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Carol Ermakova

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I’m Carol Ermakova, a freelance editor, copywriter, and content provider working across websites, social media, magazine articles, and interviews.

About

I’m Carol Ermakova, a freelance editor, copywriter, and content provider working across websites, social media, magazine articles, and interviews. I’ve supported clients such as The Harmonist, ReGeneration Art Fest, and Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva. I write and edit content for multiple sites including La Maison de l’Ouzbekistan and Human Kind Institute, tailoring tone and messaging for different audiences. My job requires not only top language skills but also precise research, attention to plagerism and tha ability to meet tight deadlines while working with mutliple clients.

  • 34 years' experience
  • Joined October 2026

Languages

  • RussianAdvanced
  • GermanAdvanced
  • FrenchAdvanced
  • ItalianIntermediate
  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Education
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Professional Services

Work experience· 10 roles

Tutor in Specialised Russian-English Translation · Durham UniversityJan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

Tutors specialised Russian-English translation. Contributed to a student’s success at the 2023 World Literature Today Student Translation Prize.

Guest Lecturer · Bukhara State University, UzbekistanOct 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

Designed and delivered an online course in Practical Stylistics for final-year undergraduates. Returned for additional terms to teach Stylistics and Translation.

Publications and Outreach Coordinator · Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön (Registered Charity 1173639)Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 11 mos

Provides content and editing support while coordinating outreach campaigns across digital channels. Supports growth of the foundation’s readership, social presence, and mailing list through ongoing platform content.

Freelance editor, copywriter & content provider · FreelanceApr 2015 – Present · 11 yrs 8 mos
External Examiner (MA in Translation and Interpreting; written English-Russian; interpreting exams) · Bath UniversityOct 2011 – Present · 15 yrs 2 mos
Book Editor (edited and co-written numerous books) · Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung BonOct 2009 – Present · 17 yrs 2 mos
Freelance Translator/Interpreter · FreelanceApr 2008 – Present · 18 yrs 8 mos
Freelance Editor and Proofreader · FreelanceNov 2006 – Present · 20 yrs 1 mo

Education

MA in Interpreting and Translation · University of Bath2004 – 2005
MA in contemporary Russian Studies · School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London1993 – 1994
MA Honours Degree (First Class with Distinction in Spoken German) · University of St. Andrews1987 – 1992
Secondary education (A levels) · Dame Allan's Girls' School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne1980 – 1986

Certifications and awards

Qualified examiner for IELTS and Cambridge English exams1992 – 2026

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