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Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Nuno Ricardo Moreira dos Santos
Rua da Juventude nº 19 4º Tardoz, 2615-121 Alverca (Portugal)
+351 969413541
[email protected]
Skype [email protected]
Sex Male | Date of birth 04 de Novembro 1979 | Nationality Portuguese
JOB APPLIED FOR
Translator
WORK EXPERIENCE
04 April 2013 – Present
Videogame Translation/Localization
Synthesis Iberia, Madrid (Spain)
Portuguese translation/localization of French publisher Ubisoft videogame catalogue, including
Assassin's Creed IV and Watch Dogs
01 May 2012 – Present
Videogame Translation/Localization
Bluelab Audiovisuais, Lisboa (Portugal)
Portuguese translation/localization of videogames for the PlayStation platforms, including
Wonderbook, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, God of War III and Uncharted: Fight For Fortune,
among others.
01 November 2012 – 29 May
2013
Editor - SuperGuitar Magazine
Goody S.A., Lisboa (Portugal)
Organization, translation, editing and proofreading of contents for SuperGuitar Magazine, a bimonthly
magazine dedicated to guitar music.
01 May 2012 – 01 November
2012
Editor - Children/Pre-Teen Segment
Goody S.A., Lisboa (Portugal)
Creation, translation and editing of content for several publications targeted to a male children/pre-teen
audience.
01 April 2011 – 01 May 2012
Editor - Empire Portugal Movie Magazine
Goody S.A., Lisboa (Portugal)
Organization, translation and editing/proofreading of the Portuguese issue of Empire, the best-selling
movie magazine in the world. Adaptation of the magazine's contents to the different realities of the
Portuguese market.
01 November 2008 – 01 April
2011
Editor-in-Chief - Official PlayStation Magazine Portugal
Goody S.A., Lisboa (Portugal)
Organization, planning and writing of editorial content. Intensive communication with the main players
and distributors in the Portuguese videogame market.
01 August 2005 – 01 April 2011
Journalist
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Goody S.A., Lisboa (Portugal)
Member of the editorial staff of BGamer, Multi/Maxi Consolas, PSM3, Official Xbox Magazine and
Official PlayStation Magazine. Creation of hundreds of previews, reviews, news articles and features.
Extensive experience in contacting other cultures, languages and realities with visits to studios and
videogame events around the world.
01 August 2003 – 01 August 2005
Translator/Proofreader
Goody S.A., Lisboa (Portugal)
Translation/proofreading of BGamer, Maxi Consolas, PSM3, Official Xbox Magazine, T3, Casa Digital
and several other publications and one-shots related to videogames and technology.
01 September 2002 – 01 de
November 2007
Translator
Espiral Criativa - Produções Multimédia, Lda., Barreiro (Portugal)
Translation of TV series and documentaries for channels such as MTV, National Geographic and
Discovery. Translation/localization of videogames for the PlayStation platforms.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
September 2002 – July 2003
Postgraduate Study in Translation
14 Points
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas (UNL), Lisboa (Portugal)
History and Theory of Translation
Theory and Practice of Literary Translation
Translation of the English Language
IT and Translation Techniques
September 1998 – June 2002
University Degree in Modern Languages and Literature Portuguese/English Variants
14 Points
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas (UNL), Lisboa (Portugal)
English Language, Culture and Literature
Portuguese Language, Culture and Literature
North American Culture
Translation of Literary Texts
History and Theory of Translation
Theory and Practice of Literary Translation
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue
Portuguese
Other language(s)
English
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Listening
Reading
Spoken Interaction
Spoken Interaction
C2
C2
C2
C2
C2
University Degree in Modern Languages and Literature – Portuguese/English Variants
French
A2
A2
A1
A1
A1
Níveis: A1/A2: Utilizador básico - B1/B2: utilizador independente - C1/C2: utilizador avançado
Quadro Europeu Comum de Referência para as Línguas
Communication skills
Responsible, team spirit, good communication skills
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Curriculum Vitae
Organisational / managerial skills
- Organisational Skills: I've been responsible for the editorial coordination of several magazines
- Managerial Skills: I was responsible for an editorial staff with 6 members for several years
- Hability to work under extreme pressure: working as a member of the press has allowed me to
sharpen my language skills, as well as the capacity to work under extreme pressure and handle strict
deadlines.
Job-related skills
Computer skills
I believe that the best translations are the ones that seem to have been written originally in the target
language.I'm an obsessive proofreader and revise all my work extensively. I take pride in delivering
quality, error-free documents to all my clients. My extensive work as a professional writer/journalist has
allowed me to sharpen my Portuguese language skills.
Word, Excel, Internet, Spot, InDesign, InCopy, Trados 2011
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