks | Personal Finance
Areas that are fun and aim to deliver fresh, engaging content. I add value by
relating on a personal level with the reader, providing enough evidence on
actions and results to improve a specific situation. Whether by keeping a 2year-old busy, saving a few thousand euros a year or renegotiating a loan.
Technology | Reviews
- Hardware reviews for Razer
- Cloud computing articles
- Other software/hardware/SaaS articles
Others
- Continued partnership writing and translating content for Nestlé
- Imovirtual articles (Largest Real Estate portal in Portugal)
Translation (PT)
English and Portuguese come naturally to me and I also speak Spanish and
Italian. I'm asked to provide translated content very often.
JogosBaratos.pt
Social Media Manager
February 2017 - August 2020 (3 years 7 months)
Lisbon Area, Portugal
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Founded my own small online business, providing Software and Games on
digital format.
It included a Wordpress website I owned, now suspended due to lack of time
thanks to other ongoing projects and migrated to a simple affiliate page on
Facebook with over 1500+ followers.
Project provided a great experience developing a Wordpress website with
integrated store and payments, along with very welcome experience in Social
Media Management, including Facebook and Instagram ads.
easyJet
Cabin Manager
February 2008 - March 2020 (12 years 2 months)
Lisbon, Portugal
- Teamwork
Essential in this particular line of work that gathers teams composed by crew
members from every corner of the world. It requires flexibility and the ability to
find solutions amongst different perspectives with the ability to compromise.
- Time Management
An essential part of the job and very often overlooked. The crew has very
tight timeframes to complete tasks and these skills come in handy when
unpredictable situations arise - as they do. With every minute counting, it's an
integral part of the job.
- Leadership Skills
On a supervisory role for over 5 1/2 years, I believe this is closely linked with
Teamwork as it's a fact that two heads think better than one. Lead by example,
but mostly by creating the kind of working environment where you enjoy being
yourself and contribute with your best.
- Customer Service
The point where a company will excel in comparison to its competitors. Offer
more than expected and your customers will come back. Apart from a great
customer service culture within the company itself, I have made sure to go
beyond people's expectations on a daily basis.
- Multidisciplinary
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Crew members have to be complete and competent in several areas.
Communication, Teamwork, Resilience, Time Management, Cultural
Awareness, Punctuality, Psychology are areas that are present at every
moment.
Home Based
Self-taught IT Hardware and Software Skills
1991 - 2018 (27 years)
Lisbon Area, Portugal
As an hobby I have constantly enjoyed building and adapting computers.
It is without effort that I have navigated and troubleshooted both hardware and
software issues with machines since DOS 3.1 and have tried all versions of
Windows.
I have more recently built a cryptocurrency mining-capable computer
composed of different GPU's and using a Linux-based OS (HiveOS) for the
challenge of it, given I had never attempted it. All components were of my
choice and all the setup and troubleshooting was done by myself. The main
feature of it is that it is self-sufficient in the sense that it has been automated
enough to the point where if something is wrong, it will notify me on my phone,
if there is a power shortage, it will self-start and manages some parameters on
an automated basis set by myself.
I have also given some time to GO coding language but due to the lack of
available time, I am in a very embrionary stage.
I am still very fascinated by IT, by mobile software and some of the challenges
that AI will present in the following years, but most importantly, I am confident
that that same AI will be able to solve relevant issues in our daily lives and it's
up to this generation to start dreaming and implementing the solutions required
to do so.
HI FLY
Sales Agent
2006 - 2006 (less than a year)
HiFly was the Company that resulted from the extinction of Air Luxor, my initial
employer. I remained having the same responsabilities as before, however
with the addition of a few direct supervisors leaving, which led to gathering
the necessary tools to manage the team, schedule and workload of our sales
office.
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At this transition time, many challenges were obvious and a constant
professional attitude was tested on a daily basis to ensure that the image of
the new born Company was not affected by the destination of the previous
oune.
Portugal Travel Team
Reservations Agent
2005 - 2005 (less than a year)
Being the middleman between the Tour Operator and the Destination. All
the necessary arrangements for high-end costumers such as Villas, Private
Transfers, High-end Hotels, REP support and the small details that make a
difference.
An interesting professional experience, considering the Company offers tailormade programs for specific groups (corporate), has high profile costumers
such as Professional Football players and CEO's and therefore a much higher
than average demand when it comes to the level of service provided.
I was able to assist in various tasks beyond booking reservations, one that
I'm most proud of where I was asked to create from scratch a schedule for a
Japanese Company that was visiting Portugal for the first time. I introduced the
group to a viniard and wine production tour at a time where this was merely
a pioneer project. Not only the ideas were received with much satisfaction,
I believe I helped to establish a new network for my own Company in future
programs.
Air Luxor
Sales Agent
2005 - 2005 (less than a year)
Being in the front office of an Airline is an opportunity to be the Image of that
Airline.
I had a variety of responsabilities from the moment I started working at this
Company, considering a lot of faith was deposited in me from the first moment
and considering I had valuable past experience that could be of good use
here.
Turismo do Algarve
Estágio / Internship
2004 - 2004 (less than a year)
During my Professional Internship I got to experience a few key areas and
to get the feeling behind the curtains of what a Governmental Agency that
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promotes Tourism for an entire Region (the Algarve, one of the Top touristic
destinations in Europe) can be like.
From "clipping" articles that mentioned the Region or the Organization I tested
my Organizational skills to a level that hadn't up until that point been tested.
I had the Opportunity to work closely with the Department that studies the
whole Geographical distribution in the Region and how Political decisions
influence the Geostrategy of local Tourism.
I worked closely with the Marketing team in elaborating the Tour Guide Books
that are distributed in all Tourism Infomation Posts throughout the Region.
This experience was decisive at a later stage thanks to the network of people
and organizations I got to work with, creating strong personal bonds that would
see me working together with them years later.
Education
Universidade do Algarve
Marketing (Tourism Management), Tourism and Travel Services Marketing
Operations · (2001 - 2005)
Universidade do Algarve
Marketing (Tourism Management), Marketing, Tourism,
Management · (2001 - 2005)
Escola Secundária Alves Redol
Major in Humanistics, Humanistics · (1998 - 2001)
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