Aastha Maheshwari
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Specializing in travel, lifestyle and product writing, Aastha is a freelance content writer based out of India. She holds experience of more than 7 years, with a number of renowned brands.
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Alannah Koene
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Alannah Koene is a content writer based in Victoria, British Columbia. Although she writes for a range of topics, her professional writing often focuses on business, health, and lifestyle. Spending much of her time exploring the outdoors through sport, Alannah aims to share her perspectives through writing and content.
Amanda Chahla
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Amanda Chahla received a bachelors in French literature in 2009 then moved to Erbil, Iraq, where she worked mainly as a French teacher/coordinator. In 2016, she moved to Cyprus to begin her Masters in French language and has been working as a French/English Freelance translator since.
Ana Paula de Melo Franco
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Ana Paula de Melo Franco is a professional journalist with an extensive background in content production, translation, and localization in English to Brazilian Portuguese for the last eight years. She has experience in proofreading as well as reviewing and fixing machine translations with many clients in industries spanning entertainment, tourism, logistics, finance and medical.
Andres Iglesias
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Andres Iglesias is an Internationally trained lawyer who enjoys writing about law, immigration, human rights, public policies and politics. He is also a passionate reader in economy, technology, and entrepreneurship, and loves to write and do research on those areas as well.
Anita Wong
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Anita Wong is a freelance writer with more than 15 years of experience. She specializes in researching and writing online content for the marketing, business, travel, and health sectors, but can tackle any topic that piques her curiosity. She has a background in journalism and communications and lives on Canada's West Coast.
Anton Phayne
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Anton develops curriculum and creates content for one of the largest language learning platforms in Central and South America. Before assuming this role, he taught language courses in French and Italian as well as world language teacher education at the post-secondary level. His current translation projects focus on French Caribbean literature and poetics that address questions of colonialism, identity, and migration.
Chelsea Hammond
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Chelsea Hammond is a content creator and marketer with over a decade of experience. She studied towards a bachelor's in English with a minor in media analysis at Arizona State University and received multiple marketing certifications from HubSpot Academy.
Cigdem Atahan
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Cigdem Atahan is Turkish-English translator and interpreter with a linguistics and history major. A native speaker of Turkish language, Cigdem has worked with different companies on translation and interpretation projects, successfully delivering projects in various subject matters such as literature, history, medicine, legal and/or technical. In addition to her translation skills, she is also experienced in content editing, transcribing, localization, and proofreading.
Claudia Koch
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A curious Jane of all trades with a background in advertising and marketing. Born and raised in Austria and driven by constant wanderlust, I currently live in Brooklyn, NY. I am passionate about community, food, literature, design and sustainability.
Cleide Klock
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Cleide Klock ia a Brazilian multimedia journalist based in Los Angeles with over 20 years of experience. Throughout her career, she's worked as a reporter, producer, and editor for radio, TV, magazines, and news agencies., covering everything from politics to the Oscars and everything in between.
Cristy Stiles
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Cristy Stiles is a French-English translator based in Cambridge, MA. Her literary translations have been featured in Two Lines, The Lifted Brow, The Stinging Fly, and Armstrong Literary, and her literary criticism has appeared in Asymptote. In addition, she works with Translators Without Borders, and has translated documents related to the restitution of despoiled musical cultural property in post-WWII Europe.
Ece Daviso
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Ece Daviso is a brand marketing expert and translator. She earned her bachelor's degree in Translation and Interpretation (Turkish/English) and then combined her language skills with her interest in fashion communications. Daviso has worked for several multinational textile companies, including Reebok.
Ericka Koehler
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Ericka Koehler holds degrees in digital marketing, business, and education with minors in both communications and leadership. She is a native speaker of Spanish and an experienced writer on a wide variety of topics.
Fukuko Kitano
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Fukuko Kitano, born and raised in Tokyo, received an MA at New York University, studying journalism. She worked as a financial market analyst in Tokyo and New York City and has lived in San Francisco since 1998 as a business development manager, translator and interpreter in academia, and in the IT, healthcare, and legal communities.
