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Curriculum VitaeDetailsName: Jessica SpeedTelephone: +447533928701Email: xjessicaspeedx@EducationUniversity of Manchester 2015-2019: Bachelor’s with First Class Honours; Linguistics and Japanese with Dean’s Award for AchievementJapanese Language Proficiency Test N2 (2016)Work and Volunteer Experience.2021 Japan Lead with HitmarkerJanuary 2021-August 2021Primary duties included localizing the platform to make it completely accessible to a Japanese audience.As the only Japanese speaking member of the team I was in charge of researching competitors in the Japanese market and marketing the platform across the relevant social media channels to reach people looking for esports and video game jobs, as well as companies hiring for these jobs. I developed relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and other staff at prominent video game companies to grow Hitmarker’s Japanese client list and provided best-in-class customer service to candidates and hiring companies alike.2020English Tutor with Learning English Online26th October- Ongoing (as of 24th August 2021)Teaching English online to both children and adults alike. I create individualised lesson plans and targets for each student, or carry out group classes if requested. Part-Time Japan Team Lead with Facebook Reality Labs31st August-Ongoing (as of 24th August 2021)Leading a group of Japanese-speaking Product Experience Specialists, to help customers understand Facebook's newest products and enhance brand reputation through liaising with Japanese press outlets and delivering world-class product experiences.Translation Intern at Ashinaga 13th January 2020- 19th March 2020I undertook a Spring Internship at Ashinaga, a Japanese NGO which specialises in providing financial and emotional support for orphaned students in Japan and in Sub Saharan Africa. I was part of the Translation team, primarily translating many different types of documents for the organisation, as well as occasionally providing consecutive interpreting services. A secondary role which I provided to the company was managing their intern alumni Facebook page, with which I helped to increase engagement over tenfold.2019 Asia Pacific Intern at K7 MediaSeptember 2019-December 2019In this short-term internship, I drew on my experience as a freelance translator, and developed the ability to use my language skills in a team for the first time. I translated different reports about Japanese media sales, provided subtitles for trailers for Japanese shows, and organised data for Japanese media in the company’s database for easy retrieval. Game Operator at Virtual HideoutJuly 2019-December 2019 As a Game Operator, I would act as a host for customers, offering them a wide range of experiences in Virtual Reality, running birthday parties and making sure they have a fun and memorable experience.Freelance Linguist at Appen June 2019- Ongoing (as of 24th August 2021)In order to utilise the knowledge obtained throughout my linguistics degree, I currently work as a remote linguist at Appen, correcting phonetic transcriptions for text to speech software and creating isoglosses. Befriender at Stroke Association UK17th April 2019- June 2019I was initially driven to volunteer with stroke patients due to my stepfather’s ailing health following a stroke. I continued not solely for altruistic purposes, or to develop patience and compassion, but also to further my understanding of aphasia and language apraxia. It has helped me to learn how to interact with those who may be more challenging communication-wise.Freelance Japanese <> English Translator at Gengo20th March- Ongoing (as of 24th August 2021)Working on translation projects helped me to form well disciplined time management skills, as well as an awareness of the ongoing progress of a large task. My experience in translating has also given me enhanced attention to minute levels of detail.Psycholinguistics Lab Assistant at University of Manchester8th February 2019- 3rd April 2019I volunteered as a lab assistant for three months helping a PhD student with an EEG-based experiment, attaching electrodes and reading results. This helped to enrich my knowledge of linguistics in practice. It widened my awareness of linguistics in a context not limited to the classroom.2018 4th Year Linguistics Student Representative at the University of ManchesterSeptember 2018- June 2019Building and expanding on my experience as a student rep in 2016, I undertook the position at Student Representative for my year group in the Linguistics department. Due to having to relay communicate information frequently between the staff and student body, I have become adept at handling vast amounts of queries and relaying lots of information through digital media.LUSH Cosmetics (Manchester) Sales AssistantSeptember 2018-January 2019Waitress at The Conservatory Cafe17th July 2018- 8th September 2018English ALT at @English Space Nagoya21st January 2018- 19th May 2018At this company, I was initially employed as an assistant language teacher, however due to my previously acquired communication skill, I was able to quickly progress to delivering full lessons to classrooms of students, teaching English phonetics. 2016LUSH Cosmetics (Manchester) Sales AssistantSeptember 2016- December 2016The sales policy at LUSH is very proactive and interaction based, letting me build on my skills in giving superior customer service. I excelled at creating a report with the clients, and learnt I can be a valuable team member in meeting sales targets. 2nd Year Japanese Student Representative at the University of ManchesterSeptember 2016- June 2018Seasonal Cast Member at Disneyland Paris 10th June 2016-13th August 2016Working at Disneyland Paris was definitely the most challenging type of work I have ever had to do, not only because everything was entirely conducted in French, but because it’s extremely important to put on a good ‘show’ for the guests, and make sure you’re always happy and smiling.Personal Qualities and SkillsI am an extremely hard worker, but I always keep it into my best interests to work efficiently and smartly. Linking with this I am suited to working independently, yet I am able to work contentedly in a group or team environment. I have honed the ability to pick up things fast through consistently stretching myself outside of the confines of my university studies, through volunteering, and having worked numerous jobs in hospitality and retail, and now working in promo work at Facebook. I enjoy making sure everything is done to an excellent and professional standard.InterestsA particularly strong interest that I have is the study of languages- I believe that breaking language barriers is one of the key elements to restoring peace and reducing hostility between countries. At this particular point in time, I can speak English, and am currently working towards achieving JLPT N1 in Japanese. I originally intended to take the exam in July 2020, however as a result of the current global situation regarding COVID 19, the exam was cancelled and has continued to be cancelled. I work as a freelance translator Japanese to English translator part time to keep my skills sharp. Between 2017-2018 I studied for a year at Nanzan University in Japan, which was simultaneously one of the most challenging and rewarding times of my life, and I have become a much confident and functional person because of it. I continued my Japanese route further by taking part in an internship at Ashinaga HQ in Tokyo from January to March 2020, and worked as a Japan Lead both at Facebook Reality Labs and Hitmarker. I am also a huge fan of Nintendo games, such as the Zelda series, Pokémon, and Animal Crossing.RefereesJonathan Bunt(Lecturer and academic advisor)jonathan.bunt@manchester.ac.uk+441612753044Kim Miglino (Supervisor at Ashinaga)miglino.k@ ................
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