Of texts and written content.
In translation, English is often less “wordy” than French—but not always. It will depend on register and your aims and audience. The goal is an engaging English version that does justice to your ideas without sounding like a translation.
For international meetings and events.
Even if you and your contacts share a working language, lost nuance or misunderstanding can stunt the day’s progress. A skilled interpreter keeps communication fluid so that you can make the most of this time.
Education
Introduction to Interpreting; ISIT, Paris
Dual BA with Honors in English and French, Minor in Creative Writing; University of Michigan (US)
Welcome! I’m Maggie Jones, a US transplant to southwestern France, and founder of W O R D L Y.
I started out in translation with a Toulouse agency primarily serving the aerospace industry. Though technical, this work included plenty of editorial content—newsletters, websites, articles, papers, etc.—which became my niche as I learned the trade.
The best thing about starting my own company in 2006 has been the freedom to follow my curiosity, including branching into research support and writing.
Working with a diverse range of clients in France and beyond, I am honored to play a part in articulating groundbreaking research, the exchange of ideas at international events, the creation of major art exhibitions, and the pursuits of companies large and small.
To each project, I bring deep thinking, enthusiasm for a good challenge, and lifelong reverence for the power of words.
““The Philharmonie de Paris regularly calls on Maggie Jones. Her skill in interpreting different levels of discourse [...], promptness, and reliability have made her a key collaborator.””
““You managed to reproduce the tone of my text and find just the right expressions in English. As a result, I am completely at ease when I say it aloud, which I was not expecting!””
““I have worked with Maggie Jones on multiple occasions for the translation of scientific papers. I always appreciate her professional approach; she draws on outside sources to ensure her grasp of the subject and to find the terminology used in the field. The questions she asks [...] have led me to go back and clarify my ideas. [...It] is an enriching process. I also appreciate the elegant style of her English.””
Translation: Museum Exhibitions / Stage Productions / Concerts
Since 2017, major exhibitions at the Philharmonie de Paris-Cité de la musique
Published Writing
Putting San Diego County on the High Road: Climate Workforce Recommendations for 2030 and 2050, co-author with Inclusive Economics and Carol Zabin, June 2022
Net Employment Benefits of Deep Decarbonization in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada, co-author with Inclusive Economics, December 2021
Conference Interpreting
Collections : Récits, Fictions, Spéculations, CAPC - musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux, December 2022
European Radio Show, Paris, January 2020
Translation: Research Papers / Studies / Journals / Reports
Transposition Journal. Peer-reviewed music and sound research at the intersection of the humanities and social sciences (2015-2023)
Press and study results for the PIC-PIV Project, aimed at defining safety protocols for musical instrument and vocal practice in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Les Forces Musicales / CSFI / ITEMM (2021)
Reports on CSA initiatives, farm incubators, and new entrants into farming in France, Terre de Liens with Access to Land (2018)
“Physical and chemical interactions between metallic instruments and plastic threads,” Marie-Anne Loeper-Attia, submission to ICOM (2018)
“Temporary land storage and land storage agreements,” Terre de Liens (2017)
“The Fukushima Event, or the birth of a politicized generation,” Anne Gonon (2017)
Translation: Supertitles / Subtitles
Opera Silence, libretto by Alexandre Desplat / Solrey (2018)
Conference by Alain Badiou, La fuite de l’oeuvre (2018)
Video “20 ans, Musée de la musique” (2017)
Translation: Other
Program: concert descriptions, musica festival, Strasbourg (2019–22)
Program: concert descriptions, Jazz à la Villette (2021–22)
Scenarios and dialog for a vocational training interface, AFPA (2018)
Press documents for a World Water Council event (2017)
Ulla von Brandenburg: It Has a Golden Sun and an Elderly Grey Moon (monograph/artist book). Alexandra Baudelot, ed. Mousse Publishing (2016)
Line Editing / Copyediting
Marfa Sounding (2020)
Theater, Garden, Bestiary—A Materialist History of Exhibitions, Sternberg Press (2019)
WoodMusICK COST Action FP1302 Wooden Musical Instruments (2018)
Glass Bead Journal. Site 1: Logic Gate, the Politics of the Artifactual Mind (2017) & Site 0: Castalia, the Game of Ends and Means (2016)
Interpreting French < > English
Translation French > English
Subtitles / surtitles French > English
Post Editing (MTPE) SDL Post Editing Certification
Voice-over / dubbing
Line editing English
Copyediting English: Chicago, MLA, IEEE, APA, etc. We can also assist with creating a custom style guide.
Targeted English lessons Meeting / interview / exam preparation
W O R D L Y
maggie.jones@wordly.fr