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Jorge Rizzo Education:

ESCUELA UNIVERSITARIA DE TRADUCTORES E INTÉRPRETES, “E.U.T.I.”
(UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA)
Degree in translation from English and French (June, 1991)

FACULTAD DE SOCIOLOGÍA Y COMUNICACIÓN
(UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA)
Degree in journalism (June, 1995)


Languages:

Bilingual Spanish-Catalan
English, French and Italian: fluent
Japanese and German: basic (degrees in Barcelona and Tokyo)


Computer skills:

Word, WordPerfect and other word processing programs.
Design applications: Quark’X’Press, Freehand, Photoshop.



WORK EXPERIENCE:


As a translator (areas of specialization in orange):

- Novels for the publishing companies Roca Editorial
(2004-ongoing), RBA (2000-ongoing) and Planeta DeAgostini (1999-2002).

- Non-fiction books (subjects: graphic design, art, history, archaeology, geography, music, cooking, general science and health) and travel guides for GeoPlaneta/Lonely Planet
(1997-ongoing), Folio (1998-2001), RBA/National Geographic (books and magazines) (2000-ongoing) and Parramón (2002-ongoing).

- Regular translation of articles for magazines: Men’s Health
, Integral , Mente Sana and BestLife (2002-ongoing).

- Proofreader and translator at Intertext
(Muntaner, 200, 6º 8ª, Tel. 93.200.30.33) (1998).

- Medical translator for periodicals at Dips Rocas (currently Nexus
), (1997-2000) and the Spanish edition of Angiology (Westminster Publications, USA), (1997-1998).

- Textbooks and other material about Ayurvedic medicine for the Escuela Internacional de Ayurveda de España
(1998-2006).

- Interpreter, translator and supporting staff at NHK
(National Japanese TV Channel) at the Olympic Games in Barcelona (1992).

- Free-lance translator for different translating agencies and editorial, project managing and publicity companies in Barcelona (1991-ongoing).


As a journalist (page layout staff):

- Free-lance collaborator at different design departments (Page layout, Infographics, Graphic Design, Magazine, etc.) of La Vanguardia and other publications of Grupo Godó
, (Jun. 1994-Jan. 1996).


Other:

- English teacher at Academia Mecalingua, Barcelona (Mar. 1990-Jun. 1994)



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Jorge Rizzo - tel. (+34) 93.269.00.00 - jorge@rizzotraducciones.es - skype: rizzo.traducciones