ABOUT ME
My background
Hello, my name is Federica Aina and I am a freelance translator, subtitler and dubbing script adapter based in Italy.
My decision to pursue a career in translation and interpreting was driven by my knack for languages.
I was 11 when I first travelled to France for a two-week cultural exchange program.
It was quite a culture shock: nobody in my host family spoke Italian and I had just started learning French…
But this immersive dive into French language and culture turned out to be a life-changing experience for me.
Overcoming the language barrier and stepping out of my comfort zone was the most challenging yet most rewarding thing that I had ever done.
This “adventure” played a crucial role in my personal growth and mindset: that’s when my passion for languages really took off.
Since then, I continued travelling abroad – mainly to English-, French- and Spanish-speaking countries – as often as possible.
Spending time in a foreign country, and having to interact with native speakers in your second language, can significantly improve language proficiency and broaden your mind.
“With languages, you are at home anywhere.”
– Edward De Waal
For me, the most fulfilling aspect of speaking multiple languages has always been communicating with other people in their language.
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart”.
– Nelson Mandela
When it came to choosing my area of study for upper secondary education, I took English, French, Economics and Law as major subjects and Spanish as an elective subject.
This educational foundation played a pivotal role in shaping my career, as it allowed me to pursue my passion for languages while developing a solid knowledge of legal and business principles and rules.
I continued my studies with a Bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting (2008), a European Master’s degree in Audiovisual Translation (2010) and, finally, a post-master’s degree in Specialised Translation (2022).
I have been translating professionally since 2010.
Immediately after obtaining my MA, I started working as a commercial assistant and in-house translator for a French multinational company, and I have been a freelance translator since 2021.
As a professional translator, my main goal is to help my clients communicate and reach their objectives, by providing them with high-quality translations, accurately conveying the exact meaning, tone and cultural context of the source text into the target language, and ensuring that the final output reads well (or speaks naturally) for their intended audience.
“Translation is not a matter of words only: it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture”
– Anthony Burgess
What can I do for you?
I am here to help you bridge the language gap and achieve your personal and professional goals, by offering you the best solution for your translation needs:
– certified and sworn translations
– standard professional translations
– accurate and accessible subtitles for your Italian-speaking audience
My working languages are Italian (my native language), French (near-native), English (proficient) and Spanish (fluent).
Like all professional translators, I only translate into my native language, with a few exceptions (such as some standard official documents).
My main specialisations are legal, business, financial and audiovisual translation
Click here to find a full list of my services and areas of specialisation.
Qualifications
– Upper Secondary Education Certificate – specialisation in Business and Foreign Languages (English, French and Spanish) | “Bermani” Secondary School, Novara (Italy) | 2005
– Bachelor’s degree in Language Mediation (Translation and Interpreting) – Languages: Italian<>English<>French | School of Translation and Interpretation “Scuole Civiche di Milano”, Milan (Italy) | 2008
As part of my BA, I spent one semester at the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting of Geneva, in French-speaking Switzerland.
– European Master’s degree in Audiovisual Translation – Languages: Italian<>French<>English | Marc Bloch University, Strasbourg (France) | 2010
– Post-master’s degree in Specialised Translation (legal and business, technical-scientific, medical, website and travel & tourism translation) – Language pairs: French<>Italian and English>Italian | School of Translation and Interpretation, Pescara (Italy) | 2022
To find out more, you can check my ‘Education’ section on my LinkedIn profile.
Work Experience
I started my career as a freelance translator, subtitler and dubbing script adapter in October 2021.
Before that, I worked for over 11 years as a Commercial Assistant and In-house Translator for a French multinational company, where I had the opportunity to improve my translation and liaison interpreting skills and my foreign language proficiency in French, English and Spanish, as well as to develop new competencies in several other fields, such as commerce and sales, finance, administration, logistics, marketing and product development.
To find out more, you can check my ‘Experience’ section on my LinkedIn profile.
Accreditations and Professional Memberships
– MCIL (Full Member) and Chartered Translator of CIOL (Chartered Institute of Linguists) No. 82794 – Languages: Italian (native), English and French
– Socia ordinaria (Qualified Full Member) of ANITI (Italian National Association of Translators and Interpreters) No. 3547 – Language pairs: English<>Italian, French<>Italian and Spanish>Italian
– Registered Professional Member of SUBTLE – The British Subtitlers’ Association No. 0463 – Language pairs: English/French/Spanish>Italian
– Membre correspondant (Corresponding Member) of SFT (French Association of Translators) No. 2642 – Language pairs: French<>Italian, English<>Italian and Spanish>Italian
– Member of the ProZ.com Certified PRO Network as a professional English>Italian and French>Italian Translator & Subtitler
– Professional Translator registered under No. 138 in the Register of Experts held by the Court of Novara (Italy) – Languages: Italian, French, English and Spanish
– Professional Translator registered under No. 467 in the Register of Experts maintained by the Chamber of Commerce of Novara (Italy) – Languages: Italian, French, English and Spanish
I am therefore qualified to provide both SWORN TRANSLATIONS – legally valid for use in Italy – and CERTIFIED TRANSLATIONS – required for many official purposes in English-speaking countries.
Continuing Education
To enhance my knowledge and skills, and grow professionally, I regularly engage in continuing professional activities, focusing mainly on specialised translation, law and economics.
To find out more, you can check my ‘Licenses & certifications’ section on my LinkedIn profile.
Digital Skills
I am a proficient user of the most commonly used CAT tools (for computer assisted translation), subtitling software and software for AI dubbing.
I have purchased perpetual licenses for SDL Trados Studio 2024, memoQ 11.2 and CafeTran Espresso 11.3.
I am a proficient user of both Windows and MacOS operating systems.
Why should you work with me?
I am a reliable and committed professional, with have high personal standards and attention to detail, passionate about my work, and always eager to gain new knowledge and skills.
I always give 100% in everything I do, in order to provide an impeccable service, tailored to my clients’ needs, and up to their expectations.
What I love most about my job is the variety of the tasks I get to handle: every project is an opportunity to learn and grow professionally.
Socia ordinaria (Qualified Full Member) of ANITI
Italian National Association of Translators and Interpreters
No. 3547
Register of Experts held by the Court and by the Chamber of Commerce of Novara
Professional Translator registered under No. 138 in the Register of Experts held by the Court of Novara
and under No. 467 in the Register of Experts maintained by the Chamber of Commerce of Novara
Languages: Italian, French, English and Spanish
