Summary

Overview

Work History

Education

Skills

Websites

Affiliations

Software

Interests

Timeline

SAMANTHA NZESSI

Oakland,CA

Summary

Experienced writer and editor passionate about creating clear, accurate, and accessible content. Talented at enhancing brand voice through error-free, persuasive copy that resonates with and inspires readers.

Overview

years of professional experience

Languages

Work History

Video Accessibility Writer

Magnit

2024.03 - Current

IProduce accurate closed captions, audio descriptions, and accessibility transcripts for over 12 hours of customer- and employee-facing content weekly.
Perform efficient quality control on accessible content for over 10 departments.
Improved quality control efficiency allowing our team to increase accessible content production by 25%.
Maintain product, industry, and accessibility term bank.
Copyedit software release notes.
Incorporate review comments and corrections into existing process documentation.
Provide content for semiyearly accessibility style guide updates.

Writer, Host, and Producer

MASKulinity Podcast

2017.08 - Current

fffor biweeWrite podcast episodes featuring news stories, interview segments, and pop culture commentary
Coordinate with consultants, experts, and collaborators to produce relevant and thought-provoking content on masculinity and gender equity.
Interview experts on masculinity and gender.
Produce social media content for podcast promotion.
Produce and maintain MASKulinity Podcast website.
Manage PR outreach and podcast collaborations.
Produce newsletters.

Closed Captioning Transcriptionist

Ntropic/Magnit

2021.03 - 2024.12

Produced closed captions and transcripts for over 50 hours of marketing, technical support, and internal video content produced by Apple.
Created accessibility transcripts in collaboration with audio describers.
Provided content for accessibility style guide updates.

Independent Translator and Transcriptionist

New York, NY

2016.04 - 2022.05

Translated and proofread over 15,000 words of technical content from English to French and marketing, public affairs, and news content from French to English.
Transcribed over 25 interviews from French to English for medical and pharmaceutical research.

Project Manager

Eriksen Translations

2020.01 - 2020.05

Managed diverse translation, transcription and localization projects for museums and corporate clients.
Coordinated with vendors on style guides and multimedia reference material.
Maintained translation memories in MemoQ.
Performed language and formatting quality control prior to delivery.

Executive Assistant to the CEO

citiesRISE

2018.04 - 2019.12

Managed CEO communications with global stakeholders and internal teams in high-pressure environment.
Coordinated CEO and citiesRISE partners' travel to organization conferences and strategy workshops.
Managed and edited website.
Wrote staff and partner biographies.

Senior Project Manager/Editor

Morningside Translations, Inc.

2013.07 - 2016.03

Managed translation and proofreading workflow for weekly delivery of 1700+ files to a UN agency, from inception to delivery.
Hired and trained translation vendors and in-house reviewers on quality control and the client's linguistic guidelines.
Proofread 17,000+ words for EN-FR translations on a weekly basis.
Managed client communications.
Produced monthly revenue and quality reports.

Copyeditor

Sensheant Magazine: A Conversation About Women's Sexuality

2015.07 - 2016.02

Managed team of proofreaders and editors; coordinated with contributors; performed light to medium copyediting.

Technical Administrator/Technician

Apple, Inc.

2007.10 - 2012.03

Coordinated team workflow from allocation of tasks through completion and communication with clients; instituted processes to maximize the department's efficiency, which increased capacity and team cohesion.

Office Manager

Cabinet Nzessi

2008.03 - 2008.07

Drafted monthly financial reports
Produced formal communication on behalf of clientele to external companies; created business brochure for the company using Photoshop and Illustrator.

Education

Certificate Program in Writing -

Berkeley Extension

Berkeley, CA

2026

Professional Sequence in Editing -

Berkeley Extension

Berkeley, CA

2025

M.S. in French to English Translation -

New York University

New York, NY

05.2013

B.A. in Film and Digital Media; B.A. in History, Africa and the Americas -

University of California

Santa Cruz, CA

09.2007

Education Abroad Program: Brazilian Portuguese language immersion; Afro-Brazilian identity and culture -

ACBEU - Associação Cultural Brasil Estados Unidos

Salvador, BA

06.2007

Education Abroad Program: Film production; British racial politics and identity -

University of Sussex

Falmer, East Sussex

08.2005

Skills

Accessibility Writing
Documentation
B2C Content Editing
HTML/Website Editors

Chicago Manual of Style
Quality Control
Copyediting
Research and Interviews

Websites

Affiliations

ACES: The Society for Editing

Software

MemoQ

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Suite

MacCaption

WorldServer

Canva

HTML

Smartling

Final Cut Pro

Interests

Travel

Food

Water Sports

Marketing

Timeline

Video Accessibility Writer

Magnit

2024.03 - Current

Closed Captioning Transcriptionist

Ntropic/Magnit

2021.03 - 2024.12

Project Manager

Eriksen Translations

2020.01 - 2020.05

Executive Assistant to the CEO

citiesRISE

2018.04 - 2019.12

Writer, Host, and Producer

MASKulinity Podcast

2017.08 - Current

Independent Translator and Transcriptionist

New York, NY

2016.04 - 2022.05

Copyeditor

Sensheant Magazine: A Conversation About Women's Sexuality

2015.07 - 2016.02

Senior Project Manager/Editor

Morningside Translations, Inc.

2013.07 - 2016.03

Office Manager

Cabinet Nzessi

2008.03 - 2008.07

Technical Administrator/Technician

Apple, Inc.

2007.10 - 2012.03

Certificate Program in Writing -

Berkeley Extension

Professional Sequence in Editing -

Berkeley Extension

M.S. in French to English Translation -

New York University

B.A. in Film and Digital Media; B.A. in History, Africa and the Americas -

University of California

Education Abroad Program: Brazilian Portuguese language immersion; Afro-Brazilian identity and culture -

ACBEU - Associação Cultural Brasil Estados Unidos

Education Abroad Program: Film production; British racial politics and identity -

University of Sussex

Summary

Overview

Work History

Video Accessibility Writer

Writer, Host, and Producer

Closed Captioning Transcriptionist

Independent Translator and Transcriptionist

Project Manager

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Senior Project Manager/Editor

Copyeditor

Technical Administrator/Technician

Office Manager

Education

Certificate Program in Writing -

Professional Sequence in Editing -

M.S. in French to English Translation -

B.A. in Film and Digital Media; B.A. in History, Africa and the Americas -

Education Abroad Program: Brazilian Portuguese language immersion; Afro-Brazilian identity and culture -

Education Abroad Program: Film production; British racial politics and identity -

Skills

Websites

Affiliations

Software

Interests

Timeline

Video Accessibility Writer

Closed Captioning Transcriptionist

Project Manager

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Writer, Host, and Producer

Independent Translator and Transcriptionist

Copyeditor

Senior Project Manager/Editor

Office Manager

Technical Administrator/Technician

Certificate Program in Writing -

Professional Sequence in Editing -

M.S. in French to English Translation -

B.A. in Film and Digital Media; B.A. in History, Africa and the Americas -

Education Abroad Program: Brazilian Portuguese language immersion; Afro-Brazilian identity and culture -

Education Abroad Program: Film production; British racial politics and identity -

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