Vahri Mitchell

Vahri Mitchell BA (Hons) French and Spanish Tel:- E-mail:- Education and Qualifications 2009 - 2013 Aug 2011–May 2012 May – July- University of Leeds BA Joint Honours French and Spanish (with year abroad): Spanish Business and Economics (translation language module); Linguistics, Marketing and Product Development Spanish language module; Spanish Politics of Decentralisation and European Union Integration; Spanish and French Translation, French Professional and Business Language, Portuguese language module and Human rights in Latin America module Year abroad: Work placement undertaken in Barcelona, Spain L’Université Catholique de Lille, France - Interim Semester abroad studying French language and culture: CEFR level B2 attained Robert Smyth School, Leicestershire 4 AS Levels French (A), Sociology (A), Spanish (A), Textile Art (A -100%), 3 A2 Levels French (A), Sociology (A), Spanish (A) 11 GCSE’s (A*-B) including Maths (A), English language (B), Science Double award (A*A*), French (A*), Spanish (A*), Textile Art (A*), Graphic design (A), I.T (B) Work Experience Highlights Freelance Translator and Proofreader (2013 to date) – FR/ES/CAT>EN (GB) I have worked as a freelance translator and proofreader for several years, specializing in business and marketing content, although I also have experience in more technical fields, such as working contracts, legal terms & conditions, IT and computing documents. Clients include; Olistis Translation Agency, TranslatePlus Translation Agency, UpToDown, Napflix, Obsidian (Ozona Consulting), Dietox.com, Hopper Digital Media, Alfa Bar Musical, TheBestLocationHotels.com, Swiss Solution Translation Agency, TheGlobalPassword etc. UK Account Manager & Marketing Manager – Zinio International – August 2014 – current • • • • • • • • • • Primary contact for the UK market (top market outside of the US), managing publisher relationships for all UK clients, whilst coordinating with production, finance, and development teams Maintenance and management of UK magazine digital catalogue across various platforms, via back-end and CMS systems Translation project manager for localizations of all Web and Mobile content to 16 different languages Analysis and presentation of sales, revenue and market-share objectives, as well as providing support to publishers via regular reporting updates and evaluation of account profitability Lead generation and follow-up, converting leads to new clients in order to expand and enrich our online catalogue and meet annual revenue & content goals Manage client journey from pre-sale to delivery for publisher branded app solutions (mobile and tablet), as well as provide on-going technical training and support for branded apps and content management systems Advise internal production teams on best delivery practices and timelines in order to meet client requirements Marketing campaign preparation & analysis, including copywriting, review of design assets, campaign setups in back-end, building html landing pages and promotional tools and pitching promotional ideas to publishers. Pitching and management of partnership programmes, including curating title lists and promotional offers Migration lead for marketing tools, database, users and platform to new Web, Mobile and back-end products. Translation Project Manager – TransPerfect (Barcelona) – August 2013 –Aug 2014 • Management of multiple translation projects in a fast-paced environment, both short and long term, working to meet hourly deadlines. Duties included: budgeting and management of external and internal costs; management, negotiation and liaison with internal and external freelancers; establishing and maintaining positive relationships with new linguists; liaising with the client to clarify project specifications and communicate project status; QM + QA linguistic work; proofreading and final-eye of files before delivery and training and management of junior team members. I.T and Language skills • Advanced Word and Excel, PowerPoint, professional experience using social networking and blogs for marketing and business purposes, app testing environments, back-end management and content management systems, intermediate knowledge of html coding, project management (jira), WordFast CAT tool, Project Management tools, Web conferencing and Webinars. • English - Native language, Spanish – Bilingual level/Fluent, French - Advanced, Catalan – Advanced Other interests and Achievements • • Music (pianist), art & design (Textile art, watercolour painting, photography), travel. Member of Volunteer projects at university such as teaching English to refugees and volunteering at children’s after-school groups for deprived schools/voluntary English classes in Barcelona.