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Last 6 mos.
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Hours:
17
17
Assignments:
14
14
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Location:
Noordwijk, Netherlands (GMT+01:00)
English Skills:
(self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
June 9, 2009
Last Worked:
November 13, 2009
oDesk Ready:
Yes
Elisabeth Taverne
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"
Copy & Content Writer With Over 35 Years Of Experience
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Freelance
Technical Writer
,
Netherlands
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$16.67
/hr
Overview
Résumé
Work History & Feedback (14)
Tests (3)
Portfolio (0)
Hello all, Writing comes to me like breathing, and I have to breath to stay alive... I cannot imagine a day without having written something. Over the past years I developped my skills in writing for websites, brochures and product sheets. I also started blogging, as I find this a fun way to keep up my writing skills. Since I worked many years as a journalist for the foreign desk of national tv, English was my "working language", since all the news feeds and telexes (those were the...
Hello all,
Writing comes to me like breathing, and I have to breath to stay alive... I cannot imagine a day without having written something.
Over the past years I developped my skills in writing for websites, brochures and product sheets. I also started blogging, as I find this a fun way to keep up my writing skills.
Since I worked many years as a journalist for the foreign desk of national tv, English was my "working language", since all the news feeds and telexes (those were the days) from worldwide news agencies come in English. Having had an English partner for 5 years did help a bit as well...
Besides English and Dutch, I speak and write other languages adequately: German, French, Spanish and Norwegian. Buth English and Dutch are my two main languages - naturally!
I am looking for writing jobs, translation work or editing existing texts.
If you have any inquiries, I'd love to hear from you.
Best regards,
Elisabeth
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Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
119048
09/2009 - Present
English to Dutch Translation Work - Instruction Manuals For Electronics/
Appliances
$36 (3.17 hrs @ $11.41/hr)
Job in progress
105367
06/2009 - Present
Needed Now! Good Article Rewriters for Huge Long Term Project
$57 (fixed-price)
Job in progress
69768
07/2009 - Present
RE-writers required long term
$37 (fixed-price)
Job in progress
92949
09/2009 - Present
I Need Several Writers To Re-Write PLR Ebooks
$62 (fixed-price)
Job in progress
134818
10/2009 - 11/2009
Article Writers/Re-W
riters Required For Ongoing Work
$22 (fixed-price)
4.6 Honest, co-operative and ability to follow instructions first time.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
See All Tests Taken
(3 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
4.75
93%
TOP 10%
07/06/2009
29 min
English Spelling Test (U.S. Version)
4.60
60%
06/16/2009
32 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
06/15/2009
18 min
Recent Candidacies
Job Opening Title
Initiated By
Date
Article Writer ($3 Per Article)
Provider
November 22, 2009
Short e-book about dating (native English only)
Provider
November 18, 2009
Web Site Translation - Nederland
Provider
November 16, 2009
100-150 Word Paragraphs
Provider
November 13, 2009
Web Content
Buyer
November 10, 2009
Short 100-150 Word Bulk Articles Needed
Provider
November 4, 2009
150 Word Articles Required
Provider
November 4, 2009
Website Blogging
Provider
November 3, 2009
Need 10 Health Exercise Articles Written
Provider
October 28, 2009
Article Writing for US writers only
Buyer
October 26, 2009
Job Category Interests
Writing & Translation
Website Content
Blog & Article Writing
Copywriting
Translation
Creative Writing
Other - Writing & Translation
Skills
Skill
Experience
Level
Last Used
Description
writing & editing content & copy, translating
30 yrs
5.0
2009
http://htpp://www.fulllife.toda
y.com
For over 30 years I have been writing, interviewing, reporting in my native language (Dutch). The last 5 years or so I have been writing a lot in English as well. I am fluent in that language because I used to work for the foreign desk of the newsroom of the NOS, the Dutch National Network. All the communication through telex and news feeds by exchange are done in English.
Since I retired as a journalist, I have done a lot of copy- and content writing. For brochures, websites and press releases. My latest project is a blog called "Fulllife" in which I describe various aspects of life in English. You can find it on:
http://www.fulllife.today.com
I also edit a lot of copy written by other people. The copy needs to be shortened, polished and put in perspective of the client's wishes. This is all done in Dutch, so I cannot give you an example. But I think you get a taste of my English skills by reading this and by reading my Fulllife blog.
Certifications
Date Earned
Name
Score
Percentile
Organization
Description
2009
Spelling (U.S.)
4.60
58%
Brainbench
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Employment History
From
To
Company
Title/Role
Description
04/2005
Present
n/a
free lancer / Independent Contributor
Ever since I had to cut down my work at the acedemy, I started working a bit on the side at home. Doing web texts, brochures...
Through the years I added press releases to that, small features and of lately, blogging. I just cannot think of a life without writing and being read. And there are only so many emails you can send to your friends and family... ;-)
So I am still at it, and hope to get regular assignments throug oDesk...!
10/1998
04/2007
Academy of Journalism
professor / Team Lead
I returned to the academy where I trained and studied 25 odd years ago. Became a 'professor' after getting my license to teach to acedemic students. A lot of fun to tell all day long about your passion, how to write, how tho get the news, how to set up an interview, a feature.... Training situations with workshops added to the fun. I really had a good time there, although not all the students were as motivated as I wished for...
Due to health reasons I first had to halve my time working there, later quit totally. That was a bitter pill to swallow...
