Elwy El-Manzalawy, Senior PR Editor/ Translator

Elwy El-Manzalawy

Senior PR Editor/ Translator

Viola Communications

Location
Egypt
Education
Bachelor's degree, Journalism
Experience
13 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 8 Months

Senior PR Editor/ Translator at Viola Communications
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since October 2019

• Drafting, editing and translating communications materials with a variety of voices, focuses and audiences, including press releases, media alerts, FAQs, Q&As, social posts, articles, speeches, scripts, and emailers.
• Translating technical terminologies to be understandable for a non-technical audience.
• Writing and translating content for the company blog and website.
• Writing and translating content for internal and external publications and correspondence, including employee newsletters, customer newsletters, magazines, direct mail pieces, letters, and annual reports.

Senior Public Relations Specialist at Nahdet Misr Publishing Group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since September 2022

• Formulating public relations plans and strategies.
• Building and handling relationships with premier media.
• Enhancing the company’s voice and presence through online and offline channels.
• Developing written materials, including blog posts, press releases, fact sheets, messaging/Q&As, briefing, etc.
• Coordinating public relations events and campaigns.
• Helping clients and customers understand what a company offers.

Translator at Asharq News
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since January 2021

• Translating news, reports, press releases, analysis, and interviews from English into Arabic for the news website.
• Ensuring translated texts conveys original meaning and tone.

Translator at The American University in the Emirates
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2021 to January 2023

• Translating student, academic and administrative manuals & handbooks, policies and online content.
• Creating a comprehensive glossary of academic terminologies.

Senior Translator/ Editor at Al Ain News
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2019 to October 2019

• Writing, translating, and publishing breaking news, daily news, sports, economics, politics, and feature stories.
• Translating online, video, and television media by providing subtitles.
• Update the producers, assignment editors and managers with breaking news updates.

Head of Content at Bagahez
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2018 to December 2018

• Creating and publishing engaging content.
• Editing, proofreading and improving writers’ articles.
• Optimising content according to SEO.
• Using content management systems to analyse website traffic and user engagement metrics.
• Managing content distribution to online channels and social media platforms to increase web traffic.
• Developing an editorial calendar and ensure the content team is on board.
• Staying up-to-date with developments and generate new ideas to draw the audience’s attention.
• Mapping out a content strategy.

Senior Content Editor at Airbox
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2018 to June 2018

• Producing well-researched content for Uber customers.
• Organising writing schedules to complete drafts of content.
• Communicating and cooperating with a writing team.
• Following an editorial calendar and collaborating with other members of the content production team to ensure timely delivery of materials.

Translator/ Sports Editor at Goal.com (Kijamii)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2017 to November 2017

• Translating and editing sports news from Arabic into English and vice versa.
• Translating news and articles for the Arabic editions of the official websites of AS Roma, Bayern Munich, and Liverpool clubs.

Translator/ Business Editor at Mubasher.info
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2015 to July 2017

• Translating news, reports and analysis from Arabic into English.
• Covering the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) and the GCC stock markets.
• Translating news and reports from English into Arabic for the Mubasher-Dow Jones Newswire.

Scriptwriter at UNI Broadcasting Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2015 to November 2015

• Producing video content for Xinhua.
• Translating online, video, and television media by providing subtitles.

Translator/ International Desk Editor at Dotmsr
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2014 to August 2015

• Translating new, articles, interviews and feature stories, articles English into Arabic.
• Covering the Middle East and North African affairs in foreign media.
• Translating online, video, and television media by providing subtitles.

Translator/ International Desk Editor at El-Badil Newspaper
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • May 2013 to February 2014

• Translating new, articles, interviews and feature stories, articles English into Arabic.
• Covering the Middle East and North African affairs in foreign media.
• Translating online, video, and television media by providing subtitles.

Junior Editor/ Translator at The Egyptian Gazette Newspaper
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2010 to May 2013

• Translating articles, news, and reports from Arabic into English.
• Proofreading content.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Journalism
  • at Faculty of Arts - Helwan University
  • July 2012

Specialties & Skills

Editing
Photojournalism
Photography
Translation
Journalism
Translation
Photography
Photoshop

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Language Course in English (Training)
Training Institute:
Berlitz Language Center
Date Attended:
December 2011
Duration:
40 hours
Newswire Writing in English (Training)
Training Institute:
The American University in Cairo’s Kamal Adham Centre for Television and Digital Journalism.
Date Attended:
March 2013
Duration:
16 hours
Photography and Photoshop workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
The Information Resource Centre (IRC) of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo
Date Attended:
September 2016
Duration:
18 hours

Hobbies

  • Football
  • Photography
  • Documenting
  • Parachuting