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Ainara Vela

Madrid

Summary

Bilingual Spanish-English translator with over 5 years of professional experience in legal, technical, and literary translation. Native Spanish speaker with full professional proficiency in English. Adept at managing multiple translation projects, ensuring high accuracy, cultural nuance, and timely delivery. Committed to continuous professional development and cross-cultural communication excellence.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Translator (English <> Spanish)

SeproTec Multilingual Solutions
05.2021 - 01.2024
  • Translated high-volume legal and technical documents for public and private sector clients.
  • Coordinated multilingual translation projects with a team of freelance translators.
  • Implemented QA processes, ensuring 98% client satisfaction rate.

Translation Intern

Nóvalo eLinguistic Services
07.2018 - 01.2019
  • Assisted senior linguists in translation and proofreading of various corporate documents.
  • Gained hands-on experience with CAT tools and terminology databases.
  • Supported project managers with content quality checks and delivery coordination.
  • Gained valuable experience translating a wide range of content types including marketing materials, legal documents, technical manuals, and website copy.

Education

Master's Degree - Translation and Intercultural Communication

Universidad Autónoma De Madrid
Spain
01.2018

Bachelor's Degree - Translation and Language Mediation

Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Spain
01.2016

Skills

  • Legal Translation
  • Technical Translation
  • Literary Translation
  • Proofreading
  • Editing
  • CAT Tools
  • Localization
  • Transcreation
  • Project Coordination
  • Confidentiality
  • Quality Assurance
  • SDL Trados Studio
  • MemoQ
  • Wordfast
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Smartcat
  • Xbench

Certification

  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), Grade A
  • SDL Trados Studio Certification, Level 2

Languages

Spanish
English

Timeline

Senior Translator (English <> Spanish)

SeproTec Multilingual Solutions
05.2021 - 01.2024

Translation Intern

Nóvalo eLinguistic Services
07.2018 - 01.2019

Master's Degree - Translation and Intercultural Communication

Universidad Autónoma De Madrid

Bachelor's Degree - Translation and Language Mediation

Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Ainara Vela