Hello,
My name is Jane
Yaakobi, I am a professional translator, living in Israel for 25 years. My background as an Marketing Communication Manager in a company specialized in security services helped me to choose a language professional career. Translating from English and Hebrew language into French language (native language), with 12 years of experience.
From 2002 till
now:
Translation /
proofreading / rewriting English > French, Hebrew> French, French>Hebrew:
·
Legal
translation, Medical
translations, marketing translations, Financial
translations.
Wide experience
in translating health documents :
• Translated
documents for the top health institutions and hospitals in Israel such as Assuta
and Laniado
• Translated
a UN official document about the different aspects of the Tubercurlosis
disease
•
Wide variation of translations
for hospitalized reports
TAO: Trados SDL
1995-2010
Teaching French to applicants for immigration to Quebec. Preparing
candidates for official tests TCF, TEF and DELF. Préparation for the selection interview
with a Canadian immigration officer.
Preparing candidates for the French & Canadian citizenship test.
Preparation of applicants for admission to French universities.
1993-1996
Collège Français - Teaching French language – Israel
1993-2000
Marcom Manager - Rokonet
Electronics Ltd - Israel
Responsible for
the company's advertising budget, managed advertising and corporate image.
Writing and
translating press releases into different languages, monitoring writing &
translation of technical literature.
Representation at
exhibitions abroad and negotiating while using 3 languages
(Hebrew, French
and English).
1990-1993
Director of Marketing – Migvan Ltd
Development of
new markets in Europe. Correspondence
and negotiations with customers in Europe (French/English/Hebrew).
Representation at
exhibitions abroad using the 3 languages.
Education:
1975-1976 Preparatory course at Tel Aviv University, Israel -
intensive study
of Hebrew, history of the people and the country.
1976-1978 Academy of Arts – Betzalel, Israel
1980-1982 University of Oriental Languages - Paris V- La Sorbonne - France
Directions:
Hebrew - DEUG
Known
Tools / Software/ Methods
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, MemoQ, Trados SDL
Other
languages: basic Russian
Extensive
experience in managing large projects, ensuring deadlines and excellent
interpersonal communication skills.