2018, Tutor of Italian Language – Superprof Platform & Private Community Teaching – UK
- Delivered one-to-one and small group Italian language instruction to secondary school age students and adults
- Developed engaging lesson plans using the Nuovo Espresso textbook and supplementary materials
- Created innovative learning experiences, including film clubs and interactive games, to enhance language acquisition
- Assessed student progress and provided constructive feedback to support continuous improvement
2012-2017, English and Italian Language Tutor – University of Pavia – Italy
- Taught functional grammar to Modern Languages students, focusing on Halliday's linguistic theories
- Provided Italian language support to international Medicine students through structured lessons and cultural immersion activities
- Collaborated with university professors in student assessment and grade allocation
- Demonstrated exceptional ability to differentiate instruction: challenged advanced learners while breaking down complex concepts for struggling students
- Supported students' academic and cultural integration through community engagement activities
2012, Secondary School Substitute Teacher – Italian High Schools – Italy
- Conducted English language graduation examinations, ensuring fair and thorough assessment
- Maintained curriculum continuity in French language classes, following established lesson plans and learning objectives
- Adapted quickly to different classroom environments and student needs
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023-now, Publishing Systems Coordinator – CABI – UK
- Collaborate with the platform manager, editorial teams, and suppliers to maintain and develop the content platform and systems for manuscript submission, peer review, production, and publication.
- Helpfully and efficiently handle queries for the content platform and submission/peer review systems,
offering support that improves standardisation across the systems.
- Provide support and advice to system users, identifying and resolving problems.
- Improve documentation for internal use and manuals and guidelines for external users using clear and plain language.
2022-2023, Senior Editorial Assistant – Ashfield Health – UK
- Guided junior colleagues on the best practices and compliant behaviours, company/industry guidelines, and processes to follow.
- Assisted medical writers in data-checking scientific texts.
- Consulted with colleagues in developing digital add-ons (podcasts, graphical abstracts, plain language summaries, infographics).
- Continued and consolidated previous experience as an editorial assistant.
2018-2022, Editorial Assistant – Ashfield Health – UK
- Managed multiple editorial projects simultaneously, prioritised workload on the go, and delegated extra work as needed.
- Partnered with congress secretariats/journal editorial offices to secure an efficient workflow and tackle unforeseen changes.
- Collaborated with the client services, writer, and creative teams to manage the editorial calendar and all digital production, organising and planning work ahead of time.
- Created dummy submissions and style guides. Formatted, styled, and proofread manuscripts/abstracts/posters/artwork before publication.
2012-2018, Translator (EN>IT, FR>IT) – Volunteer/Freelance – Italy/UK
- Translated technical, scientific, and literature texts, faithfully reproducing the writer’s voice.
- Compiled glossaries based on specific language fields and client’s requirements; wrote and edited copies;
prepared summaries; proofread and edited final translated versions.
- Demonstrated an understanding of Italian, English, and French grammar technicalities.
2012-2017, Managing Editor – PAGEPress Publications – Italy
- Managed the process of some twenty open-access peer-reviewed scientific journals from submission to publication, both print and online.
- Served as the primary support point for editors, peer-reviewers, authors, and contractors to guarantee a smooth usage of the submission platform.
- Ensured that all deadlines were met and all procedures were followed correctly.
- Made sure articles were compliant with editorial standards and flawless before press
