Nicolet de Jong (translator)

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de VertaalFabriek
Translater French/Dutch non-fiction youth & adult readers

Committed and driven
Service- and results-oriented
Responsible, analytical, flexible, punctual and meticulous
Open and communicative

WORK EXPERIENCE

1 January 2001 – present: Owner and translator / project manager at De VertaalFabriek, Bussum, the Netherlands (also see nl.linkedin.com/pub/nicolet-de-jong/19/365/473/). Areas of specialization: translation of books and other publications in the fields of tourism/travel, food/cooking, art/culture, religion/history, education/psychology, general information

2009 – 2011: Lecturer in French-Dutch translation (Year 3) at the Institute for Interpreting and Translation, HU University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht

Autumn 2003: Temporary office manager at Apollo Vertalers translation agency, Amsterdam

2003 – 2004: Part-time translator at Maison de la France, Amsterdam

1992 – 2001: Freelance translator for various clients

1986 – 1994: Lecturer in legal and business French at Haarlem Business School

 

CLIENTS

Publishers: TerraLannoo, SWP, Éditions Atlas, DeAgiostini, Moulinsart
Book production firms: Asterisk*, LineUp, TextCase, etc.
Museums: Van Gogh Museum, Hergé Museum, Train World Brussels
Various private-sector companies: Henry Schein Dental industries, IJslander, Royal Ingredients Group (food), Lab-Da-Mangement
Conference centres: Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre (MECC)
Foundations: Kids en Competenties (KEC), Beethoven Festival Zutphen, Architects@Work

WORK-RELATED ACTIVITIES

2009 – present: Secretary of Boek & Zaken (an association representing freelance professionals mainly working for book publishers)

2002 – 2006/2014-2017 :Secretary of the Network of Female Translators and Interpreters (SVVT)

VOLUNTEER WORK

2010 – present: Service desk assistant and usher at Bussum Art Cinema

1995 – 1998 Counsellor to asylum seekers, teacher of Dutch as a second language, assistant in combined employment and education programme for recognized political refugees at the Dutch Council for Refugees

1978 – 1980 Assistant for various social support projects in France

1977 – 1982 Active member of Amsterdam branch of Amnesty International

Native language: Dutch
Translates from: French
Translates into: Dutch


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