OmarAcevedo Gorrín

566 44th sT, apt 4-b Brooklyn,

Tel 917 676 6539

Objectives

Seeking translation work that takes full advantage of my professional skills and allows me to make a significant contribution to prestigious and engaging projects.

Professional Profile

•Two years of experience translating for publications, focusing on news, science, environmental and lifestyle articles.

•Excellent copyediting experience both in English and Spanish, in areas ranging from art, history and fiction, to poetry, children's books and textbooks.

•Strong copywriting skills, with experience writing catalogue, book flap and back cover copy.

•Proficient with Macs and PCs, Microsoft Office, Internet and academic research, online editing tools, FTP tools.

Experience

Translator, 2006-2008, Margarita González, Professional Translator, San Juan, PR

•Translated texts from English to Spanish.

•Edited translations for accuracy, fluency and a unified voice throughout texts submitted by different translators.

Assistant Editor, 2005-2008, University of Puerto Rico Press, San Juan, PR

•Wrote and translated catalogue, flap and back cover copy.

•Edited texts for style and content.

•Met with authors, artists and printers to discuss content changes, design and production timelines.

•Wrote evaluations of manuscript submissions.

•Worked closely with the Marketing Department as liaison to the Editorial Department, introduced new titles, commented on press releases, and worked on marketing campaigns and book launches.

•Researched historical photographs to illustrate books and managed the permissions process.

Film Reviewer, 2001-2008, Claridad, San Juan, PR

•Wrote reviews (1,000 words) for weekly newspaper with a circulation of 30,000.

Legal Assistant, 1997-2005, Ramos González Law Offices, San Juan, PR

•Drafted and translated contracts, deeds, settlement statements and other documents related to real estate transactions, performed general office tasks.

Education

MA: Comparative Literature — University of Puerto Rico — (currently completing thesis)

BA: Film and Literature (36 credits in English) — University of Puerto Rico — 2004

Other information

•Recipient of the Society for Scholarly Publishing’s Early Career Travel Grant.

•Volunteer experience with several documentaries as production assistant and historical footage researcher.

•Academic distinctions: UPR Interdisciplinary Studies Department’s 2004 Award for Academic Excellence. Dean’s List, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities, American Scholar, Golden Key Honor Society.

Publications

•“Por los caminos de Ítaca.” Diálogo, February 2008.

•“Caliban Goes to Prospero’s Dream Machine,” in Prospero’s Isles: The Presence of the Caribbean in the American Imaginary, Diane Accaria and Rodolfo Popelnik, editors. London: Macmillan Caribbean, 2004.

References available upon request