SVETLANA MOSER
3900A Watson Place, NW #4B • Washington, DC 20016 • 202-364-2845 (h) • 202-246-3547 (m) [email protected]
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SUMMARY
Highly qualified Translation Professional and Manager with over 20 years experience editing a wide range of English-Russian translated documents primarily related to international economy, finance and development, international financial statistics, banking, international relations, balance of payments, and external debt.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IMF (International Monetary Fund), Washington, DC 1994-2014
Translation Editorial Officer
Edited, proofread, and performed technical editing of a wide range of translated major IMF publications and time-sensitive documents.
• Edited such highly visible publications as: World Economic Outlook, Regional Economic Outlook for Europe, External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users, Annual Report, Compilation Guide on Financial Soundness Indicators, Manual of Fiscal Transparency, Finance and Development, Balance of Payments Statistics Newsletter, Resource Revenue Transparency, Consumer Price Index, Producers Price Index, Civil Society Newsletter.
• Edited a huge volume of high-profile correspondence, press releases, fact sheets press-points, public information notices, for Russian-speaking countries.
• Actively participated in launching the IMF’s multilingual website; prepared many important articles for Web-publishing in Russian, including highly sensitive materials, such as executive interviews, IMF Survey Online, statements, bios, and speeches.
• Established new procedures for streamlining production practices.
• Ensured consistently high quality of IMF publications.
• Initiated and implemented a coaching program for lower level proofreaders, editors and desktop publishers.
• Facilitated communication with the External Relations Department.
• Oversaw and coordinated projects, managed the editorial unit, monitored the successive stages of the publication process, and assigned jobs.
Freelance Russian language teacher 1984-2014
• Designed, produced, and instructed Russian language material.
• Edited numerous student documents for proper grammar, logic, format, and style.
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EDUCATION
MA, Television Journalism, Literary Editing
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Desktop Publishing (Mac and PC), Adobe Photoshop CSIII, InDesign (Mac), Microsoft Office
OTHER SKILLS
Specialty knowledge, analytical skills, versatility (breadth of expertise), technological/data management skills, planning and organizing skills, adaptability, drive for results, perfect oral and written open communication skills, negotiating and influencing skills, supervisory skills
CERTIFICATIONS
Basic Supervision Course, Editing II, Thomas Pivowar, EEI
LANGUAGES
Native Fluency: Russian, English
Intermediate Level: French