Translator

Posted on: 2007-01-18

Arianna Hernandez P.O. Box 960315 El Paso, TX 79996 (915) 274-3462 [email protected] Education: • NMSU Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Mass Communications with a minor in Spanish • EPCC El Paso Community College Associate of Arts in Journalism/Mass Communications Skills: • Fluent in Spanish and English (100%) and translations • Typing • Communication abilities Software: DewarView, some QuarkXpress, some Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel. Career Knowledge: I worked as an editorial assistant and translator (English to Spanish and vice versa) for Reflejos, a bilingual newspaper in suburban Chicago owned by Paddock Publications, with a circulation of 100,000 copies weekly. Thanks to the experience I gained, I was able to obtain a position as freelance translator for El Paso y Más, a publication of El Paso Times. As a student, I wrote for the El Paso Community College’s student newspaper El Conquistador for two years, being in charge of news briefs and general stories. I also gained experience during my practicum at KINT Channel 26 (Univisión), writing news stories, assisting with the rundown (using the AP program) and the prompter and doing most of the translations from English to Spanish. I also worked as a translator for the online magazine The Merge, created entirely by New Mexico State University students. I have also taken an introductory course on B&W photography, which gave me the skills to develop my own film and make my own prints using traditional methods. Relevant Work History: El Paso Y Más • September 2006 - present • Freelance Translator • El Paso Times publication Reflejos Publications, LLC • January 2006 - March 2006 • Editorial assistant and translator Research Data Design January 2004 - March 2004 • Bilingual interviewer for market research NMSU Testing Services • September 2003 - December 2003 • Translations • Student aide • Clerical aide Relevant Courses: • Spanish Grammar and Composition • Publications I, II, III • News Editing • Writing for the Mass Media • Mass Communication Practicum • Advertising • Mass Communications Law • Mass Media Ethics • Black and White Photography • Mass Media Research References: • Teresa Sotero Former translator at Reflejos Bilingual Newspaper (773) 927-4404 • Dr. Douglas Carr Mass communications department head at EPCC (915) 831-2421 • Frank Thayer Journalism department head at NMSU (505) 646-5048