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New York, United States

New York, United States

Manages the Foreign Rights department at major US literary agency, representing literary fiction, nonfiction, an children's books in foreign markets.Works with all authors represented by Ellen Levine, Martha Wydysh, and Audrey Crooks, as well select authors represented by Robert Gottlieb: Herbert Properties (Dune), Elizabeth George, and RJ Palacio (Wonder).Handles all titles in the Brazilian and Portuguese markets.Attends the Frankfurt and London Book Fairs, organizing all aspects… Show more Manages the Foreign Rights department at major US literary agency, representing literary fiction, nonfiction, an children's books in foreign markets.Works with all authors represented by Ellen Levine, Martha Wydysh, and Audrey Crooks, as well select authors represented by Robert Gottlieb: Herbert Properties (Dune), Elizabeth George, and RJ Palacio (Wonder).Handles all titles in the Brazilian and Portuguese markets.Attends the Frankfurt and London Book Fairs, organizing all aspects of participation and supervising the creation of rights guides and pitch materials. Oversees the work of two foreign rights agents and two assistants, as well as coagented territories, contract drafting and execution, invoicing, and processing money. Show less

New York, New York, United States

Together with Marianna Sharp, managing the Foreign Rights Department at Trident Media Group, a leading literary agency in the US.Handling all children's and young adult titles in the agency, as well as the Brazilian and Portuguese markets.Working closely with select agents to handle all their titles; supervising coagent submissions, royalty reports, invoicing, money allocation, contracts drafting and execution, and book fair participation.

New York, New York, United States

Handles all young adult and children’s titles in the agency worldwide, manages coagents in Asia, and handles all deals in Brazil. Works directly with US agents Erica Spellman Silverman, Mark Gottlieb, and Alexander Slater, handling their full list in the foreign markets.

Greater New York City Area

Managing multiplatform simulcast live stream sessions of chanting and teaching.Coordinating creation and execution of online courses and workshops.Assessing and managing existing digital content.Advising on creation of audiobooks, print and ebooks, social media content.

Based In New York

• Translation English <> Portuguese < French & Spanish• Translate books (about 200 titles in fiction, non-fiction, children’s, YA, and graphic novels), magazines, websites, art exhibitions and catalogues from English, French, and Spanish into Portuguese and Portuguese into English. Partial list of published translations available at GoodReads Author Page (link below).• Provide simultaneous and consecutive Portuguese<>English interpretation.• Write and edit for… Show more • Translation English <> Portuguese < French & Spanish• Translate books (about 200 titles in fiction, non-fiction, children’s, YA, and graphic novels), magazines, websites, art exhibitions and catalogues from English, French, and Spanish into Portuguese and Portuguese into English. Partial list of published translations available at GoodReads Author Page (link below).• Provide simultaneous and consecutive Portuguese<>English interpretation.• Write and edit for magazines and websites.• Provide reader's reports for publishers and scouts.• Locate and secure new clients and jobs; negotiate deadlines and prices; manage invoices, payments, taxes.SELECTED LIST OF CLIENTSPublishers (translation)- The Experiment- Todavia Livros- Companhia das Letras- Sextante- Arqueiro- Record- Galera Record- Paralela- Intrínseca- Alaúde- ConradMedia (writer)- Words Without Borders- Bons Fluidos- Veja- Capricho- M de Mulher- Herói- Frente- DJ WorldMedia (translator)- Sound in Words- Rolling Stone- National Geographic- Harper's Bazaar- Elle- Claudia- Four Seasons MagazineArt (translator)- MASP- MIS SP- MAM-SP- Adélia Borges- Magnólia Costa- Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo- Galeria Luisa StrinaInterpreter- Hudson Games- Yoga Pela Paz- Conrad Editora Show less

New York, United States

Negotiated audio licenses for existing foreign editions of books by bestselling US author Daniel Goleman

