L
Luca P.
Italia
SUMMARY
Bilingual editor and translator with over 10 years experience in shaping and delivering content strategy, managing content production and driving continuous development within the sport, gambling and music industry. Recognized for delivering creative localized quality content to tight deadlines. Managed and developed translation and content teams to deliver a high quality content. Flexible decision-maker and fast and accurate writer with a keen eye for detail who would meet all expectations for content/web roles.
KEY STRENGTHS
• Native speaker of Italian and bilingual proficiency in English
• Flexibility: willing to travel, to work shifts or longer hours.
• Organization: results-driven achiever with exemplary planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orientation.
• Communication: developer of editorial guidelines, able to create, edit and upload material for websites. Able to write interesting articles for targeted niche audiences.
• Dependability: meeting rigid deadlines and conforming to formatting and style guidelines.
• Leadership and teamwork: coaching, team building and communication with strong influencing and relationship building skills. Training and onboarding new hires on style, tools and best practices.
• Analytical: reviewing data and identifying abnormalities and inconsistencies in a quick and efficient manner.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Improved translations database resulting in a 50% reduction in response time for the processing of translation queries.
• Improved country managers participation in the localization team through the launch of a multi-phase translation/proofreading process.
• Implemented an in house scheduling and filing system that reduced translations requestor waiting time.
• Efficiently managed the production schedule for multiple sites in several different languages.
• Reviewed print and electronic copy (web content) for grammar, punctuation, readability, style and flow.
• Worked with the Product and Marketing teams to constantly improve sites and blogs from a performance and customer experience perspective .
• Launched website redesigns and managing social media accounts.
• Provided compelling coverage of both anticipated and spontaneous news for print and online media.
• Started and developed an acclaimed and high achieving online music magazine, currently Italy's most popular one for underground music.
• Managed a 20 people editorial team, providing development opportunities, delivering feedback and coaching for improved performance.
• Singled out as one of the most prolific writers and productive story contributors among reporting staffs for several Italian and British magazines.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Localization and content executive - January 2007 - May 2017
Paddy Power Betfair - London
Co-ordinated and managed content led activity across multiple sites. Built collaborative relationships with other teams and external agencies to source, translate and upload content. Supervised content translation into different languages, identification and use of linguistic resources to support translation.
Chief Editor - September 2001 –
Metalitalia.com
Founded the magazine, successfully managed the editorial team, co-ordinated and managed the production schedule and content led activity for multiple areas of the site. Administered and managed the site's imagery and social media accounts. Wrote features and conducted interviews with artists, sources and anyone directly involved in a story.
EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCE
Customer Service Representative - October 2006 – December 2006
Johnson & Johnson – Sunbury, England
Assisted opticians with online orders, monitored the orders' status and solved problems related to deliveries.
Sales Advisor
Siport/Barbie, Segrate (MI), Italy ¬- March 2006 – July 2006
Managed the ordering and the shipment of goods from foreign countries. Prepared the necessary documentation for international deliveries, monitoring the orders' status and solved problems related to deliveries.
Promoter / Sales Advisor - September 2005 – March 2006
Scarlet Records, S. Donato (MI), Italy
Promoted the label’s artists/bands on print and online media. Liaised with bands and media to arrange interviews, reviews and features. Managed the label’s online shop and database. Solved problems related to deliveries.
Bilingual editor and translator with over 10 years experience in shaping and delivering content strategy, managing content production and driving continuous development within the sport, gambling and music industry. Recognized for delivering creative localized quality content to tight deadlines. Managed and developed translation and content teams to deliver a high quality content. Flexible decision-maker and fast and accurate writer with a keen eye for detail who would meet all expectations for content/web roles.
KEY STRENGTHS
• Native speaker of Italian and bilingual proficiency in English
• Flexibility: willing to travel, to work shifts or longer hours.
• Organization: results-driven achiever with exemplary planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orientation.
• Communication: developer of editorial guidelines, able to create, edit and upload material for websites. Able to write interesting articles for targeted niche audiences.
• Dependability: meeting rigid deadlines and conforming to formatting and style guidelines.
• Leadership and teamwork: coaching, team building and communication with strong influencing and relationship building skills. Training and onboarding new hires on style, tools and best practices.
• Analytical: reviewing data and identifying abnormalities and inconsistencies in a quick and efficient manner.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Improved translations database resulting in a 50% reduction in response time for the processing of translation queries.
• Improved country managers participation in the localization team through the launch of a multi-phase translation/proofreading process.
• Implemented an in house scheduling and filing system that reduced translations requestor waiting time.
• Efficiently managed the production schedule for multiple sites in several different languages.
• Reviewed print and electronic copy (web content) for grammar, punctuation, readability, style and flow.
• Worked with the Product and Marketing teams to constantly improve sites and blogs from a performance and customer experience perspective .
• Launched website redesigns and managing social media accounts.
• Provided compelling coverage of both anticipated and spontaneous news for print and online media.
• Started and developed an acclaimed and high achieving online music magazine, currently Italy's most popular one for underground music.
• Managed a 20 people editorial team, providing development opportunities, delivering feedback and coaching for improved performance.
• Singled out as one of the most prolific writers and productive story contributors among reporting staffs for several Italian and British magazines.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Localization and content executive - January 2007 - May 2017
Paddy Power Betfair - London
Co-ordinated and managed content led activity across multiple sites. Built collaborative relationships with other teams and external agencies to source, translate and upload content. Supervised content translation into different languages, identification and use of linguistic resources to support translation.
Chief Editor - September 2001 –
Metalitalia.com
Founded the magazine, successfully managed the editorial team, co-ordinated and managed the production schedule and content led activity for multiple areas of the site. Administered and managed the site's imagery and social media accounts. Wrote features and conducted interviews with artists, sources and anyone directly involved in a story.
EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCE
Customer Service Representative - October 2006 – December 2006
Johnson & Johnson – Sunbury, England
Assisted opticians with online orders, monitored the orders' status and solved problems related to deliveries.
Sales Advisor
Siport/Barbie, Segrate (MI), Italy ¬- March 2006 – July 2006
Managed the ordering and the shipment of goods from foreign countries. Prepared the necessary documentation for international deliveries, monitoring the orders' status and solved problems related to deliveries.
Promoter / Sales Advisor - September 2005 – March 2006
Scarlet Records, S. Donato (MI), Italy
Promoted the label’s artists/bands on print and online media. Liaised with bands and media to arrange interviews, reviews and features. Managed the label’s online shop and database. Solved problems related to deliveries.