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Sarah Chanteau

Freelance translator-interpreter

English/Spanish > French

Work experience

 

Since 2018: Lecturer - University of Angers (France)

Master of Translation and Interpreting

Teaching the following courses to postgraduate students.

- Hands-on consecutive and simultaneous interpreting 

- Proofreading techniques

- Tools for translators

- Thesis tutoring

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Since 2014: Freelance Translator-Interpreter

Translating documents from English/Spanish>French

Subtitles/voice over, websites, contracts, Terms and Conditions, data sheets,

flyers, emails and letters, thesis, CV, etc.

Fields of specialisation : marketing, business, tourism, environment, TV series.

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Liaison Interpreting English-French

Conference calls, appointments, meetings, tours, etc.

 

Since 2012: Literary translator

Translating novels from English/Spanish>French

Specialisations : romance, historical novels, thriller.

To see the books I have translated, click on Publishers.

 

2012 : Translator/localisator English > French

Internship - 6 months
Danish Hydraulic Institute, Nantes (France)

Consulting and research organisation specialised in hydraulics, water sciences

and computer modeling.

I translated and localised various document including software users manuals,

user interface, flyers, sales contracts, tenders, etc.

 
2011-2015 : Translator Spanish > French - Volunteer work
Translating different kinds of documents for a non-profit organisation called
Quartiers du Monde. Topics: literacy, third world development. 
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Education

 

Master's degree in Translation

Spanish/English/French

University of Angers (France) - 2012

 

University Diploma (1-year degree)

Teaching French as a Second Language

University of Rennes 2 (France) 2011

 

2-year degree in English
Language, Literature and Civilisation
University of Rennes 2 (France) 2010
 
Bachelor's degree in Spanish (3-year degree)
Language, Literature and Civilisation 
University of Rennes 2 (France) - 2009
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Services

 

Translation

Localisation

Subtitling/dubbing/voice over

Interpreting

Proofreading

Transcription

Post-editing

 

Specialisations


Subtitling
Video games
Literature

Marketing
Tourism
Business
Fashion
Cosmetics
Humanitarian
Membership

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Travel

 

2011 (3 months) :

London, United Kingdom

Summer job in catering

 

2009-2010 (1 year) :

London, United Kingdom

Worked in retail and catering

Interests

 

New technologies

Video games

Literature (detective, historical)

Sports (gymnastics, athletics)

Gastronomy

Self help/self improvement

2010 - present

2010 - present

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