I'm Valentina Pandolfi, a translator, copywriter and content specialist with more than a decade of experience in translation, copywriting, language teaching and content development for advertising and social media. I have a strong attention to detail, to tone of voice, to puns of words and to reviewing text. I have experience working with structured guidelines, ensuring an high-quality output that meets deadlines. I love nature, animals, mountains, trekking, photography, contemporary arts, American literature and philosophy, and I thrive on turning ideas into clear, engaging content across languages.

Valentina Pandolfi

I'm Valentina Pandolfi, a translator, copywriter and content specialist with more than a decade of experience in translation, copywriting, language teaching and content development for advertising and social media. I have a strong attention to detail, to tone of voice, to puns of words and to reviewing text. I have experience working with structured guidelines, ensuring an high-quality output that meets deadlines. I love nature, animals, mountains, trekking, photography, contemporary arts, American literature and philosophy, and I thrive on turning ideas into clear, engaging content across languages.

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I’m Valentina Pandolfi, a translator, copywriter and content specialist with more than a decade of experience in translation, copywriting, language teaching and content development for advertising and social media.

I have a strong attention to detail, to tone of voice, to puns of words and to reviewing text. I have experience working with structured guidelines, ensuring an high-quality output that meets deadlines.

I love nature, animals, mountains, trekking, photography, contemporary arts, American literature and philosophy, and I thrive on turning ideas into clear, engaging content across languages.

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Experience Level

Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

Social Media, Copywriter and Content Specialist at Retina Web Agency
September 1, 2017 - March 1, 2022
Managed social media, copywriting and content strategy for clients, improving engagement and brand voice across channels.
Copywriting, Content Editing and Transcreation at WilliamsLeaTag
December 1, 2017 - January 31, 2018
Created and edited copy, adapted content across languages (transcreation) for marketing materials.
Copywriting, Content Editing and Transcreation at WilliamsLeaTag
September 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
Copywriting, content editing and transcreation for campaigns.
HR Internship at Teamsystem
September 1, 2016 - March 1, 2017
Support and organization of internal training activities; support to HR staff during training courses for employees; organization of teaching materials and logistic support for English language materials.
Freelance Translator at Freelance
March 1, 2015 - Present
Racconti Freddi, Tales. ES/IT; La speranza del Tibet, Novel, ES/IT; I Maestri delle Luci, Essay, EN/IT; Technical translations EN/IT.
Spanish Teacher at Istituto Pitagora, Pesaro
October 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016
Teaching Spanish to students.
Languages Tutor at La Coccinella, Pesaro
October 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015
Languages tutoring for varied learners.
Copywriter, Content Editing and Transcreation at Williams Lea Tag
December 1, 2017 - January 31, 2018
Created and edited copy for international campaigns, performed content editing and transcreation to adapt materials for local markets, ensuring tone and brand alignment across languages.
Copywriter, Content Editing and Transcreation at Williams Lea Tag
September 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
Continued responsibilities in copywriting, editing and cross-language adaptation for global campaigns, collaborating with multilingual teams.
Freelance Translator
March 1, 2015 - Present
Translations from Spanish to Italian and Italian to Spanish (Racconti Freddi, Tales; La speranza del Tibet; I Maestri delle Luci; technical translations EN-IT).

Education

II level Degree in Literary Translation at Università di Bologna
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2012
I level Degree in Foreign Languages at Università di Pisa
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2009
Erasmus program and final thesis research at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
September 1, 2011 - March 1, 2012
IFTS Course Social Media Marketing at Formaconf, Pesaro
September 1, 2016 - September 1, 2017
Tradurre la Letteratura – Course for literary translation at Istituto San Pellegrino, Misano
October 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019
Certificate in Literary Translation from Spanish at Herzog Agenzia Letteraria, Milan
February 1, 2014 - February 1, 2014
Certificate in Publishing at Herzog Agenzia Letteraria, Milan
February 1, 2014 - February 1, 2014
Certificate in Literary Translation from English at Langue&Parole, Milan
March 1, 2014 - March 1, 2014
I level Degree in Foreign Languages at Università di Bologna
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2009
II level Degree in Literary Translation at Università di Pisa
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2012
Erasmus and final thesis research at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
September 1, 2011 - March 1, 2012
Certificate in Publishing at Herzog Agenzia Letteraria, Milan
February 1, 2014 - February 1, 2014
Certificate in Literary Translation from Spanish at Herzog Agenzia Letteraria, Milan
February 1, 2014 - February 1, 2014
Certificate in Literary Translation from English at Langue&Parole, Milan
March 1, 2014 - March 1, 2014
IFTS Course Social Media Marketing at Formaconf, Pesaro
September 1, 2016 - September 1, 2017
Tradurre la Letteratura – Course for literary translation at Istituto San Pellegrino, Misano
October 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019

Qualifications

Certificate in Literary Translation from Spanish
February 1, 2014 - February 1, 2014
Certificate in Publishing
February 1, 2014 - February 1, 2014
Certificate in Literary Translation from English
March 1, 2014 - March 1, 2014
IFTS Course Social Media Marketing
September 1, 2016 - September 1, 2017
Tradurre la Letteratura – Course for literary translation
October 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019
Certificate in Literary Translation from Spanish
February 1, 2014 - February 1, 2014
Certificate in Publishing
February 1, 2014 - February 1, 2014
Certificate in Literary Translation from English
March 1, 2014 - March 1, 2014

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other