Tina Shortland has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Linguistics, English and Norwegian from the University of Oslo, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Translation from the University of Surrey. Ms Shortland has 30 years of experience as an audiovisual translator, working both in-house and as a freelancer. She has extensive experience in translation, subtitling, quality control and working as a language lead in audiovisual translation, in addition to teaching (University of Hull, University College London) and working as an examiner and adviser (International Baccalaureate, Leeds Metropolitan University), online course coordinator (University of Edinburgh), interpreter and tutor. Tina is the Vice-President of NAViO (the Norwegian Association of Audiovisual Translators) and a member of the Audiovisual Translators Europe (AVTE) Council.
