Translator Resume Example
A translator resume that states the language pair, the legal or medical documents handled and the review process behind each certified deadline delivery.
Lena Kowalczyk
Translator · Spanish-English, Legal & Medical
Raleigh, NC · (919) 555-0134 · l.kowalczyk@email.com · linkedin.com/in/lenakowalczyk
Certified Translator, Spanish<>English
American Translators Association
Profile
Spanish-English translator with seven years turning legal and medical documents for law firms and clinics. Delivers certified translations on same-week deadlines with a two-step review process.
Translation Experience
Freelance Translator
2020 – Present
Self-Employed, Raleigh, NC
- Translate 15-20 legal and medical documents a month between Spanish and English.
- Deliver certified translations of birth certificates, contracts, and court filings for attorneys.
- Run every document through a second-linguist review before certification and delivery.
- Interpret consecutively for two community clinics during weekly patient intake hours.
- Maintain a 5,000-term glossary for repeat clients to keep terminology consistent.
Staff Translator
2017 – 2020
Fold Media, Raleigh, NC
- Translated marketing and technical content for six corporate clients under tight turnarounds.
- Proofread and edited translations from three freelance linguists before client delivery.
- Built a style guide adopted across the agency's Spanish-language projects.
Skills
Legal translationMedical translationTerminology managementConsecutive interpretingProofreadingCertified translationClient communication
Tools
Trados Studio
memoQ
Microsoft Word
Google Docs
Education
B.A. in Spanish
2016
North Carolina State University
The person, employers and dates are invented; the duties, tools and credentials are the ones this job really asks for.
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- Legal translation
- Editing
- Terminology management
- Style guides
- CAT tools
- Proofreading
- Fact-checking
- Glossary building
- Deadline management
- Certified translation
- Documentation
- Scheduling
- Team Collaboration
- Training
- Time Management
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Reporting
- Attention to Detail
- Reliability
What holds up
- 01 / 05Specialties named.Legal, medical, technical; language pair and direction stated.
- 02 / 05Output as numbers.Words per day, documents per month, formats delivered.
- 03 / 05Revision distinguished from translating.Different skill, different pay; state both if both.
- 04 / 05Glossary and TM fluency.Client glossaries, translation memories, style guides — name what you enforce.
- 05 / 05Deadline record plain."On deadline" is the industry’s first reference question.
What does not
- 01 / 05"Wordsmith" and its cousins.The samples say it or nothing does.
- 02 / 05Practice translations as credits.Separate them honestly from paid client work.
- 03 / 05Content-mill volume as prestige.Rate and outlet context matter; frame it.
- 04 / 05Typos anywhere.Fatal in this field specifically.
- 05 / 05One resume for translation and interpreting roles.Different certifications, different screens.
FAQ
Questions about this translator resume example
Short answers to what people ask before they send this resume.
Use this exampleDo I need a resume if I have a portfolio?
Yes. The portfolio proves the work; the resume answers who you worked for, in what role, for how long — questions a portfolio cannot answer.
How much design can I put in the resume itself?
Enough to show taste, not enough to break parsing. Columns, text boxes and images are where automated screening fails.
Should I list clients by name?
If the work is public and you are not bound otherwise. Named clients carry more weight than adjectives about the work.