‍‍Martina Parzmaier BEd

128 Dublin Road, Newry Co. Down, BT358QP, N. Ireland |0044 7577005243|

Summary

A multi-skilled, reliable and talented translator with a proven ability to translate written documents from a source language to a target language. Strong command over German and English and 3 years’ hands-on experience with multinational clients.

Languages

Native and Bi-lingualTranslation languagesLocalisationlanguages

German - nativeEnglish>German (all subjects) German>German (Austria)

English - bi-lingualGerman>English (all subjects) English>German (Austria)

Skills & Abilities

·Excellent German (native) and English (bi-lingual) language skills.
·Experience in translating content into German and English
·Ability to think & view from a reader & audience perspective.
·Strong understanding of online communication / ·Excellent attention to detail and writing skills.
·In depth knowledge of online social media, websites & SEO.
·Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Content Management Systems and Newsletter Creation System
·Basic CAT tools and Photoshop knowledge

Experience

Freelance translator|german and english |jan 2013 – now

·I translate documents, websites, blogs, articles and manuals from English to German and vice versa

·I specialize in localizing website content (German and German Austria)

·I write SEO relevant content for blogs and websites

·My fields of expertise are: Marketing, Social Media, Travel and Tourism, Hospitality, Multimedia, Education, IT and Psychology

·I also transcribe audio files in German

Content and Communication Specialist|Hotelspecials|Oct. 2015 –FEB. 2016

·In my position I was responsible for the creation and translation of all content on Hotelspecials.de.

·I wrote SEO relevant content for the travel blog and product pages based on input from the data department and I created newsletters with newsletter software.

·Further I was responsible for creating all content (text and picture) for the social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest).

·On a daily basis I worked with and updated the marketing calendar based on input from the sales and business analysis teams.

·Also I analysedreport results with the use of Google Analytics and I worked on optimizing our link building activities with the help of external tools such as the Google Keyword Planner or Linkbird.

Senior German Channel Editor|Gracenote|May 2014 – Sep. 2015

·Gracenote is the largest provider of music and video metadata and is the world's leading distributor of this content.

·As a Senior Editor I was acting as the back-up for the team leader and a contact person for all 21 editors within the German team.

·I created, edited and translated TV listings content for 2 major TV providers in Germany.

·I was part of the German team from day one and we built up the team and successfully launched Gracenote's German, Austrian and Swiss database product in 2014.

·Apart from managing and editing the TV data, I was also involved in building up client relationships.

Customer Service Representative B2B|Sybron Dental Specialties |May 2013 – jan.2014

·Ensure outstanding customer satisfaction by maintaining strong working relationships and guide and lead team members to deliver products/services that meet or exceed the customer requirements.

·Handle client issues throughout the implementation life cycle in a timely and accurate fashion

·Assist sales team in business acquisitions, planning, retention and management

·Maintain complete and accurate customer correspondence data

·Develop and update client related reports

Classroom teacher |primary school kalsdorf |oct. 2012 – mar. 2013

·Teaching all areas of the primary curriculum.

·Develop schemes of work and lesson plans in line with curriculum objectives.

·Planning, preparing and presenting lessons that cater for the needs of the whole ability range within the class.

·Enable the optimum development of children, according to age, ability and aptitude.

·Record progress and prepare pupils for examinations.

Education

Bachelor |2005 - 2009|University College of Teacher Education Styria

·BEd in German language teaching

·Study focus included German language and Group Management

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