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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