Scott Spires

Associate Geography Editor @ Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

About

Award-winning writer, published novelist, experienced ghostwriter and editor, with many publications and extensive background in linguistics. Translator, editor, and trainer, expert in legal, business and general translation, print and television journalism, project management and product development. A proven track record in improving communications within companies, and helping individuals and companies achieve their goals.

Country

United States

City

Lake Bluff

Industry

Translation & Localization

Skill

Russian, German, Writing, Translation, Editing, Legal Translation, Spanish, French, Journalism, English, Research, Technical Translation, Proofreading, Linguistics, Localization

Experience

Associate Geography Editor

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

2024-11 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Freelance Translator / Editor

Self

2012-6 - 2024-11 · 12 yrs 6 mos

Translator / Editor

Baker McKenzie

2007-12 - 2012-5 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Moscow, Russian Federation

Translate documents of all types for international law firm: contracts, court rulings, memos, articles, etc. Bulk of translation done from Russian into English; occasionally from other languages (usually German). Edit work of other translators, as well as other writings in English. Lead seminars for lawyers and others on issues related to publication and writing; wrote an e-newsletter on language advice for the firm’s CIS offices.

Editor

Berlitz Corporation

1999 - 2000 · 1 yr

Education

University of Oxford

Linguistics (Comparative / Historical)

1993 - 1996 · 3 yrs

Studied Indo-European, historical, and comparative linguistics; began dissertation on language contact and mixing in Lithuania in the years 1864-1922. Three chapters of this dissertation have been published in refereed journals.