Chantal E.
Writing & Translation | Sales & Business Dev | Legal Background
Bilingual French–English professional based in Paris, with a legal background and a career spanning luxury retail, international sales, and hospitality. I bring precision, discretion, and a warm, polished voice to every project whether I'm narrating a script, translating a document, adding subtitles, or proofreading a contract. VOICE OVER & NARRATION - Native French-English speaker with a clear, warm, and adaptable delivery (radio voice) - Well-suited to corporate narration, e-learning modules, product and brand videos, and audiobook-style reads - Years spent representing luxury brands (Baccarat, leading Champagne houses, Relais & Châteaux) give me an instinct for elegant, on-brand tone TRANSLATION (FRENCH ↔ ENGLISH) - Careful, nuance-aware translation for business, marketing, and legal content. Never a machine-assisted shortcut - Comfortable across formal, technical, and creative registers - Additional working knowledge of Arabic available on request LEGAL WRITING & PROOFREADING - Dual degree in French and US/English law (Université de Picardie Jules Verne) - Experience with contracts, correspondence, and formal legal documents in both languages - Meticulous proofreading: an eye for clarity, consistency, and tone SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MSc in Business Development & Key Account Management at NEOMA Business School, ranked #1 by Eduniversal in Sales, Negotiation & Business Development Skilled at structuring territory coverage plans, building brand-ready sales materials, and converting first meetings into repeat orders Experience negotiating and closing partnership and sponsorship agreements from initial pitch through to signed terms Comfortable owning the full sales cycle, from prospecting, pitching, negotiation, to account growth. I take deadlines and confidentiality seriously, communicate clearly, and I'm easy to work with. Looking forward to helping with your project.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 2, the fewest it counts (since Sep 2026)
Read daily since Oct 13, under 30 days
Billed in all: $1,989$2k
$1.9k in the last 6 months
Earnings, last 30 days
Tracked from Oct 13, 2026.
Skill rankings: Top 8% in Writing
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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