Greater New York City Area

• Created submission strategies and pitched titles for audiobook licensing—increased revenue by more than 350% in the 1st year.• Worked with foreign subagents to sell international rights by defining titles available, providing all information and materials needed for pitching and publication; negotiated contracts and file fees; sent invoices; tracked payments, international editions publication, and royalty statements.• Liaised between Editorial, Marketing, Production, and Design to… Show more • Created submission strategies and pitched titles for audiobook licensing—increased revenue by more than 350% in the 1st year.• Worked with foreign subagents to sell international rights by defining titles available, providing all information and materials needed for pitching and publication; negotiated contracts and file fees; sent invoices; tracked payments, international editions publication, and royalty statements.• Liaised between Editorial, Marketing, Production, and Design to provide files and information to foreign and domestic licensors.• Organized all aspects of international book fair participation (London and Frankfurt), including scheduling meetings, shipping materials, and creating rights guides.• Attended the Frankfurt Book Fair conducting meetings in English, French, and Portuguese for sales and acquisition of rights.• Determined territorial rights available and coordinated with international sales force; provided information and materials.• Set up new Australian distributor, defining availability of titles and dates; providing files, samples, and marketing materials; checking stock and putting in orders; complying with shipping specifications and providing documents; tracking deliveries.• Managed royalties/rights database for primary titles and domestic and foreign licenses, supervising assistant for data entry.• Identified translation grants available for foreign books and submitted applications.• Drafted, negotiated, and finalized all publishing and licensing contracts for the company.• Registered copyright for all titles published. Show less

Greater New York City Area

• Read and reported on Children's and YA titles.• Maintained database, research copyright information and news related to children's and YA publishing.• Assisted with scheduling for the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Weekly news magazine- Wrote articles about Artificial Intelligence, life in the International Space Station, and other science-related themes.- Took part in the September 11 coverage.

Women's Magazine, discontinued June 2001- Coordinated in-house and freelance writers and worked directly with the design, art and photography teams.- Acted as reporter and writer conducting interviews and writing profiles, as well as internet-related articles.

Editor: Health, Work, and International- Coordinated in-house and freelance writers and worked directly with the design, art and photography teams.- Was the first editor for the Work section.- Acted as reporter and writer conducting interviews and writing profiles, as well as tourism and beauty articles.

- Implemented the magazine's website and managed content, selecting photos, multimedia content, and licensing content for web use.- Special coverages included Fashion Weeks in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte (Brazil).

Sunday Newspaper Magazine- Conducted interviews and wrote profiles.- Translated international articles from El País (Spanish).- Managed the dining, nightclubs, exhibitions, shows, music, theater listings; checked and organized information and coordinated with various columnists on each section.

Economy Daily Newspaper- Selected and translated international news pieces- Bylined a weekly entertainment/gastronomy column

Master Of Science (Ms), Publishing, 3.95 Gpa

Thesis published in peer-reviewed Journal Publishing Research Quarterly, in two parts: • “Books in Translation in the United States”.

Copyright X (Online Copyright Course), Grade: 4 (Max: 5)

Education record

Activities and Societies: One-on-one mentorship Guiding students interested in my field of work (rights and translation) to give them.

Translation

Activities and Societies: Virtual 2021 Bread Loaf Translators’ Workshop Series Workshop leader: Karen R. Emmerich Attended thanks.

Full English <> Portuguese Translator/Interpreter, Translation

Translator and Interpreter Training Course - Portuguese > English > Portuguese Full Diploma: Translator, Consecutive Interpreter.

Curso Prático De Tradução De Livros

Curso Prático de Tradução de Livros - Inglês-Português com duração de 20 horas, ministrado por Érico Assis na modalidade EAD ao Vivo. De.

Translation

Translation for Movie and TV Show Subtitles – English-Portuguese (Técnicas da Tradução para Legendas e Textos para Dublagem de Filmes) São.

Ba, Social Communication - Journalism