Maria Xanthopoulou

I am a Greek native professional translator and interpreter with international experience in several multicultural environments. A solid academic background and valuable professional experience throughout Europe are the characteristics which resulted in my advanced intercultural communication skills. With a deep linguistic and cultural knowledge I intermediate between cultures and make sure customers' choices are successfully transmitted to the targeted audience.

Contact details
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +30 6995454549

Translation Embassy

PROFESSIONAL ROLES:

- Translator
- Conference Interpreter (simultaneous, consecutive, liaison and community interpreting)
- Project Manager
- Editor / Proofreader


UNIVERSITIES I HAVE STUDIED IN:

- Université Marc Bloch de Strasbourg - Institut de Traducteurs, d'Interprètes et des Relations Internationales
- Leibniz Universität Hannover
- Palacky University of Olomouc
- Johannes Gutenberg - Universität Mainz, Fachbereich Translations-, Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft
- Boğaziçi Üniversitesi (Istanbul)
- Ankara Üniversitesi - TÖMER (Türkçe Öğrenim Merkezi)


LANGUAGES:

English
French
German
Turkish
Greek
Spanish


HIGHLIGHTS IN MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Strong intercultural skills: My experience in multiple foreign countries allowed me to gain deep insights of local cultures and to feel the pulse of the society. Thus I am able to advise about the appropriateness of the language and the impact it could have on local consumers. Furthermore, deep cultural knowledge provides me the keys to understand and bridge cultural differences and conflicts.
• Solid experience in localisation: I am managing localized content of our user interface in the framework of my activities in SurveyMonkey. Furthermore I have participated in projects involving localisation of apps for the Greek market as a freelance translator.
• Quality Assessment: I am running quality checks in the Turkish version of corporate websites, user interfaces, manuals and other documents of SurveyMonkey and liaising with translators in order to gradually develop a strategy aiming at improving localized content.
• High-quality translations: Abiding by professional best practices and standards and delivering a faultless linguistic result are the cornerstones of my work as a translator and reviewer.
• Interpreting: Trained as a Conference Interpreter providing simultaneous, consecutive, community and liaison interpreting services.
• Strong academic background: My professional experience lies on a strong academic background related to translation and conference interpreting. My academic experiences are also international and multicultural, as I received education in various institutions across Europe.