Emma Marchant

My journey began in the UK, but France became my home at the age of two. This unique upbringing allowed me to acquire both English (at home) and French (from nursery school onwards) simultaneously. For a lifetime, I've not just spoken two languages, but lived, learned, and thought in both, mastering the subtle linguistic and cultural nuances essential to ensure truly effective communication. This deep bicultural understanding ensures your message resonates authentically with your target audience, beyond mere word-for-word translation, and extends to adapting and transforming your content across various formats. Below you will find details of my educational and professional background relevant to the services I offer translation and proofreading in English and in French. From primary school to secondary school, I was educated at the Cité scolaire internationale de Gerland in Lyon. In addition to the French national curriculum, this school offered courses (history, geography, reading, writing, general culture) taught in several languages by native teachers for bilingual children. During a vocational baccalaureate in commerce, which I completed on a work-study basis, I created a website selling creative leisure items (with the help of a webmaster). My main task was to write all the French and English texts. As part of a work-study programme for a BTS Assistant de gestion (Management Assistant) in the field of recruitment, I was in daily contact with international agencies. I was responsible for translating internal documentation from French into English. I translated the GDPR law when it was published. I held the position of sales assistant on a permanent contract as the main point of contact between French customers and production plants located throughout Europe. These exchanges took place mainly by email, but also by telephone or videoconference. Topics covered included order tracking, food packaging, printing machines and complaints.