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.

Personality & Teamwork

Team player, deeply aware of the cultural level of interaction among guests, committed to growth.

Professional Experience and Supporting Firms

Linguistic mediator and translator – Marketing consultant

Self-employed • since June 2026

Receptionist (Grade 3 under the industry’s collective agreement)

Motel One Austria GmbH — Motel One Innsbruck • October 2025 — July 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

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 working as Receptionist 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.