Максим Власов

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Hard-working and reliable fifth year student majoring in Linguistics and Translation Studies; seeking opportunities to develop skills in professional environment and start as a translator and interpreter. I’m able to efficiently translate texts on various topics, do fast and deep research into their translation specifics, adapt to different writing styles and provide creative solutions to arising problems. I’d like to immerse myself in the translation field while being ready to constantly hone and enchance my skills on my own and with my colleagues. 

SOFT SKILLS

• Adaptability
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure
• Proactive teamworking
• Reliability and integrity
• Solid grasp of academic and business discourse
• Forward-looking attitude towards new working techologies and strategies

HARD SKILLS

• English (C2), German (A2)
• MS Office (experienced)
• SmartCAT (experienced)
• Adobe Photoshop (beginner)
• Movavi Video Suite (beginner)
• SubtitleEdit and Aegisub (experienced)
• Translation and localization (experienced)
• Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation (beginner)
• Subtitle localization (experienced)
• Text editing and project management (beginner) 

EDUCATION

Moscow City University (MCU) 2018-2022 - BA in Linguistics and Translation Studies (cum laude)

• Advanced linguistics and translation studies course
• Translation and interpreting
• Specifics of intercultural communication
• Language skills development (B2B, academic, techical, colloquial)
• Interaction and work with language corpora and CAT programs
• Organisation and participation in conventions, conferences and project sessions

WORKING EXPERIENCE

RuFilms LLC Subtitles translator March 2022-February 2023 (piece work basis) 

Translated projects: Apollo Astronauts: Training NASA's Moon Men, Blitzed!, Brilliant Corners, Global Family, The West Wing, etc.