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Matteo Menardi Ménego

“Higher than actuality stands possibility”

I was born in the heart of the Dolomites and raised in Cortina d'Ampezzo – Anpezo, profoundly aware of the essential bond between nature and the people living and growing in a pure alpine context.

For the past couple of years, I have been living between Anpezo and Innsbruck, the Austrian alpine capital, and I visit my home valley as often as I can.

The mountains are my true home, and it is there that I discovered my great passion for sport climbing — the discipline that has shaped my body, my mind and my way of looking at the world.

Today I combine hospitality work as Receptionist at Motel One Innsbruck with my long-standing collaborations as Brand Ambassador for Karpos and SCARPA, two of the most respected Italian outdoor brands. Languages, the Alps and a steady commitment to authenticity and posing great compromises tie everything together.

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 tongues
Italian · Ladin
Other languages
German — C1 CEFR, SSML Vicenza-Belluno, 2020
English — C1 CEFR, SSML Vicenza-Belluno, 2020
Spanish — Oral use, passive 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 – relative to 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
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 Linguistic mediator and translator – Marketing consultant and cooperating as a Brand Ambassador, I combine my love for the mountains, precise hospitality work and authentic product promotion for two of the most respected Italian outdoor brands.