Work experience

• Translator, proofreader & transcriber (EN><CS)

  Freelance

  2021.04-Current

  (4 years)

  - working on independent projects mainly in the fields of law, beauty/cosmetics, marketing, gaming and subtitling translations - approaching every job as an individual and fun challenge, offering both creativity and careful preciseness, depending on what the project requires - working on my skills and specialisation as a translator - continuously asking for feedback regularly to ensure top-notch quality and client's utmost satisfaction
• Project coordinator

  Slune - Svet jazyku

  2018.09-2024.12

  (6 years)

  - managing translation projects independently - sending quotations - communicating with independent contractors - formatting - QA - copywriting
• In-house translator

  Slune - Svet jazyku

  2018.09-2024.12

  (6 years)

  - in-house translator for an established translator agency - translating marketing, legal, and medical texts from English and German to Czech - proofreading of Czech texts, post-editing, active use of CAT tools

Educational experience

• University of Ostrava

  English for Translation

  2016.09-2018.05

  (2 years)

  - graduated Magna Cum Laude - familiarized with both theoretical and practical aspects of translation - specialized in legal and audio-visual translation through compulsory subjects - took extra-curricular courses in philosophy, ethics, literature, native languages and culture and gender studies
• University of Ostrava

  English and German Language and literature

  2013.10-2016.06

  (3 years)

  - focused on linguistics, literature, history and contemporary issues of English – and German-speaking countries - attended Spanish, Russian, and Japanese classes

Languages