Irini Abdelmassih
English > Arabic translator
| +201225654564 | Cairo, Egypt
http://www.proz.com/translator/584176
PROFILE:I'm a linguist, with 15 years experience in translating TV programs, movies, and texts in business, marketing, literature, medicine, education, news, religion, law, social media content, sociology, psychology, history, tourism, fashion and jewelry.
- I work for Translate Media (UK),
- One Hour Translation (USA),
- Verbalize It (USA),
- Language Wire (Denmark),
- The General Egyptian Book Organization “GEBO”,
- The National Center for Translation (Egypt),
- Promo Media Company (Egypt),
- CTV Satellite Channel (Egypt),
- Elias Publishing House (Egypt),
- The Arabian Scientific Information Co. “Shoaa” (Egypt),
- The Orthodox Patristic Center (Egypt/USA),
- Coptic Orphans Organization (Egypt),
- St. George's Church Sporting, Alexandria (Egypt),
- Home and Heart Company for Hotel Supplies (Egypt).
I'm a certified Proz professional translator.
I master an elegant style of composing poetry and short stories and writing TV-show scripts; and I'm fond of reading and research.
LANGUAGES:Source language: English (UK, USA)
Rate: 0.07$ per word / Native language: Arabic (Standard, Egyptian
and Levantine)
Source language: Arabic (standard,
Egyptian and Levantine) / Target language: English (UK, USA)
OTHER SERVICES:
Proofreading, Trans creation, Voice Over, Transcription, Interpreting, and Copywriting.
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EDUCATION:September 1997 to June 2001 / Bachelor of translation and English/Arabic linguistics and literature / Faculty of Languages (Alsun), Ain Shams University
February 2001 to April 2001 / Medical translation course / Faculty of Languages (Alsun), Ain Shams University
July 2000 to August 2000 / Literary translation course / Faculty of Languages (Alsun), Ain Shams University
July 1999 to August 1999 / Political and news translation course / Faculty of Languages (Alsun), Ain Shams University
July 1998 to August 1998 / Legal translation course / Faculty of Languages (Alsun), Ain Shams University
TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE:
Freelance Jobs:
- Years of experience as a freelance translator: 15
Marketing - 300000 words translated
- (Commercials, manuals and websites)
- Translate Media Company, The Arabian Scientific Information Co. (Shoaa), Home and Heart Company for Hotel Supplies.
Business and administration - 200000 words translated
- (Book summaries, articles and letters)
- The Arabian Scientific Information Co. (Shoaa), Home and Heart Company for Hotel Supplies
General/conversation - 500000 words translated
- (Books, articles, websites, letters)
- One Hour Translation, The Arabian Scientific Information Co. (Shoaa), Home and Heart Company for Hotel Supplies, The General Egyptian Book Organization (Gebo), CTV Satellite Channel
Literature - 1000000 words translated
- (Novels, poetry, literary criticism, short stories)
- The General Egyptian Book Organization "GEBO", The National Center for Translation, Promo Media Company, CTV Satellite Channel, Elias Publishing House, St. George's Church Sporting, Alexandria
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Medicine - 200000 words translated
- (Medical reports and files)
- Verbalize It, The Arabian Scientific Information Co. (Shoaa), Coptic Orphans Organization, CTV Satellite Channel
Education - 500000 words translated
- (Book summaries, TV programs and articles)
- The General Egyptian Book Organization “GEBO”, The National Center for Translation, The Arabian Scientific Information Co. “Shoaa”
Religion - 1000000 words translated
- (Books, movies, TV programs and Articles)
- CTV Satellite Channel, The Orthodox Patristic Center, St. George's Church Sporting, Alexandria
Sociology and psychology - 100000 words translated
- (TV programs, books and articles)
- CTV Satellite Channel, Coptic Orphans Organization, The Arabian Scientific Information Co. "Shoaa"
Tourism - 100000 words translated
- (Websites and manuals)
- Home and Heart Company for Hotel Supplies, The General Egyptian Book Organization (GEBO)
Social media content - 20000 words translated
- (Facebook posts)
- One Hour Translation Company
Fashion and Jewelry - 50000 words translated
- (Ads and catalogs)
- Home and Heart Company for Hotel Supplies, Language Wire Company.
IN-HOUSE ROLES:
CTV Satellite Channel - Head of Translation Department
November 2008 to date.
- Reviewing and editing translation, news and program scripts.
- Subtitling programs, movies, documentaries and songs.
- Translating documents, reports and news.
- Voice over for English/Arabic documentaries.
- Interviewing new candidates to work in translation and subtitling
Home and Heart Company for Hotel Supplies - Office manager.
July 2003 to October 2008
- Handling export and import deals.
- Handling cargo shipping and logistics.
- Writing advertisements for promoting company products.
- Providing business developing and promoting plans.
- Providing translation services.
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IT AND CAT TOOLS:CAT Tools:
- Sdl Trados Studio 2014
Other Software:
- Microsoft word, excel, power point.
- Subtitle edit.
- Sound Forge and audacity sound editing software.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:Reading and research, writing articles, short stories, commercial ads and TV program scripts
References available upon request
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