Mahmoud El Bazz

• Overseeing and coordinating the timely translation and creation of Arabic communication and media materials, including management of the timeline and procedure for the submission of materials to PR agencies.
• Ensuring the cultural appropriateness of communication and media materials.
• Supporting the Media and Corporate Affairs Manager on PR activities including proofreading, writing, and editing Arabic media materials; such as press releases, fact sheets, newsletters, reports, and presentations.
• Working closely with the Digital Media Advisor to ensure the Arabic communications and media materials were formatted and presented correctly.
• Prioritising work to meet deadlines.
• Assisting in organising corporate events and procuring related materials.
• Ensuring all Arabic materials that come back from PR agencies have been translated and drafted correctly by conducting an editorial review of material before they are released internally or externally.
• Regular reporting to the Communication Manager and Corporate Affairs advisor on the timeline needed to ensure the quality of the Arabic media materials.
• Reading material such as legal documents, scientific works or news reports and rewriting it in specified language or languages; following established rules pertaining to factors, such as word meanings, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and mechanics.
• Obtaining the required comments, approvals and signoffs.
• Maintaining a tracking sheet for every official correspondence item and document.

• Familiarizing with project contents prior to starting translation projects;
• Reading through original material and rewriting it in the target language; whilst ensuring that the meaning of the source text is retained;
• Conducting primary proofreading and editing translated versions;
• Providing clients with a grammatically correct final version of the translated documents;
• Working as team member to ensure each project is finished as scheduled and according to the highest possible standards;
• Keeping record of monthly productivity;
• Completing clients’ requests in a timely manner;
• Responsible for translating questionnaires, presentations, Press Releases and internal admin documents;
• Researching all types of phraseology to find the correct translation; and
• Developing an understanding of personal development needs and takes required action to fulfill these needs.

to do all assigned jobs with top-notch quality

• Translating a variety of material, particularly formal legal, technological and engineering documentation, from Arabic into English and vice versa, with attention to fact and nuance, so that the intent and tone of the original meaning is preserved.
• Editing, standardizing, proofreading, revising and finalizing translated material prepared by other employees and contractors.
• Organizing translated material and finalizing translation according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
• Preparing project reports and documentation.
• Researching legal, technical and scientific phraseology pertinent to the assigned projects.
• Consulting with experts in specialist areas; retain and develop specialist knowledge on specialist areas of translation.
• Creating writing instructions, reference and maintenance manuals for the translation service team.
• Preparing project proposals, training materials, technical reports, online documentation and help systems for assigned projects.
• Compiling terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material
• Checking translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions
• Preparing the final word-processed copy.