Working With Languages | Multilingual Careers across Industries from Translator and Language Teacher to Linguist and Other Job Types

On Working with Languages together with my guests I explore how we can use our language skills for career development, career advancement and even a career change from translator and language teacher to working in finance, sales, customer success and more. Whether you want to be employed or freelance, working full time or part time, languages are a soft skill directly linked to communication, relationship building and human connection which open doors to a number of meaningful career opportunities. Our guests' jobs include: translator, language teacher, financial advisor, international sale, HR, leadership, company culture, wedding celebrant, customer success manager, localisation manager, head of brand, linguist, co-founder, product manager, copywriter, customer service. Companies as guest include: Yoast, DeepL, Weglot, HomeExchange, what3words, freelanceverse, Leonardo English, Lemon Twist. -- About the Host: Sonia Kampshoff is a translator turned multilingual digital marketer and now podcast host. Growing up bilingual, languages have been a constant in her life. The question of how to build a career around languages has interested her since childhood – and she is now exploring it with her multilingual guests on Working With Languages. She is available to speak on podcasts and stages about marketing, languages, work and podcasting. -- If you enjoyed podcasts like Freelanceverse and Squiggly Careers, you’d find Working With Languages to be your go-to source of inspiration for career advancement, career development and career change for multilingual professionals.

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Episoder(23)

From Interpreting to Language Learning Design - Dr Natalia Tilton

'I dream of a world where no one is disadvantaged because of language differences or deficiencies. And you?'A bold, heart-warming statement Dr Natalia Tilton shares on her LinkedIn profile. Natalia, t...

17 Jun 45min

Software Product Manager with English, French and Italian - Hélène Sanchez

How does a product manager combine tech with languages? And what skills are involved, if not required, to thrive in this career? Today's guest Hélène Sanchez tells us about how she went from Italy to ...

4 Jun 25min

A Career in Tech as a Multilingual Customer Success Manager - Wendy Rendón

Have you ever wondered what it's like to have a career in tech and work as a customer success manager? Wendy Rendón shares how she went from working in events in Barcelona, Spain to a career in tech w...

21 Mai 34min

Building a Career in Finance Across Three Languages - Urmi Hossain

Today I sit down with Urmi Hossain who grew up in Italy to Bengali parents, studied in England for a year, then moved to Montreal at 19 where she embarked in a career in finance.We talk about the very...

7 Mai 28min

Financial Translator and Freelancer Project Management Software Co-Founder - Martina Abagnale

In this episode I talk to Martina Abagnale, a financial translator and co-founder of the business-management software tool Lemon Twist for freelancers like her.She speaks candidly about why she launch...

23 Apr 30min

English Learning for Curious Minds, a better way to learn English, with Alastair Budge

Today I sit down with Alastair Budge, the creator of Leonardo English and the podcast English learning for curious minds.Alastair created a fantastic resource for people coming back to learn English -...

26 Mar 50min

Sports Translator and YouTuber Adrian Probst of Freelanceverse

Adrian Probst has 10 years' experience as a translator and YouTuber, specialising in sports translation and working also on the multilingual communication at the Winter Olympics and World Cup events. ...

12 Mar 38min

Inside DeepL & the Future of Language AI with Elena Carpanese and her Career in Localization

Today I chat with Elena Carpanese, a Localization Manager at DeepL, about her multilingual background, her career in localization and the language technology industry, and the future of language AI. O...

26 Feb 34min