04/1996
09/1998
Omroep Gelderland
TV coordinator / Manager
Televison secretly remained my passion and one of the collegues at the national newspaper knew that. He asked me to join him in setting up a local televisiion station for the province of Gelderland, far away from Amsterdam, where I lived. He had worked there before as a radio reporter and returned to the nest. After ample thinking I decided to take the step. After all, I already had one misadventure with TV behind me.
We set things up - him on the organisation and political front, me on the tv front. We started with 10 minutes and over the next year or so built that out to one hour. However succesful we were, I was not very happy there, especially since my co-workers let me know each day that I, as a big city-girl, was not one of them.... Time to move on!
07/1990
04/1996
de Volkskrant
coordinating editor / Team Lead
At the national newspaper - one of the leading ones - de Volkskrant - I got the job of coordinating editor for the home desk. During night shifts we edited all the work of reporters that had come in during the day and the night. It was my job to lead the night team, to confer with the chief editor of which news came on what page and where, and - very importent - keep all the reporters happy.
Furtermore I coordinated the 20 trainees per year we had in, making sure their 3 months at the news paper were productive ones.
10/1989
03/1990
TV 10
head of foreign desk / Manager
Since working for national television did not give me the opportunity to climb a bit higher in my career, I decided to accept a job at the new commercial station TV 10. Unfortunately, there were a lot of legal complications to get this station up in the air, and the owner sold us out to his competitor, who had the guts to ignore the government, leaving 52 people out in the cold. For the first time in my career I was out of work...
09/1985
10/1989
NOS Television
editor / Team Lead
Since freelancing was really too much of a job (I can't say 'no' easily) and I never had a day to myself, I decided to continue my working for national television as a staffed editor, instead of a freelance aditor. That way I 'bought' myself regular weeks of work, as far as journalism can give that to you...
09/1979
09/1985
n/a
freelancer / Independent Contributor
After (and during) travelling to Asia for 3 months after my last job, I started working as a free lance journalist. Worked for all kinds of magazines: health and health care, tourism, social work, company journals... and in 1981 starting at the foreign newsdesk with national television. Editing newsitems for al lhe news broadcasts.
In wriring I did interviews, news columns, features.
02/1977
09/1979
Amersfoortse Courant
Regional editor / Team Lead
Writing about local and regional events and politics, filling one large page in the newspaper daily. Writing news columns, as well as portraits, features and editorials. Fun to do, but after a few years you have done all the elections (a few in a row, including the first European elections, seen all the budget meetings of the local councils etc. Time to move on...
Other Experience
Teaching Dutch To Foreigners
On and off in my life I have been teaching Dutch to foreigners. In the eighties these were Turkish and Marrocan immigrants, since 2000 Polish.
I feel very strongly about the idea of "equal chances for everyone". If you work in a foreign country, your chances are about zero if you don't speak a word of the language. As your command of the language is growing, your position in this foreign society becomes stronger - therefor your chances to achieve something for yourself and your family.
Education
From
To
School
Degree
Area of Study
Description
01/1999
04/1999
University of Utrecht
Diploma
Didactics for Academic Students
In the Netherlands you have several didactics certificates: for primary school, for secondary school A and/or B and for academic students. Since I practised the subject for so many years, I only needed to do a fast "block course" of 4 months to get the needed certificate to work. I did this study during the time I already taught at the Acedemy.
09/1970
06/1974
Academy for Journalism
Bachelors
journalism
speaks for itself, I'd say...
09/1969
04/1970
Alliance Francaise
Diploma
French
As an au pair girl in Brussels I went to the Alliance Francaise three times per week and got grade 3 and 4 in six months.
No items in portfolio
Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
119048
09/2009 - Present
English to Dutch Translation Work - Instruction Manuals For Electronics/Appliances
$36 (3.17 hrs @ $11.41/hr)
Job in progress
123078
09/2009 - 09/2009
Translate website text into Dutch
$153 (9.17 hrs @ $16.67/hr)
5.0 Everything was good!
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
96925
08/2009 - 08/2009
Ghost Writer for blogs
$36 (4.50 hrs @ $8.03/hr)
5.0 Elisabeth was highly communicative and did excellent work; I will contact her again in the future if I have similar assignments.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
Fixed-Price Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
105367
06/2009 - Present
Needed Now! Good Article Rewriters for Huge Long Term Project
$57
Job in progress
69768
07/2009 - Present
RE-writers required long term
$37
Job in progress
92949
09/2009 - Present
I Need Several Writers To Re-Write PLR Ebooks
$62
Job in progress
134818
10/2009 - 11/2009
Article Writers/Re-Wri
ters Required For Ongoing Work
$22
4.6 Honest, co-operative and ability to follow instructions first time.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
68313
11/2009 - 11/2009
Blog Article Writing $20
$19
No feedback given
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
43289
09/2009 - 10/2009
13 Articles Rewrites/wk | 350 Wds | Ongoing Work!
$61
5.0 good job
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
106724
09/2009 - 09/2009
English to Dutch Translation
$6
5.0
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
92949
08/2009 - 09/2009
I Need Several Writers To Re-Write PLR Ebooks
$27
5.0 Good work.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.6
63948
09/2009 - 09/2009
English Dutch Translation
$20
5.0 Timely & Accurate Translations. Thanks
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
No feedback given
100021
06/2009 - 07/2009
Content Writer
$28
5.0 Great person to work with. I would use her again and recommend her to anyone.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.2
100021
07/2009 - 07/2009
Content Writer
$40
5.0 Great job! Best content writer I've hired on Odesk to date.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
5.0
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
4.75
93%
TOP 10%
07/06/2009
29 min
English Spelling Test (U.S. Version)
4.60
60%
06/16/2009
32 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
06/15/2009
18 min