Occupation: Translator and Writer
Status: Self-employed/Seeking employment
Skills: Translation - Writing - Social Media - Literary Review - Travel Consultancy - Editing -
Proofreading - English - Icelandic - French - Portuguese - Spanish
My Resume
Status: Self-employed/Seeking employment
Skills: Translation - Writing - Social Media - Literary Review - Travel Consultancy - Editing -
Proofreading - English - Icelandic - French - Portuguese - Spanish
My Resume
Email: julianabjornsdottir@gmail.com
Nationality: Icelandic
Key Skills
Ø Proficiency in English, Icelandic, French, Spanish and
Portuguese
Ø Exceptional command of English language, first-rate
writing and proof reading ability
Ø Dedicated and enthusiastic
Ø Organized with attention to
details
Ø Knowledgeable within the
literary field and traditions
Employment
July 11 2012 – Present:
HotelsCombined
Website Translation Manager –
English to Icelandic
·
I work
from the privacy of my home for an Australian hotel booking site
·
Site has
launched in my native language of expertise, Icelandic
·
Market
coordination
·
Since June
2013, my duties are minimal and solely maintenance-based
April 2011 – Present: Iceland Review
online
Columnist, Film Critic and Literary Critic
·
A Daily
Life columnist for Monday’s opinion piece
· I wrote a monthly film criticism for the Review section and write the occasional
literary review.
Journalist (June 2012 – present):
·
A
freelance journalist for Icelandic Times/Land og Saga
·
Advertisement
and Travel writing
·
Editor:
Andrew Scott Fortune and Einar Þorsteinsson
Substitute web-editor for Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir (July 2011 – August
2011) and March 2012
·
Daily
selection and translation of Icelandic news articles from Icelandic to English
·
Editor for
Daily Life columnists, a weekly opinion piece
·
Editor for
content to be published on the website (letter, Asky Eygló)
·
Temporay
cover for position of main editor
May 2011 – July 2011: Salka
Publishing House
Internship:
·
Ten weeks
internship in connection to Master’s Degree in Editorial Studies.
·
Translated
from Icelandic to English published photograph landscape book Iceland 360, by
photographer Vilhelm Gunnarsson and texts by Jónas Guðmundsson.
·
Reading of
manuscripts
·
Writing of
copytexts for advertisement in English for the publishing house
January 2011 – May 2011: Tutorial
Assistant at the University of Iceland
Tutorial Assistant
·
An
assistant to Prof. Guðrún Björk Guðsteinsdóttir in a compulsory class for
undergraduate students within the English department. The subject is American
Literature.
·
Composition
of exams for the student body (total of 152)
May 2010 – September 2010: Sunna
Guesthouse, Reykjavík
Receptionist
·
A night
receptionist at a busy guesthouse in the centre of Reykjavík
·
Responsible
for the safety of guests in case of emergency.
May 2009 – May 2010: Dohop ehf,
Reykjavík - Freelance Writer
Freelance Writer
·
Composing
travel themed articles for the Dohop blog section of their website.
·
Sample of
my writing may be found on the their blog site: http://blog.dohop.com/index.php/author/juliana/
May 2007 – August 2007: Sjúkrashús Akraness / Regional Hospital, Akranes–
General Secretary
·
Assistance
in the establishment of a new filing system
·
Maintaining
and ensuring availability of medical documents.
·
Participating
in updating of patient medical files
October 2005 – November 2006: Leisure Direction Ltd (Tour Operators),
London – Specialist
Specialist Department
·
Arrangement
and organisation of group holiday packages
·
Promotion
and selling of new products.
Historical Duties
·
Selling
and promotion of various package holidays via telephone until promoted to
Specialist Department
May 2005 – September 2005: Regional
Library of Western-Iceland, Akranes – Librarian
·
Providing
assistance and service to customers
·
Filing,
tracking of issues and returns, general administration
·
Classification
and sorting of donated historical news publications.
Training
Computer Training
Microsoft Office, including Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word. Adobe
Photoshop
ABTA Level 1 Insurance Exam:
License to sell Travel Insurance
Education
The University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
2005-2006:
First year of BA English – Distance course
2007-2010: B.A in English Literature.
2010-2013:
M.A in Editorial-and Publication studies (in progress)
2010-2014:
M.A in English Literature, Culture and Media (in progress)
Diploma in Photography:
2002-2003:
Speos- Paris Photographic Institute, 6-8 rue Jules Valles, 75011,
Paris, France
Tomstundarskolinn Mímir, Reykjavik, Iceland
2001-2003:
Intermediate and advanced Spanish, advanced Portuguese
Secondary School and A-levels:
1996-1998:
Fjölbrautaskóli Vesturlands, Akranes, Iceland
1998-1999:
An Exchange year (AFS) in Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil
1999-2000:
Fjölbrautaskóli Vesturlands, Akranes, Iceland
2000-2001:
Menntaskóli v/Hamrahlíð, Reykjavík, Iceland (final year)
Interests
My interests are diverse and mostly within the field of artistry. I am an avid theatre-lover with
particular interest in the staging and dramatization of the classical
pieces. Books of the English
literary tradition have always fascinated me and I have specialised in English
Literature as a result of my infatuation.
As a child I could spend hours upon hours reading a good book and still
do. I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to pursue my passion for
reading during my university studies. Through an early exposure to literature,
I developed a keen interest in writing at a very early age, and used it as means
of expression long before turning writing into profession. For my BA-thesis I wrote a short story
and was instructed by Prof. Sarah Moss, a published writer from whom I learned
a great deal.
My intentions as I entered
the MA program in English Literature, Culture and Media was to stay on the
writing path and continue improving my writing; my hope is to achieve
publication of my thesis, a historical novel about the forgotten history of the
Second World War years in Iceland.
I am a passionate traveller
of the world. I love to travel and share my experiences through the written
word, and perhaps even inspire others to travel beyond the measures of my
words. I have done extensive
travelling and cultural excavation in the last decade and hope to continue
doing so for as long as I am physically capable.
In recent years have I been
based in Paris, London and Greece where I held various employment positions to
make a living, while indulging my curious traveller’s heart. As a result of my travel experiences I
have grown independent and self-confident. I believe the acquisition of languages is the key to
understanding the human structure of a nation; how an individual uses language
speaks volumes of not only individual beliefs but also those of the society in
which he or she is raised. I hope
to improve my skills even further in the fields of languages.
Photography is another
important aspect of my being.
During my travels I have taken numerous photos to capture the exquisite
beauty of the world. Landscape is a favourite subject of mine and I sometimes
referred to my pictures as graphic landscape photography.
I married my husband in
February 2007 in his home city Durban in South Africa. We met while both
residing in London. We have lived in Reykjavík since 2007.
Employment
Reference
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in Profile
Other references are available
on request.
