Diana-Maria Georgescu

Summary

Freelance Translator / Online Media Consultant / Web Content Editor

Skills

- proficiency in spoken and written English and French, spoken Italian and Spanish, mild knowledge of German
- basic knowledge of new media and social media marketing, able to teach small groups on how to set up blogs and social media profiles, offer some insight on internet promotion tips & tricks etc.
- web content editing
- event organizing

Experience

• Freelance Translator (EN-RO / RO-EN) at Independent

  Translation and Localization

  March 2009 - present

  Translate into English/Romanian brochures, engineering papers, literature etc.

  A sudden shift in my work experience after having resigned from my previous position, starting off a few pages of engineering terms in the field of oil exploitations and continuing with several papers and brochures.

• Assistant Manager (internship) at IATOM IMPACT www.traduceri-apostilari.ro

  Translation and Localization, 0-10 employees

  August 2009 - August 2009

  Handling and placing orders, Acquiring basic management skills

  I developed basic management skills by handling and placing orders received via email or phone call, acting as an intermediary between clients and translators, sorting out papers and documents to be returned to client upon translation/authentication.

• Online PR at Republika Interactive www.republika.ro

  Online Media, 0-10 employees

  October 2008 - February 2009

  Online PR, Web Content Editor, Copywriter, Event organizer

  I was the copywriter of the first draft of their website http://www.republika.ro, keeping up-to-date on their behalf the social profiles established on social networks like Twitter, Flickr etc. Putting a gentle shoulder to the endorsement of their first promo contest, as well.

• Project Manager at www.unseenromania.com

  Internet, 0-10 employees

  March 2008 - June 2008

  Assemble and manage a team of content editors, Write and edit articles

  It was one of the less memorable experiences, that taught me how NOT to manage my work-flow and lead people into action. For the first time, I realized that I was running a website as if it were my own and needed to be more punctual with details and delivery on term. I don't consider it a management failure, but rather a provocative one-woman show experience. It was the lack of communication with the main manager and my team of editors that later showed me something in me needed to change in order to achieve true management skills for this kind of projects.

• Web Content Editor at MyKinda.ro

  Online Media, 0-10 employees

  January 2008 - March 2008

  Write and edit articles

• Web Content Editor at Green Pixel

  Writing & Editing, 10-50 employees

  May 2007 - January 2008

  Web Content Editor, Translator, Copywriter

  In charge with the upload of incoming campaign materials on the website of one of their big clients (a large telecom company) for discounts, pre-pay or subscription offers and telephones, and several contests that ran on the website etc. Translating some the above materials into English/Romanian ready for upload or intern purposes (e.g. the production of Communication Guidelines). Copywriting slogans/labels/texts etc.

• Survey Analyst at IPSOS Interactive

  >200 employees

  December 2006 - April 2007

  Make phone calls on behalf of our clients and apply surveys to different age/gender groups/institutions in Italy

  My first real job in a multilingual marketing research environment, with Italian as the main language. During my time there, I obtained pretty good scores of at least 5 to 10+ interviews/day, when the average score by the end of a campaign would drop to no more than 5.

• Assistant Manager at Dynamic Distribution

  0-10 employees

  August 2006 - November 2006

  Handling invoices, Supervising clients in the Internet Cafe

  A job that offered me the possibility to acquire some skills in Internet browsing and blogging for free, while learning to multitask between clients and invoices.

• Volunteer at Revista Fitzuica, Fundatia "Romania Pro Culture"

  Writing & Editing, 10-50 employees

  October 2004 - May 2006

  Translator/Interpreter, Writer/Editor, Event Coordinator, MC

  Writer for "Fitzuica", a students magazine well-known in campuses across the country. Translator for foreign teams coming to help during our events (e.g. "Festivalul Libertatii"). MC and event coordinator/volunteer during "Story of the Soul" students gatherings, every 2 weeks during the 1st semester of a school year.

• Volunteer at Fundatia Seceris

  0-10 employees

  June 2002 - September 2004

  Translator for Summer Camps and reach-outs, Kitchen staff, Arts and Crafts

  Translating for the US teams that helped the Romanians on summer reach-outs. Preparing the meals and feeding the kids at the orphanage every Fri and Sun. Playing and singing with the kids on summer camps OR at the orphanage.

• co-DJ, Radio Producer at Radio Orion

  Entertainment, 0-10 employees

  June 2001 - March 2002

  DJ-ing, Producing vox tapes and a 10 minutes radio show called "Hattrick", Replacement DJ on vacations

  My first heartbreaking lesson in handling a tape recorder took place during a Romanian music concert at the seaside. I managed to enter the backstage without a press-pass and interview some of the bands. However, that which was supposed to be an awesome interview turned to be partially erased by supra-recording. It was saved one week later, in the studio, by some last-minute editing.

Studies

• Advertising/PR at Comunicare si Relatii Publice, SNSPA

  College

  October 2004 - July 2006

• Human Arts at Colegiul National "Dinicu Golescu", Campulung Muscel

  Highschool

  January 2001 - June 2004

Hobbies

music, dance, travel, books

Languages

English, French, Italian, Spanish, German

Certificates

TOL New Media Essentials Course ( 12-18th July, 2009 * Prague, CZ)

Clubs & Organizations

PRIME - The Association of European Students in Communications and PR