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I've spent all my life reading and writing. I wanted to be a journalist, achieved my goal and was very happy at it. After that, I was a teacher, a press officer, worked at the international office of a university and more recently became a freelance writer and proofreader. I love writing both in my native language and also in English. I have an eye for spelling mistakes, and even though I'm not a native English speaker, I can easily tell when a text is (or isn't) well written (or written as a native would write it).…I've spent all my life reading and writing. I wanted to be a journalist, achieved my goal and was very happy at it. After that, I was a teacher, a press officer, worked at the international office of a university and more recently became a freelance writer and proofreader. I love writing both in my native language and also in English. I have an eye for spelling mistakes, and even though I'm not a native English speaker, I can easily tell when a text is (or isn't) well written (or written as a native would write it).

Lúcia Bettencourt Avelar

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I've spent all my life reading and writing. I wanted to be a journalist, achieved my goal and was very happy at it. After that, I was a teacher, a press officer, worked at the international office of a university and more recently became a freelance writer and proofreader. I love writing both in my native language and also in English. I have an eye for spelling mistakes, and even though I'm not a native English speaker, I can easily tell when a text is (or isn't) well written (or written as a native would write it).…I've spent all my life reading and writing. I wanted to be a journalist, achieved my goal and was very happy at it. After that, I was a teacher, a press officer, worked at the international office of a university and more recently became a freelance writer and proofreader. I love writing both in my native language and also in English. I have an eye for spelling mistakes, and even though I'm not a native English speaker, I can easily tell when a text is (or isn't) well written (or written as a native would write it).

Available to hire

I’ve spent all my life reading and writing. I wanted to be a journalist, achieved my goal and was very happy at it. After that, I was a teacher, a press officer, worked at the international office of a university and more recently became a freelance writer and proofreader. I love writing both in my native language and also in English.

I have an eye for spelling mistakes, and even though I’m not a native English speaker, I can easily tell when a text is (or isn’t) well written (or written as a native would write it).

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Editorial Illustration

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Portuguese

Fluent

English

Advanced

Spanish; Castilian

Beginner

Italian

Beginner

Work Experience

Press Officer at University of Aveiro (International Office)

December 31, 2012 - December 31, 2012

Wrote and reviewed news and articles about the university and science contents; wrote and sent press releases; social media management; clipping European Union joint masters' and doctoral programmes.

Academic Officer at University of Aveiro (International Office)

December 31, 2015 - December 31, 2015

Wrote and reviewed news and articles about the university and science contents; writing and sending press releases; social media management; clipping European Union joint masters' and doctoral programmes; represented the university in international meetings; helped with EU project applications; management of master’s and doctoral programmes.

Copywriter / Technical Writer / Translator at Captain Words

December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Translating and writing technical copy for Captain Words.

Freelance Writer & Proofreader

January 1, 2021 - November 26, 2025

Freelance writing and proofreading across Portuguese and English; translating texts for online pages and blogs; editing press releases; social media content; preparing and sending press materials.