About | Tomlinson Translations

Hello, I'm Jesse. I'm an interpreter, translator and voice talent.

Originally hailing from Canada, I now split my time between Mexico and Canada. I translate from Spanish to English and interpret in both languages.

Remote is the new standard and I am ready and equipped to make you and your presenters sound professional. My interpreting setup includes a dedicated, soundproofed area for remote interpreting, a headset (Sennheiser SC160USB-C) with HD stereo sound and a noise-cancelling microphone, and a wired (ethernet) connection to ensure your words are uninterrupted – because the difference between ‘can’ and ‘can’t’ is not something that we want to risk being misheard.

My experience includes remote and in-person interpreting (simultaneous translation) at bilateral meetings and for government entities, virtual conferences, webinars, training courses, meetings, internal and external company audits, and conference interpreting. I am also a media and liaison interpreter. I cover simultaneous, consecutive and whispering modes of interpreting. Let me take the responsibility of traversing cultures and customs for you, bringing languages together to facilitate communication.

As a translator, I turn your documents into natural-sounding US or Canadian English. My areas of expertise are business, the environment, (agriculture, renewable energy, forestry) literature, tourism and marketing. I am an expert at bringing Mexican culture to life for an English-speaking audience, by translating art books, books about the history and culture of Mexico and the state of Jalisco, and literary topics dealing with Mexican culture and identity.

All US-Mexico Sister Cities Mayors' Summit. Strengthening ties for commerce, trade, education, culture and art. San Antonio was Guadalajara's first Sister City in the US (1974)

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg

All US-Mexico Sister Cities Mayors' Summit

Photo by: Edgar González

Publications

Testimonials

Working with Jesse has been wonderful, she always goes above and beyond and exceeds our expectations. Finding good translators for state-of-the-art artificial intelligence ethics documents (be it Mexico’s National AI Strategy or an AI Ethics Booklet for startups in collaboration with Facebook) is extremely hard but with Jesse we have found a long-term partner. ...more

-- Claudia Del Pozo, Director of the Eon Resilience Lab, C Minds

Conozco a Jesse Tomlinson desde 2015, fecha desde la cual ha traducido más de una decena de textos que están integrados a libros y catálogos de artistas mexicanos que me ha tocado coordinar; algunos publicados bajo el sello Editorial Black Coffee Gallery y otros de manera independiente. Su trabajo ha sido siempre excepcional en calidad, tiempo de entrega y compromiso. Por la naturaleza de los proyectos y la terminología, es necesario que por parte del traductor exista una gran sensibilidad y dedicación para comprender y traducir textos narrativos sobre crítica de arte, poesía y cuento, aspecto que Jesse ha cuidado y entendido muy bien. Recomiendo completamente a Jesse, es siempre un placer trabajar con ella. ...more

-- Patricia Montelongo Calleja, Dirección de Proyectos Culturales, Fundación Black Coffee Gallery

Having traveled around the world in formal institutional settings in several languages, I was awed by witnessing the agile translation capabilities of Jesse Tomlinson during a conference in Guadalajara. She readily translated for both English and Spanish speakers, shifting from one language to the other, and doing so for successively different speakers at opening remarks, keynotes, and closing comments. At our summit/cumbre of government, business, university, and NGO leaders her translation phrasings were exact in grammar and diction (the English, I know for sure) and engaged the audiences of hundreds. Jesse’s final “tour de force” were translations at dinner – again of several English and Spanish speakers alternating – which were delivered with dramatic exuberance. ...more

-- Bill Boerum - Chairman Emeritus - Sister Cities International

I came to Guadalajara for just a few days and needed an interpreter at very short notice. Jesse was responsive, flexible, and her interpreting skills are second-to-none. I undertake research in developing countries around the world, and regularly require consecutive interpretation services. Without a doubt, Jesse is one of the best interpreters I’ve had the pleasure of working with. ...more

-- Blair Cameron, Senior Research Specialist, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

Jesse es una persona con gran disposición para brindar el servicio, no solamente me ayuda para corregir los textos que en la mayoría de las veces vienen con incorrecciones, sino que aporta ideas de mejora según la expresión coloquial de un público estadounidense o canadiense. Su lectura es estupenda, y le pido diferentes ritmos e intenciones de locución. ...more

-- Abel Guerrero, Locutor & Maestro de Ceremonias

Me encantaría recomendar a Jesse Tomlinson como traductora. He tenido el gusto de trabajar con ella, tanto en documentos oficiales como personales. Su trabajo es totalmente profesional, obtienes respuesta en corto tiempo, el tiempo de espera para los documentos y el costo es muy razonable, el nivel de la traducción es excelente y se mantiene al pendiente de los resultados. Las traducciones de mis documentos han sido aceptadas en otros países sin problema alguno. Definitivamente recomiendo su trabajo; ha sido un placer trabajar con ella. ...more

-- Andrea Ramírez, student at the London School of Economics and Public Science

I’m a Mexican professional who applied for Australian residency. This process involved a huge amount of paperwork and since all my documents were in Spanish, I needed a certified translator. I came across a number of options but I chose Jesse Tomlinson’s translation services for her credentials. Being a native English speaker, her work as an interpreter for large companies, several years translating, teaching English and most important for me, Australian migration authorities acknowledged her work. In my case, she helped me translate several personal documents. The documents were completed on time and it was a big job. I really liked Jesse’s attention to detail, not only was the wording flawless, but also the formatting was very well done. She managed to make translated documents look like the originals. I do not hesitate in recommending her services to my friends and colleagues. ...more

-- Miguel Alfaro Jáuregui, MBA

Descubrir a una traductora literaria como Jesse Tomlinson ha sido un gozo. Jesse se esmera por entender el espíritu del texto y encuentra la mejor manera de traducirlo, atendiendo a detalles como el contexto y la selección de palabras y expresiones. Es fácil trabajar con ella, porque se cerciora de que la traducción exprese lo que el texto quiere expresar, no sólo de que lo diga en inglés. Y además es confiable respecto a los tiempos de entrega. Con Jesse me olvidé de las malas experiencias de traducción. ...more

-- Patricia Carrillo Collard, escritora

Clients

Organizaćion de Porcicultores del País

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