Fulin Aktuna
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Fulin Aktuna is a creative content editor and localization expert with more than 10 years’ experience. She currently balances her time working for a Turkish Popular Content Platform and as a freelance content creator. She moved to the States in 2017 and currently resides in New Jersey.
Hannah Stephens
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Hannah Stephens lives in Kent in the United Kingdom with her husband and young son. She is a qualified elementary teacher and has been working as a commercial writer for over four years. When she's not busy creating content, Hannah enjoys cooking, learning new languages, and walking in the beautiful countryside near her home.
Hayley Harrison
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Hayley Harrison is a freelance writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After receiving a degree in the History of Art and Architecture from the University of Pittsburgh, she changed gears and pursued a career in banking. In 2002, she began producing financial literacy articles, and eventually moved to writing full-time on a variety of subjects, including health, food, travel and career planning.
Husam Qasim
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Husam Qasim is a Ph.D. Candidate and Fellow of Translation Studies at Kent State University, with a master's degree in Arabic translation from Kent as well. He's been an in-house and freelance translator for about 18 years, and established and managed a translation department at the court system in UAE. His research interests include exploring sources of difficulty in Arabic-to-English translation using cognitive measures.
Ian Samuels
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Ian Samuels is a freelance writer and journalist with years of experience in content creation for a wide range of topics. He lives in Calgary, Alberta, where he enjoys spending time with family and friends and is a long-time member, champion, and supporter of the musical and literary communities.
Imogen Sharma
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Imogen Sharma is a culture, science, tech and business expert with a passion for learning. She aims to help people improve their lives in some way, whether it's starting a business, learning new skills or getting more out of their free time. Imogen loves classic literature and going to restaurants or the theater.
Inès Candela
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Inès Candela is a native-born French woman living in the United States as of 2019. She still maintains a love for her native language and jumps at any chance to put her expertise to use. She is an expert at translating words and ideas with nuance, accuracy and efficiency.
Isra Saleh
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Isra is a native Arabic speaker and is fluent in English. She is freelance interpreter and translator, mostly contracting with Affordable Language Services in Cincinnati, Ohio. Previously, she worked as an assistant producer and a broadcast journalist in an Arabic-speaking News Channel, covering international news and events.
Jin Zeter
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Jin E Zeter has worked in the translation and English education industries for many years – first as an English teacher, then as an English textbook editor, and now as a freelance Korean translator. Translation is something she considers a craft and believes that she is constantly learning and improving her skills.
Joanna Filipiak
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Joanna Filipiak received her Masters degree in German Philology in 2008, then completed a postgraduate program for translators of German language. Since 2009, she has been working in a multilingual environment. In 2018 she became a freelance German translator. Joanna speaks Polish, German, English, and is learning French.
John Warbuck
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John Warbuck is a seasoned freelancer and ghostwriter who has covered a variety of topics throughout the years. When he is not at his keyboard, he can be found at the gym, mastering new recipes or teaching his Australian Shepherd math problems.
Julianne Lee
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Julianne Lee brings her extensive experience as a professional journalist at several major Korean media outlets in the USA. She also served as a partnership specialist and Korean spokesperson for the U.S. Census Bureau for the 2020 Census. She received her B.A. degree in Sociology from UC Berkeley.
Kiki Abe
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Kiki Abe is a Japanese and English translator and writer who resides in New York City. Having worked for both Japanese and American companies in the field of marketing and human resources, Kiki has extensive translating and writing experiences for product catalogs, marketing contents, training and coaching manuals. She is also a passionate Japanese castle blogger.
Kimberly Dixon
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Kimberly Dixon is a freelance writer from Calgary, Canada. While she's covered a vast selection of topics, she's most passionate about creating content that encourages readers to live a healthier, more mindful lifestyle. Aside from writing, Kimberly's hobbies include painting and playing music.
Kristina Obodovskiy
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Kristina Obodovskiy is a full-time marketing professional with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Management. Outside of her career, Kristina’s passions include writing, reading, traveling, and being outdoors.
Lesley Harrison
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Lesley Harrison is a technical writer and open source software enthusiast with a passion for all things "data". In her spare time she coaches youth sports and loves exploring the English countryside.
