Gillian Dodson Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Gb

Remote

Life Sciences Team (ES/FR>EN)

Alnwick, United Kingdom

Sevilla Area, Spain

I performed the role of ES>EN translator working with the CAT tool MemoQ, translating an average of 2,500 words/day. I also edited English texts written by non-native speakers. Our clients included important national and international clients in the tourism, healthcare, engineering, insurance, marketing and legal industries as well as the public sector.

I have received five-star feedback and positive comments following a range of completed assignments comissioned through the freelance platform Upwork.

Alcalá De Henares Area, Spain

I spent 2 months working as part of a small English-native team assisting the International Department at the University of Alcalá with the translation and proofreading of their module handbooks and documents relating to Erasmus placements.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

I taught piano privately to a selection of school-aged pupils while I was studying at the University of Glasgow.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

I spent a summer working in a diverse, multi-national team of housekeepers at a busy hostel located in Edinburgh University halls of residence during the Fringe season, cleaning bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms in a very physically demanding role.

Sevilla Area, Spain

I spent two months as an intern receptionist at TOC Hostel & Suites Sevilla, part of the TOC Hostels chain. I learned how to use hotel management software and engaged with customers in Spanish and English.

Madrid Area, Spain

I worked as an au pair for a family in Madrid with three young children during summer 2014 where I greatly improved my spoken Spanish skills.

Dunbar, Scotland, United Kingdom

As a colleague at Asda, my role included serving customers at the checkout, stocking shelves, supervising the self-scanning station, helping customers to find and choose items, and packing bags.

Haddington, Scotland, United Kingdom

I worked as a waitress at the Maitlandfield House Hotel in Haddington, serving food and drink in the restaurant and function rooms and at wedding receptions and other events held at the hotel.

Master Of Science (Msc), Translation Studies: Translation & Professional Practice

Specialism: Spanish into English translation.

Bachelor Of Arts (Hons), French And Spanish, 2:1 (Upper Second Class)

Activities and Societies: Erasmus Society, Student Orchestra, Windband, Combined Honours Society, Modern Languages Society

Lettres Modernes

I spent the second semester of my Erasmus year studying translation from French into Spanish and English, French grammar and French.

Traducción E Interpretación

I spent the first semester of my Erasmus year studying translation and interpreting from Spanish into English, French grammar and Italian.

French Language And Literature

Advanced Highers: Music (A) French (B) Mathematics (C) Scottish Highers: Mathematics (A) French (A) Music (A) English (B) History (B).