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Matteo

“Higher than actuality stands possibility”

— Martin Heidegger, Sein und Zeit – Being and Time, §7

I grew up in Cortina d’Ampezzo and am now pivoting towards translation and interpreting, as well as consulting on marketing content. I use DeepL and the one or other Large Language Model as a medium to broaden my field of view. My Master’s thesis focuses exactly on how to work with technology as a tool. What you receive marks its own “body temperature”.

My past experience, in Innsbruck and Austria, in hospitality and as a sport-climber made me rediscover my passion as well as interest for the Alps’ culture and history from a new, clearer perspective. As a host and athlete, I dove into language fields for more than 2 years and 9 months.

It was in the heart of the Dolomites where I discovered and further developed my great interest for rising to new heights, while also caring for my interests – likewise for my character as a language mediator and translator, communicating in German and English and growing further from all day-to-day learnings. For the summer season 2026 I took the utmost care to promote what is the pulsing heart of the Dolomites. Ask me what this meant: the answer matters more than the form. I now move to be a creative professional wanting to stand for a sustainable, coherent, anthropocentric development of the alpine region. Today I combine my vision of modern tourism and the wish to build strong bonds within the alpine region.

I am self-employed since June 2026 and can work worldwide. Send me an E-Mail using the button down below and I will take care of your enquiry.

Education

  • Master's Degree in Modern Languages and Literatures — Intercultural Translation
    Università degli Studi eCampus, Novedrate, Italy
    February 2021 – July 2023
  • Bachelor's Degree in Language Mediation
    Scuola Superiore per Mediatori Linguistici di Vicenza, Italy
    October 2017 – December 2020
  • Liceo Classico — Classical High School Diploma
    Istituto Omnicomprensivo Ampezzo e Cadore, San Vito di Cadore, Italy
    September 2012 – June 2017

Profile

Mother tongue
Italian

Other languages
Ladin (Ampezzano, mother tongue)
German — C1 CEFR, SSML Vicenza-Belluno, 2020
English — C1 CEFR, SSML Vicenza-Belluno, 2020
Spanish — Oral use, basic competence

Translation pairs
German ↔ Italian · English ↔ German · English ↔ Italian

Digital tools: CAT tools, Photography, Editing & Post-editing, Microsoft 365, macOS and Windows, Work in an environment supported by artificial intelligence (ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, DeepL Pro)

Academic work
Master's Thesis about the Post-Editing process – from DeepL's output to the final result – concerning the translation of “Monster wie wir” – Monsters like us by the German author Ulrike Almut Sandig.
Bachelor's Theses: Italian translation of “Handverletzungen beim Klettern” – Hand injuries of the climber by Prof. Dr. med. Volker Schöffl.
Italian translation of “What is the circular economy 1/3” by Ellen MacArthur – Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The source text was transcribed from the original audio and then translated.

Hospitality
Front Office and Reservations — meeting-room bookings in coordination with the Sales department and Assistant Manager, cancellations, invoice corrections, and consistent observance of cost-coverage standards.

Professional experience and supporting firms

  • Linguistic mediator and translator – Marketing consultant
    Self-employed since June 2026
  • Brand Ambassador
    Manifattura Valcismon S.p.A. (Karpos) — Fonzaso, Italy
    2016 — present
  • Brand Ambassador
    Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A. S.p.A. — Asolo, Italy
    2017 — present
  • Employee at Cortina d'Ampezzo's Tourist Info
    Servizi Ampezzo Unipersonale S.r.l. | July 2026 – October 2026
  • Receptionist (Grade 3 under the industry's collective agreement)
    Motel One Austria GmbH — Motel One Innsbruck
    October 2025 — July 2026
  • Front Office & Reservations Employee (Grade 5 under the industry's collective agreement)
    Motel One Austria GmbH — Motel One Innsbruck
    1 February 2024 — 30 September 2025
  • Receptionist
    International Camping Olympia s.r.l., Cortina d'Ampezzo
    1 June 2023 — 27 September 2023
  • Taxi Dispatcher
    Taxi Cortina Dolomiti Contac Service, Cortina d'Ampezzo
    December 2022 — January 2023
  • Tourism Office Employee
    Servizi Ampezzo Unipersonale S.r.l., Cortina d'Ampezzo
    18 July 2022 — 18 September 2022
  • Tourism Office Intern
    Servizi Ampezzo Unipersonale S.r.l., Cortina d'Ampezzo
    22 July 2019 — 31 August 2019

Currently building my business as a language mediator and translator – marketing consultant and cooperating as a Brand Ambassador, I combine my love for the mountains, clear vision of the alpine environment and authentic product promotion for two of the most respected Italian outdoor brands.

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