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Eleanor C.

Archaeologist, Historian, Writer and English teacher

Pavia, Italy
$25 per hour
4 jobs
$400+ total earnings

I am a hardworking, friendly, and outgoing historian, archaeologist, teacher, and writer with experience across archaeology, heritage, education, publishing, freelance content work, and customer service. I am English, have an excellent knowledge of Italian, and continue to improve my fluency through daily use and ongoing learning. Having lived in Italy for nearly five years, I am highly skilled at dealing with bureaucracy, adapting to new systems and environments, and managing practical challenges with confidence. My background combines academic research, fieldwork, public engagement, teaching, and professional writing, giving me a broad and adaptable skill set. I have nearly three years of English teaching experience, working both privately and through a school franchise with students of all ages, levels, and nationalities. I specialise in conversational English, and I also help children and adults improve their grammar, fluency, pronunciation, and confidence. My teaching style is flexible, supportive, and learner-focused, and I enjoy creating lessons that are engaging, structured, and tailored to individual goals. Teaching has strengthened my patience, adaptability, and ability to explain ideas clearly and effectively. Alongside teaching, I work and document professional excavation sites in Greece, Italy, the UK, and Israel, gaining practical experience in archaeological fieldwork, site documentation, research, and team collaboration. I have also worked with MOLA and Mill Green Museum, where I assisted with archives, exhibition set-up, craft activities, and public-facing work. In addition, I have experience with visitor engagement and research through Historic Royal Palaces and the National Trust, which developed my ability to communicate clearly and support educational activities for diverse audiences. I am also an experienced writer and researcher. I have published articles, maintain two personal blogs, and regularly write for history magazines. I enjoy researching and writing in my free time, particularly on historical and cultural subjects, and I am confident producing clear, accurate, and engaging content for different formats and audiences. My writing experience also includes creating articles, proofreading, editing, and contributing to children’s books, which has strengthened my attention to detail, adaptability, and awareness of tone, style, and audience needs. In addition, I have assisted in conversational AI projects, carried out market research, and completed a range of freelance tasks. These experiences have helped me develop transferable skills in research, content review, writing support, communication, and analytical thinking. They have also reinforced my ability to work independently, use initiative, and adapt quickly to new projects and expectations. I also bring many years of experience in retail and catering as a customer assistant, which has given me strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. These roles taught me how to remain calm and professional in busy environments, work well under pressure, and provide a high standard of customer service. They also strengthened my teamwork, reliability, and ability to respond positively to different people and situations. I have travelled widely across Europe, which has strengthened my ability to plan trips, create detailed travel itineraries, and organise practical arrangements efficiently. In my free time, I also enjoy giving informal historical tours of ancient Roman sites such as Pompeii to friends and family, which reflects both my enthusiasm for history and my ability to communicate it in an engaging and accessible way.

Lorenzo R.

Anthropologist / archeologist

Rome, Italy
$30 per hour
6 jobs

I am an Italian anthropologist and archeologist. I have a background with research, work and studies from different parts of the world. I have work experiences as an anthropologist in various fields ranging from academic to archaeological fieldwork , I also offer consultancy for educational projects and, scientific research, Ngo's project development, management, and AI training in different forms. I hold a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Nairobi with a field specialization in archaeology and paleoanthropology (4.5 years bachelor degree) and a Master Degree in educational anthropology of globalization from Aarhus University (DK). I am currently about to graduate as a physiotherapist at SAMK University in Finland, which I aim to combine it with my field of research. I have been studying part time while working within anthropology and archeology related jobs of field or academic related research. I alao offered mediation to different data companies for intercular projects in Denmark and Italy. For instance lately I have been working on projects where I help health and cultural-focused organizations and startups understand people—culturally, physically, and behaviorally—to design better programs, content, as well solutions for educational purposes or for artificial intelligence trainings that are mainly meant for educational purposes or software development. I combined anthropology, physiotherapy, to understand people in motion — culturally, physically. With a Master’s in Educational Anthropology of Globalization, I design research and solutions that connect human well-being, global learning, and search for meaning. Due to the nature of my research interest my jobs have been varying according to projects of humanity research nature or health. Last job were in digital assistance and AI medical language trainer for MyoMove physiotherapy clinic in Belgium. I also worked in the welfare laboratory for AI in SAMK University in Pori, finland in the development of health technologies and contributed on the research on their uses. My last field Job as anthropologist and archeologist in a Roman and Pre Roman excavation in Italy. My previous fieldwork experience in Kenya was more prehistoric and focused on paleoanthropological research. In terms of AI training and translation jobs, Data-Factory.dk is where I worked three years on correction and translation of different apps from AI security systems to Siri or Xpeng Chinese Car vocal recoding system. Talking of online jobs I have experience with Teaching, translation jobs, assistant jobs, AI training jobs and things like related to social media and media content , those are jobs I have been doing for some time on the side to archeological and anthropological work while sometimes it has been related to it or physiotherapy work. I am available for academic or non academic articles writing, consultancy for culture and health related organization. I have been travelling, studying and working around the world for 18 years and I am now looking for remote job opportunities of various nature as I am always conducting research connected to human nature and life. I have a varied background but it all connects to humanities, research and culture I speak native level of English and Italian, a fluent Swahili and basics of French and Finnish language.

Daniele S.

Italian Genealogist and Records Retriever

Milan, Italy
$25 per hour
6 jobs
$1K+ total earnings

Hi there! I'm Daniele, a professional archivist and genealogist affiliated with the Association of Professional Genealogists based in Milan, Italy. I've been working continuously both online and in-person since 2019. My languages high school gave me the ability to speak in four of the major European languages (namely, French, English, German and Italian) but also the historical knowledge necessary to give an appropriate context to the genealogical researches I offer. On the top of that, I am currently interning as a professional archivist, a career path I hope I'll be able to pursue even in the future. I have expertise contacting both Church and State Archives and have successfully completed many family history researches in different countries including Italy, the USA, the UK, France, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil; I have also worked as a records retriever for the collection of documentation necessary to the recognition of "Jure Sanguinis" Italian Citizenship. To me, genealogy is much more than a mere recollection of birth, marriage and death registrations: family history gives us the possibility to reconnect with our roots through documents we had thought lost, and it is the only discipline that allows us to know ourselves, while also knowing our ancestors. What are you waiting for? If you're searching for a professional Italian genealogist, I'm here for you!

Vlad R.

Multilingual Documentary Scriptwriter & Producer (EN/IT/ES/PT)

Padova, Italy
$30 per hour
25 jobs
$4K+ total earnings

I am a multilingual documentary scriptwriter and producer working in English, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. I specialize in research-driven historical and investigative documentaries, transforming complex events into clear, engaging narratives designed for audiovisual storytelling. My work covers topics such as political history, geopolitical conflicts, and major economic scandals, condensing extensive research into structured scripts that are accessible to a broad international audience. Projects range from short documentary scripts to long-form productions lasting several hours. I also coordinate a small production team of narrators and editors, allowing projects to move efficiently from script development to fully produced documentary content. Scripts can be written or adapted across multiple languages to ensure that each version reads naturally for its audience. A portfolio of scripts and documentaries is available below.

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