Maki Domon-Nadreau
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Maki is a Japanese freelancer now living in Arizona. She graduated from Iwate University (in Japan) with a bachelor's in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. She worked as an engineer for 5 years in Japan before moving to Malaysia where she worked at English speaking companies, gaining administrative assistant experience.
Mamiko Tsai
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Born in Japan, raised in both Tokyo and LA, Mamiko currently lives in the bay area near San Francisco. Fully bilingual in English and Japanese, she graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan and has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry with a technical sales background. Apart from writing, her passions include music, travel, and hiking with her dog Max.
Medhanjali DasGupta
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Medhanjali DasGupta is a writer with 10+ years of experience. From being a radio presenter to television news anchor to a community journalist, she now writes for blogs and social media as her side gig. When she's not working, she enjoys guiding meditation classes for others.
Nadine Ewing
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Nadine Ewing is a native German speaker from Vienna, Austria. She is also fluent in French, Spanish and English and has been living in New York City since 2008. She is a professional Multilingual Executive Assistant in global Consulting and utilizes her language skills on a daily basis. She is passionate about languages, cultures and travel.
Nick Wells
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Nicholas Wells is an American graduate student at Middlebury College’s campus in Paris, where he also takes political science classes at the Sorbonne. After studying French for over a decade, he moved to France in 2020. He holds a BA in international relations and French & francophone studies from William & Mary.
Nicole Johnson
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Nicole is a Peruvian journalist based in Minneapolis. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and she is a current Digital Journalism Master’s student. Nicole has experience in press, digital marketing, and social media content management. Besides writing, she enjoys learning new languages, karaoke, dancing Latin rhythms, and cooking Peruvian food.
Noga Sklar
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Noga Sklar is a writer, editor, and professional translator with more than 20 books published in Portuguese and English. Noga is a “cronista”, a Brazilian genre of opinion articles, and her work as a writer includes a regular account of hot topics in Brazil and around the world in a unique style that is, at the same time, funny and serious.
Robert Nishida
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Robert Nishida was born and raised in Japan as an American, and grew up learning both English and Japanese. In the twenties, he was a U.S. Marine and acted as an interpreter. He is currently attending college to pursue business in the future.
Shruti Orza
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Shruti is a professional freelance Hindi translator. Her past project work includes translation of Hollywood movies, serials, cartoons, books, government docs, technical translations, legal, proofreading/editing and much more.
Sol Benyosef
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Sol is a native of Naharia, Israel who has lived in Texas for the past 5 years. After serving as an Air Defense Instructor in the Israeli Air Force for two years, she started working as a sales representative in a high-end retail business, and quickly progressed to the position of executive sales manager. She is now a freelance writer in her spare time.
Soobin Son
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Soobin Son is a Korean native with extensive experience translating content from Korean to English. Throughout her translation career, she has worked on a variety of topics across various industries, including law, sports, tech and entertainment. On top of her translation experience, she has also worked extensively on localizing content for major publishers.
Sophia Lee
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Sophia is native of Korea, but moved to the United States when she was a young child. Besides working on translation and localization projects as a freelance translator, she is also a third-year architecture student at Pratt Institute. She loves putting her bilingualism to work to bring down language barriers.
Stéphanie Agnès
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Stéphanie Agnès has a lifelong passion for languages and communication. This passion led her to earn an undergraduate degree in French and a Master's degree in International Relations, and then to a career as a language services specialist - helping others communicate their message clearly. She writes with clarity and purpose, and finds joy in helping people connect.
Sungsoo Park
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A native of Korea, Sungsoo is a freelance writer currently living in the US. Previously he worked in the Korean entertainment industry for 10 years as a senior manager for Korea's TOP 3 movie distributor.
Tiffany Bae
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Tiffany is a freelance translator and interpreter who previously worked as a graphic designer and marketing coordinator. Born in Seoul, Korea, she has been living in the United States for more than 15 years. She loves morning coffee, evening walk, and connecting Korean and American cultures with her talents in communication.
Yana Karnaukhov
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Yana Karnaukhov, Esq., is a Policy Development Program Manager for REAC’s Office of Strategy and Innovation at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Yana is a summa cum laude graduate of Loyola University Chicago, where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. She is also a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law, where she earned her JD.