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    Lia MARUS

    Lia MARUS

    Translator and sub-editor

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    I am a translator and sub-editor, working out of South Africa. I translate from French into English and Afrikaans into English. I also sub-edit English texts. My areas of speciality...Read moreI am a translator and sub-editor, working out of South Africa. I translate from French into English and Afrikaans into English. I also sub-edit English texts. My areas of speciality are legal, financial and technical texts, e.g.:

    contracts
    birth certificates
    death certificates
    legal decisions
    financial reports
    minutes
    academic reports
    theses

    Area Covered: Johannesburg
    Work Experience Summary: June 2008 • current

    Sub-editor for 3S Media, Wynberg, Johannesburg

    Sub-editing text for various publications produced by the company, in accordance with the house style guide.
    Proofreading the company’s magazines, to ensure that they are error-free and adhere to the house style guide, before they go to print.

    July 2007 • May 2008

    Sub-editor for Cut 2 Black Media, Auckland Park:

    Sub-editing texts destined for design layout, e.g. annual reports, text for brochures and flyers, etc.
    Proofreading the laid-out text, before it went to the client, to ensure that the laid-out copy was error-free.


    March 2007 • current:

    Freelance translator, specialising in legal and financial texts:

    Translation of legal and financial texts from French into English, as well as Afrikaans into English.

    August - November 2005

    Part-time translator

    Translated job advertisements from Afrikaans into English, which were originally published in Beeld, City Press and Die Burger, for Careers24 (careers website).


    Education Summary: Bachelor of Laws. UNISA. Current

    Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Business Administration). WITS Business School. (2006).

    Master of Arts (Translation). University of the Witwatersrand. (2004 - 2005):

    Second-level certificate, attesting to competency in French, awarded by the French Government: Diplôme d’Études en Langue Français (DELF) 2em Degré.

    Bachelor of Arts in National and Foreign Languages. University of Cape Town. (2001 - 2003):

    UCT Entrance Merit Scholarship: 2001; UCT Entrance Scholarship: 2002; UCT Entrance Scholarship: 2003.
    • Entry-level certificate, attesting to competency in French, awarded by the French Government: Diplôme d’Études en Langue Français (DELF) 1er Degré.
    Entry-level certificate, attesting to competency in French business, awarded by the French Government Diplôme de français des affaires 1er degré (2003).

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