Marie-Madeleine Majdalany, Freelance Translator

Marie-Madeleine Majdalany

Freelance Translator

Freelance

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Communication And Educational Sciences
Experience
16 years, 3 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 3 months

Freelance Translator at Freelance
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since October 2011

Working with all kinds of texts, including fiction and non-fiction books, magazine articles, press releases, commercial and marketing literature (e.g. presentations, brochures and leaflets), legal documents, such as contracts and deeds, websites, scientific reports and papers, technical manuals and corporate documentation.
- Ensuring translated texts conveys original meaning and tone.
- Translating and legalizing official documents.
- Translating and proofreading technical documentation, product catalogues, technical specifications, and proposal documents, as well as handling correspondence with international clients.
- Preparing subtitles for videos and online presentations.
- Cross-referencing specialized dictionaries and translation tools to check quality of translation.
- Proofreading translated texts for grammar, spelling and punctuation accuracy.

Quality Coordinator at Ecoline Services
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2011 to October 2011

Training operators on how to clean rooms in hospitals (normal clean and full clean up to ISO standards), public and low risk areas, high risk areas (ICU, Endoscopy, Radiology, CCU-CSU…)

Floor Supervisor at Le Gray
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2010 to June 2011

Supervising the room attendants, checking rooms (Vacant and occupied), preparing reports (discrepancy, productivity…) shift leader PM shift.

Assistant to the Editorial Manager at MEAP
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2009 to May 2010

Translating medical and technical articles for “Poultry” Magazine and “Bovine & Ovine” Magazine, proofreading Arabic articles and translated articles for publishing.

Operator & business Center agent at Intercontinental Phoenicia
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2008 to July 2009

Answering Phone calls a transferring them to departments and to rooms, dealing with guests in the business center...

Education

Master's degree, Communication And Educational Sciences
  • at Faculté of Pedagogy - Lebanese University
  • July 2015

Masters in Didactique du Français Langue Universitaire (DIFLU)

Bachelor's degree, Translation
  • at ETIB - USJ
  • September 2009

Specialties & Skills

Supervising
Copywriting
Editing
Translation Services
Social Media Marketing
Microsoft Office
Photoshop
Computer Skills
SDL Trados

Languages

Arabic
Expert
French
Expert
English
Expert
Spanish
Intermediate
Chinese
Beginner

Memberships

Guides Du Liban
  • Cheftaine Titulée
  • October 2001

Training and Certifications

Business Management Analyst (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2013
Valid Until:
October 2013
Social Media Marketing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2013
Valid Until:
August 2013