Inès Farida Amari's Resume and Experience in Audiovisual Translation
1. Inès Farida Amari 32, single
Mobile : 00033 6 41 67 75 30 French
ines@impactfrance.com
Education
2005.2006 Postgraduate specialisation in Audiovisual Translation, Dubbing and
Subtitling, Mons-Hainaut University, Mons (Belgium).
September 2004 Master’s Degree in English and Spanish Applied to International
Trade, Charles De Gaulle University, Lille (France).
June 1999 A level specialised in Literature with honours,
P.Forest Grammar School, Maubeuge (France).
Audiovisual thesis :
July 2006: 50 years of BBC Television News (DVD)
Subtitling: - transcription
- translation
- spotting
- adaptation
- editing
- input of the subtitles
- simulation.
Employment history
Music :
Sept 2010 to present: Impact France. Paris. N° de Siret : 533 117 917 00013
Independent radios, TV’s and clubs plugger
Duties : -promote artists to the French media
- set up a media plan
- meetings with the heads of music
- write newsletters and send them to the French media
- call the media, liaise with them on a daily basis
- organize promotional schedules and accompany the
artists to interviews, shows…
- write and send reports to the label most of the time in
English
- attend Midem, IMS, ADE to network
- prospect for new clients
- creation and update of Impactfrance.com
- administrative tasks (invoice, PO, couriers, ...),
database maintenance, write and send contracts…
- look for a French licensee for some projects
Clients : Fatboy Slim “Eat Sleep Rave Repeat”(Skint/ Happy
Music), Dizzee Rascal (Dirtee Skank/ Island),
Jimmy Somerville (via Notting Hill Music), Southern Fried,
Kid Massive (Transmission Recordings/Because Music),
Parachute Youth (Jeff Records), Anna Grace (Sinuz Rec.)…
A&R at Jeff Records for the compilation
“ The Sound Of St Tropez Deep House 2013 ”
Release date 09th of July 2013
Duties: - research and select tracks
2. - respect the timeline and the budget
- get in touch with the labels and check whether the
licenses are available or not
- negociate and agree license deals (royalties,
advance…) then send them to the labels
- request the invoices and make sure they get paid
- request the wavs and label copies
August 2008 to 2010: Libertaire club and live music venue, London.
Promoter
Duties: - finding upcoming bands to perform at the venue
- finding sponsors, promoting the venue, the club
nights…
Translation:
July 2007 to April 2008: Communicare Ltd, Medical and Pharmaceutical
translation company, London.
Project Manager.
Duties: - creating and executing project plans and revising as
appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
- identifying the resources needed and assigning
individual responsibilities.
- managing day-to-day operational aspects of a project.
- negociating translator’s fees and deadline.
- reviewing works prepared by suppliers before passing
to clients. Quality assurance.
- administrative tasks (quotation, purchase order, signing
off).
April 2007 to July 2007: Work placement. Atlas Translations in Covent Garden.
Project Manager Assistant.
Duties: - meeting clients
- dealing with clients who require translations
- taking part in trade exhibitions to promote the company
(Internet World; The Museum and Heritage Show)
- answering the phone
- administrative tasks (invoice, PO, couriers, ...),
database maintenance and mail merges.
- proof-reading
- voice-over project
Dubbing and Subtitling:
May 2006: Training. LTI (Subtitling company) in Brussels.
Duties: - spotting
- translation/ adaptation
- input
Reference: Tommy Lee Jones, Three Burials DVD bonus.
April 2006: Training. Midi Sync (Postproduction company) in Chaville
(Paris)
Duties: - translator/ adaptator assistant
- casting assistant
- dubbing assistant
- dubbing mixer assistant.
Language Assistant:
3. October 2004-May 2005 : Lampton School in Hounslow (London).
French Assistant.
Duties : - French support teacher
- prepared the French lessons with different resources
- one-to-one lessons for the pupils between 16 and 18
- helped pupils with difficulties.
April- June 2004: Training. Sunburn Clothing company, Port of Spain (Trinidad)
Sales representative assistant
Duties: - accounting including pay slip
- monthly bank statements
- updated the company’s database
- market studies
- answering the phone.
April- June 2002: Training in Charles de Gaulle Secondary School
English teacher
Duties : - taught English with an aspect of play
- prepared lessons
- remedial classes.
Vacation and temporary work:
January-April 2007: Kingsway Hotel, London. Restaurant supervisor.
Duties : - responsible for the restaurant .
- welcoming customers.
- overseeing the waiting staff.
September 2005: Notting Hill Music Group plc, London. Receptionist.
Duties: - answering the phone.
- welcoming the clients.
- mail and courier services.
- administrative tasks.
September- June 2003: Profil Marketing, Roubaix ( France). Telesales person.
Duties: - questionnaire surveys.
From June 1997 to 1999: Theatre du Manége. Folies Festival, Maubeuge. Events Assistant.
Duties: - welcomed the bands coming from all over the world.
- escorted the artists for a week all over the town.
Foreign languages and special skills
French : native language English: bilingual. Spanish: good.
Sofware: Excel, Word, Access, Power Point, Internet Explorer, Outlook, Trados,
DreamWeaver, Studio 9.
Videoconferencing: Polycom. Voice-over.
Interests
Music, films, travel, languages, theatre, reading, football, sport, current events, dance.