Shambhobi Ghosh

Shambhobi is a language specialist at Innodata Pvt. Ltd. She has more than 10 years of freelance and institutional experience in creative, academic, and business writing, editing, and translation. Her fiction, poetry, reviews, and essays have been widely published across India and the UK.

Having trained in English Literature and Ecological Studies, she is interested in the various interconnections between literature and the environment. Shambhobi regularly translates academic and literary work from Bangla into English, and vice versa.

Language Specialist at Innodata India Pvt. Ltd. (2024-07 – Present)

• Works with the AI/LLM Practice within the organization
• Analyzes prompt responses to provide linguistic training to Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Grades applications and assists HR with recruiting bi-lingual specialists for the Practice

Bengali Translator at AI4BHARAT, IIT Madras (2022-07 – 2024-07)

• Worked as a senior language expert with the Bengali team
• Translated English texts into Bengali and reviewed translations for the development of an AI-driven Indic language translation tool
• Coordinated with the software development team and other language experts to optimize the translation process

Associate (Level 2) at PWC SDC Kolkata (2020-01 – 2022-07)

• Worked with the Proposal Centre of Excellence
• Specialized in writing, copyediting, and proofreading business proposals and other firm documents
• Assisted US-based teams with end-to-end proposal-related services throughout the bidding cycle

Assistant Editor (Social Science, English, and Translation) at Orient BlackSwan Pvt. Ltd. (2019-08 – 2019-10)

• Copyedited and proofread manuscripts on literature and the social sciences
• Closely worked with the production team on book and cover designs

Assistant Editor (Part-time) at Stree-Samya Books (2017-03 – 2017-07)

• Copyedited and proofread manuscripts on gender studies and cultural studies
• Worked on titles such as Influence of English on Indian Women Writers: Voices from Regional Languages ed. by K. Suneetha Rani (Sage-Stree, 2017) and Interrogating My Chandal Life: An Autobiography of a Dalit by Manoranjan Byapari, trans. Sipra Mukherjee (Sage-Samya, 2019)

Freelance Editor, Content Writer, and Translator at Self-employed (2016-01 – Present)

• Works with radio channels and audio production studios to adapt popular classics into audio-drama across social media platforms such as YouTube (clients include Sound Ideas, Mirchi Bangla, etc.)
• Assists publishing houses with copyediting manuscripts and other documents (has worked with clients such as the Cambridge University Press, Spout Books, etc.)
• Translates book-length manuscripts from Bengali to English, as well as shorter pieces for journals and anthologies
• Transcribes and translates material for independent researchers and journalists
• Assists with developing commercial content for websites

Freelance Researcher and Volunteer at Ebong Alap (2015-01 – 2019-12)

• Assisted with organizing workshops and seminars on gender-sensitive pedagogy, and other related topics
• Conducted research, wrote, and edited articles, reports, and other literature produced by the organization
• Participated in fieldwork conducted by the organization for various projects

Guest Lecturer in English at Durgapur Women's College (2015-09 – 2017-02)

• Taught honours and general-level courses to undergraduate students

Master of Arts in Ecology and Environment Studies – Nalanda University, Rajgir (2017-01 – 2019-05)

Master of Arts in English: 1850–Present – King's College London, UK (2013-09 – 2014-09)

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English – Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan (2009-01 – 2012-08)