About me
My name is Laura and I’m a qualified NAATI Italian professional translator. I have been working in the translation industry since 2006.
My academic background (BA/MA) comprises studies in foreign languages, translation, law, economics and finance.
I was born and raised in Italy, but I have always liked travelling and learning other languages. I have attended language courses in Germany, England, Spain and Portugal and I have lived and worked in Switzerland, Germany, UK and Portugal. I’m now based in sunny Australia and I work as a full-time freelance translator.
TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
Since 2006 I have been working as a freelance translator, providing translation services to agencies and direct clients from Europe, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and several other countries.
In 2011-2014 I have worked as a full-time in-house translator and reviser for a financial institution in Switzerland. My main task was to revise and translate texts related to finance, banking, law and marketing from German into Italian. I have therefore a strong knowledge and understanding of finance and banking.
In 2008 I have worked as an in-house translator for an Italian translation agency, where I translated mainly legal texts from English and German into Italian. I have also volunteered as an Italian translator for several non-governmental organizations.
I take pride in my profession and I constantly commit myself to professional development.
My main specialization areas are marketing, tourism, finance, banking, economics, business, insurance, law, health and non-governmental organizations. I also translate texts related to education and media.
QUALIFICATIONS
Since 2008 – NAATI Accredited Professional translatorEnglish>Italian
2008 – Postgraduate Diploma in Economic and Financial Translation
University of Genua – Italy
2008 – Ditals Certificate for teaching Italian as a foreign language
University of Siena – Italy
2006 – M.A. in Languages for International Communication
University of Padua – Italy
2004 – B.A. in Cultural and Linguistic Mediation
University of Padua – Italy
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
April 2024: Subtitling: a Comprehensive Course (10 hrs) TranslaStarsFebruary 2024: Legal and sworn translation (6 hrs) TranslaStars
January 2024: Transcreation Masterclass (6 hrs) TranslaStars
January 2024: Copywriting for translators (8 hrs) TranslaStars
November 2023: Inclusivity. Creating People-Friendly Translations (1,5 hrs) TranslaStars
November 2023: Legal and financial translation (EN>ES), TranslaStars
June 2023: ChatGPT and Bard for Translators, (2 hrs) TranslaStars
May 2023: Tourism translation course, (6 hrs) TranslaStars
May 2023: Transcreation course (Transcreation: the creative translation and The process of transcreation), (2 hrs) TranslaStars
April 2023: Marketing Translation course, (2 hrs) TranslaStars
March 2023: Expert in SEO & SEA Localization and Content Creation, (10 hrs) TranslaStars
February 2023: Medical translation course, EN>IT, (3 hrs) TranslaStars
February 2023: Subtitling course, (2 hrs) TranslaStars
January 2023: Inclusivity for Language Professionals, (5 hrs) TranslaStars
January 2023: Transcreation course, (2 hrs) TranslaStars
January 2023: The tone of voice in translation, (1 hr) TranslaStars
January 2023: Voice-over translation, (15 hrs) TranslaStars
December 2022: How to Create Error-Free Subtitles, (4 hrs) TranslaStars
December 2022: SEO Localization & creative writing course, (10 hrs) TranslaStars
November 2022: SEO & SEA Localization course, (10 hrs) TranslaStars
November-December 2022: Several webinars and courses: UX Writing and Research for Localization, Translating for the beauty field, Italian inclusive language, Localization, Transcreation, Pharmaceutical translation (1 h each) TranslaStars
September 2022: SDL Post-Editing Certification
2022: Several webinars on Neural Machine Translation and Post-Editing
May 2018: Translating for Journalism, (4,5 hrs) STL Formazione
September 2017: Italian morphology for translators, (4,5 hrs) STL Formazione
January 2016: Webinars on financial translation (financial statements, banks, investment funds, financial news, financial language), (5 hrs) Proz.com
November – December 2014: Translating Scientific Divulgation Literature (Botany and Zoology), (6 hrs) European School of Translation
November 2014: German Company Law and Translation of Companies’ Deliberations and Documents, (7 hrs) AITI (Italian Association of Translators and Interpreters)
March 2014: Transcreation of Advertising and Marketing Texts, (4 hrs) STL Formazione
March 2014: Translating Non-fiction (Health and Wellbeing), (4 ½ hrs) Langue & Parole
March 2013 – January 2014: Master in Administration, Finance and Control, (60 hrs) Il Sole 24 ORE Formazione ed Eventi
November 2013: Work experience in a Swiss bank in Ticino, Switzerland: financial advisory, back office, bank counter (3 days)
May – June 2011: Translating for the Fund Market, English>Italian, (4 ½ hrs) European School of Translation
June 2011: Legal Translation: International Contracts, English>Italian, (4 ½ hrs) European School of Translation
***Detailed resume available upon request***