Bachar Khatib, Arabic Editor

Bachar Khatib

Arabic Editor

Hogarth Worldwide

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Translation Studies
Experience
15 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 8 Months

Arabic Editor at Hogarth Worldwide
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2016

Handling Arabic copy-writing and adaptation of all projects assigned to me by Hogarth clients.

Editor / Copywriter at Department of Transport
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2014 to January 2016

Conducting all copywriting and editing tasks assigned to me by Public Relation & Communication Division in DoT.
Writing press releases and public announcements in both Arabic and English Languages.

Translator at Western Region Development Council
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2012 to September 2014

Translating, Editing and Proofreading all types of assigned Strategic Reports, Research Papers and Presentations related to WRDC work.

Copywriter-Editor at Leo Burnett
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2011 to August 2012

Translating, Editing and Proofreading all types of assigned Advertisement and Marketing Materials. Copy-writing of Arabic Advertisement lines and adapting English Advertisement lines into Arabic.

Translator - Journalist at Massae Media
  • Other
  • August 2009 to March 2011

Translating different types of articles, reports, books and columns into Arabic from both English and French. Conducting interviews and covering English Media events.

Linguist at GSCS
  • Qatar - Doha
  • October 2008 to July 2009

Translating all different types of Commercial Texts from Arabic into English and vice versa.

Translator at Cabinet Benabdallah de Traduction
  • Morocco - Rabat
  • July 2008 to October 2008

Translating and Editing different types of legal documents, research, media materials and books. (languages: Arabic-English-French)

Education

Master's degree, Translation Studies
  • at King Fahd School of Translation
  • July 2008
Bachelor's degree, English Studies, Sociolinguistics
  • at Mohammed V University
  • July 2006

Specialties & Skills

Journalism
Translation Services
Editing
Copywriting
Media Communications
Translation
Editing
Journalistic Writing
Copy-writing
Transcreation
Website Localisation

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
German
Intermediate
French
Intermediate

Memberships

Arab Professional Translators Association
  • Certified Translator
  • August 2008

Training and Certifications

Writing Organizational Excellence Submission Documents (Training)
Training Institute:
Abu Dhabi International Centre for Organizational Excellence (ADICOE)
Date Attended:
March 2013
Translator (Training)
Training Institute:
Maghreb Arabe Presse
Date Attended:
June 2007
Translator (Training)
Training Institute:
Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - ISESCO
Date Attended:
May 2008

Hobbies

  • Sports: swimming and jogging, Reading: novels, poetry, political science and history, Watching plays