Inès Farida Amari is a 32-year-old French woman with experience in music promotion, translation, and audiovisual work. She has a master's degree in English and Spanish applied to international trade. Her current role is an independent plugger promoting artists to French media outlets. Previously she has worked in translation project management, as a club promoter in London, and in roles involving dubbing, subtitling, and language assistance.

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 2008 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
May to August 2008: 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.