Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Sarah is a professionally qualified and freelance translator who helps small companies with big ambitions accurately communicate their message to an international audience.

Sarah specialises in working from French, Spanish and German into clear and concise first-language English. She delivers words, but her service means improved communications and a better image for her clients.

She has been providing professional translation services to corporate clients, small businesses and non-profit organisations all over the world since 2004.

- International, multilingual education, with 5 years of language and translation studies at universities in France, Germany, Spain, the UK and Ireland.

- Business and corporate experience in a range of international organisations, including Apple Computers, Audi AG and Bain and Company.

- Professional accreditation & memberships with relevant bodies (ITI, CIOL, NAATI, AUSIT)

Please view my website for more information, or contact me at sarah AT sarahdillon DOT com.

http://www.sarahdillon.com/about

Sarah blogs about lessons learned at the wordface, her experiences as a freelancer and the changes facing her profession at There's Something About Translation...

Work History

• Bain and Company
• September 2004 to April 2005

• Apple Computers (Europe) Ltd
• September 2001 to September 2002

• Learning and Skills Development Agency (UK)
• September 2002 to August 2004

Education

• University of Westminster, London
• Masters, Technical and Specialised Translation, (French, German, Spanish)
• 2002 - 2004

• Principles of Science and Technology
  Computer-assisted translation (CAT)

  Covering translating specialist EU documentation, patents, medical research, etc. as well as more general marketing and legal texts.

• University of Limerick, Ireland
• BA (Hons), Applied Languages, (French, Spanish, German)
• 1996 - 2000

• Accredited work and study placements in the following universities:

  Universidad de Granada, Spain
  Université de Franche Comté, France
  IUT de Besançon, France
  Friedrich Schiller Universitaet, Germany