Contact me at jenniferannecalleja (at) hotmail (dot) com for details and fees. Services include feature writing; proofreading; proofreading translated copy; editing; editing translated copy; translation from German, and literary translation from German.

My areas of expertise include: modern English, American and European (particularly German) art and literature, film, modernism and postmodernism, critical psychology and the body, modern philosophy, popular music, food and fashion. Please view my CV below.

CV

Education

University College London (September 2010 − September 2012)
MA Language, Culture and History: German Studies
Key Courses: Translation Theory; Theoretical Issues in History and Literature; Classic Traditions in Social and Cultural Theory; Modern German Novels; Modern German Art.

Goldsmiths College, University of London (2006 −2009)
BA (Hons) Media and Modern Literature – First Class Honours
Key Courses: Critical Psychology: Embodiment and Experience (75); Psychology of Communications (75); Studies in Literature and Film (74); Music as Communication and Creative Practice (74); Journalism Specialisation (74); Creating the Text (73); Moderns (72); Writing Short Fiction (70); Print Journalism (70).

King’s Manor Community College and Sixth Form Centre (1999−2005)
A Levels: English Literature A German B French C
AS Levels: Critical Thinking A Fine Art A General Studies A

Employment

American Apparel UK Headoffice
3rd Floor National House, 60-66 Wardour Street, London.
(September 2011 - present)
UK/EU Online Store Associate for German Language Enquiries

Mosaic Creative Agency
The Grain Store, 127 Gloucester Road, Brighton
(June 2011 - present)
Freelance Proofreader
Proofreading promotional copy for notable clients of the agency.

American Apparel
18 North Street, Brighton.
(June 2009 - August 2011)
Keyholder and Superviser

Tate Britain and Tate Modern
John Islip Street, London.
(Nov 15 2009 – March 31 2010)
Editorial Intern
Crafting, proofreading and editing exhibition and event copy for the Tate Guide, gallery posters and a range of other printed materials for all four Tate galleries; acting as a photo editor for Tate Online; checking copyright and sponsorship requirements; making checks to colour, image and printing quality; being present and assisting on issue sign-off days at printers; assisting photographer James Deavin on a range of shoots at Tate Britain and Tate Modern

Walker Books Publishers
87 Vauxhall Walk, London.
(Sept 15 – 26 2008)
Editorial Intern
PR within Sales and Marketing; collating research and speech-editing within Editorial; reading and choosing unsolicited manuscripts for prospective publication; building sales packages for clients; electronic filing.

European Patent Office Headquarters
Erhardtstr. 27, Munich, Germany (Feb − June 2006 and June − Sept 2007)
Proofreader and Typing Pool Assistant
Proofreading to an outstanding standard; typing from dictation in English/German; filing documents electronically.

Additional Skills

Computing: Microsoft Office, Excel, WordPerfect, Email, Lotus Notes, Panagon Filing System, PowerPoint, InDesignInternet, CMS.
Languages: German (advanced), French (A-level standard)
Driving Licence: Full, clean licence held since 2004.