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Emma Avila

@emmaavila

Multilingual freelance translator specializing in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese into French.

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What I'm looking for

I seek freelance or in-house translation roles focused on Spanish/Italian/Portuguese into French, valuing accuracy, collaborative teams, and opportunities to grow in localization and subtitling.

I am a multilingual translator with formal studies in Spanish literature and philology from institutions including Aix-Marseille, the University of Alicante (Erasmus), and the International High School of Ferney-Voltaire. I focus on literary and marketing translation and subtitle work, with experience in Spanish–French, French–Spanish, Italian–French and Brazilian Portuguese–French directions.

Since 2021 I have worked with translation platforms and agencies such as BigTranslation, Translated, Flashtraduções, Oneforma and GoGlobal, delivering marketing copy, tourism content, and MTPE projects using tools like Memsource and Trados. I emphasize accuracy, attention to detail and meeting client requirements.

Earlier roles include co-owning and managing small businesses in Spain and Brazil, where I handled operations, staffing, budgeting and customer service—skills that strengthen my project management and client-communication abilities. I also provided online customer support in 2020–2021, producing clear written communications to support smooth operations.

I am motivated to keep learning new skills and to contribute steady, high-quality translation work for teams or clients seeking reliable linguistic support across European and Brazilian Portuguese markets.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Freelance Translator

Self Employed

Jan 2021 - Present (4 years 9 months)

Provide translation and MTPE services for Spanish, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese into French and Spanish for marketing, tourism and e-commerce, using CAT tools to ensure quality and consistency.

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Customer Service Representative

Vdesk

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 11 months)

Provided online customer support and prepared varied written communications to ensure smooth operations and customer satisfaction for Vdesk's online services.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Savoie logoUS

University of Savoie

DEUG LLET, Spanish Literature and Civilization

2004 - 2006

Completed DEUG LLET focused on Spanish literature, civilization and introductory literary translation between Spanish, French and Italian.

IF

International High School of Ferney-Voltaire

Baccalaureate Littéraire (OIB Spanish), Literature

1997 - 2000

Completed Baccalaureate Littéraire with OIB (Spanish) in a bilingual Spanish/French literary program.

University of Aix-Marseille logoUA

University of Aix-Marseille

Attended coursework as listed under higher education; details unspecified.

University of Alicante logoUA

University of Alicante

Erasmus LLCE Spanish, Spanish Philology

2006 - 2007

Erasmus LLCE Spanish program focusing on Spanish philology and translation of poetry, literary texts and video subtitles.

Tech stack

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