Tereza Paraschivescu

Department Management:

• Oversee the creation, organization and daily operations of the Translation & Localization department, maintaining efficiency and quality standards.
• Manage vendor relationships by negotiating contracts and ensuring timely delivery of translation deliverables.
• Manage cross-functional partnerships, ensuring all areas of the business are serviced promptly and efficiently.
• Establish processes to ensure efficient workflow throughout the organization.
• Design, implement and maintain terminology databases, glossary banks and other writing/editing tools, ensuring accuracy and consistency across deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
• Provide administrative support with filing of declarations and reports for doing business in Québec.

Team Management:

• Direct recruitment, hiring, and training of new staff members.
• Assign work and monitor performance of project personnel.
• Plan and lead team meetings to review business results and communicate new and ongoing priorities.
• Coach, mentor and train team members in order to improve their job performance.
• Conduct regular meetings with staff to discuss progress and identify areas of improvement.
• Conduct performance reviews for team members.

Localization Strategy:

• Oversee the localization strategy, building a roadmap for future international expansion.
• Analyze market trends and competitor activity to inform business strategy.
• Transcreate and edit compelling French copy that resonates with a French-Canadian audience.
• Act as a key cultural connection to the Province of Québec, providing professional advice on how to best convey the brand's message regionally.

• Source, audition and enroll dancers into the Vancouver Soca Xperience dance collective.
• Negotiate performance contracts, agreements and payment for each performance.
• Choreograph performance sets and teach them to the collective.
• Train and mentor dancers throughout the performance season and beyond.
• Perform with the dance collective at a variety of cultural events, festivals, clubs and other venues.
• Design comprehensive and personalized Soca music, culture and dance education programs and teach them in schools and during private lessons.
• Teach Soca dance at multiple venues in Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Montreal and other cities, as applicable.
• Act as a guest cultural ambassador of Soca in Vancouver and Ottawa.

• Wrote and edited compelling French copy that resonated with a French-Canadian audience for a variety of media outlets such as website, print, learning & development course, reports.
• Acted as a key cultural connection to the Province of Québec, providing professional advice on how to best convey the brand's messages regionally.
• Managed the translation workflow and worked closely with cross-functional partners and vendors to ensure all areas of the business receive timely, accurate and on-brand translation deliverables.
• Responsible for the quality assurance of all French language copy assets and worked diligently to ensure their accuracy.
• Ensured compliance with applicable laws and regulations related to language services provision.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of relevant terminology used in the field being translated.
• Proofread translated materials for grammar, syntax and spelling errors.
• Assisted colleagues with complex translations or queries related to French language usage.

• Responsible for our dance team: Recruited, trained and mentored dancers, organized and managed rehearsals, choreographed pieces.
• Managed classes and instructors: Hired, trained and scheduled instructors, drafted and implement new classes.
• Responsible for the company's entertainment division: Sourced and managed event opportunities, performed at various private and public events.
• Responsible for the company's wedding choreography division: Choreographed ''first dances'' for couples, provided Ballroom dance instruction.
• Brand ambassador and spokesperson: Represented the business at various networking events, connected and collaborated with multiple business owners in Vancouver and abroad.
• Dance instructor: Taught multiple dance and fitness formats on and off location.

• Translated all forms of content and communications collateral from English to French for multiple departments.
• Wrote and edited French and English content.
• Managed and implemented new workflow processes and market strategies to improve the translation department and visibility of the Québec market.
• Actively participated in campaigns, retail and marketing strategies, fundraisers, events, social media activities and brand exposure initiatives.
• Collaborated with other departments and participated in external projects as assigned.
• Assisted and supported our French-speaking partners and shops in Québec.
• Volunteered with the company's charitable givings program in Vancouver and abroad.

• Translated marketing collateral from English to German.
• Actively sought potential partnerships in the Western European Union.
• Participated in and organized career fairs, summits and networking events to expand potential partners in the industry.
• Conducted interview trainings, edited resumes, and found employment for candidates while monitoring their progress.

• Organized and hosted various private events, galas, showrooms, olfactory shops and networking events, increasing the company's visibility in the field of niche perfumery.
• Translated communications collateral from English to French and French to English, as well as Romanian to English and Romanian to French, occasionally.
• Focused on sales targets, goals and productivity, implementing new strategies to exceed goals.
• Conceptualized various advertising material.
• Developed strong and reliable business relationships with journalists, fellow niche brands, advertising companies, non-profit organizations and local communities.