Razan

Jahjah

E- mail: acw7ld@r.postjobfree.com

Nationality: Syrian

KEY

COMPETENCIES:

I

am

a

freelance

translator,

covering

on

a

number

of

different

texts

including

literature,

politics,

journalism,

fine

arts,

music,

cultural, cuisine,

healthcare,

nutrition,

education,

the

environment,

agriculture

and

history.

My

work

covers

translations

from

English

into

Arabic and

vice- versa.

I

also

translate

directly

from

videos

without

using

a

tape

script,

irrespective

of

the

accent

of

the

English

speaker. Additionally,

I

can

also

render

literary

texts,

translating

English

poetry

into

Arabic

verse. My

7

years

of

translation

experience

follow

a

university

education

in

English

Literature

and

Language. In

addition

to

my

translation

skills,

I

also

have

extensive

knowledge

about

the

Middle

East

region's

political

as

well

as

cultural

affairs. Translator and Proofreader

8

years

of

experience

with

local

and

international companies

LANGUAGES

&

IT

Fluent Arabic both slang and

standard,

English

INTERPERSONAL

SKILLS

Hardworking with a tendency to

remain calm under pressure and

very committed to my duties.

Always willing to learn new skills

and techniques in the field of

translation. Appreciate teamwork

and constantly ready to assist my

colleagues.

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

Freelance

translator:

Arabic

into

English

Translator

at

Integrity

Research

and Consultancy

Beirut

Office–

December

2015-

January

2016(1month) Translated

key

interviews

from

Arabic

into

English Freelance

English

into

Arabic

and

Arabic

into

English

translator

at

Rohayem

Juridical and

Technical

office

in

Beirut

July

2015

–

April

2016

(9months) Translated

a

variety

of

texts

mostly

for

Major

companies

inside

and

outside

Lebanon, NGOs,

Ministries

in

Lebanon

as

well

as

Legal

texts

for

Courts

of

Law Instructor

of

English

at

Tishreen

University,

Syria:

February

2012-

August

2013

(18

months) Instructed

the

course

“English

Language

for

Non- specialists”

on

the

faculties

and institutes

of

Tishreen

University.

Freelance

Translator

at

Yaraa

Office,

Syria:

2010- 2013(3

years) Translated a variety of texts from English into

Arabic

mainly in the field of

Healthcare and

nutrition.

EDUCATION

BA

in

English

literature

And

Language 2003- 2008-

Tishreen

University

in

Lattakia,

Syria

Certificate

of

Achievement

English

Language-

2006

British

Consulate,

Latakkia,

Syria.

REFERENCES

Mr.

Samuel

Sweeney

acw7ld@r.postjobfree.com

Mr.

Howard

Murray

Project

Manager

at

Integrity

Research

and

Consultancy acw7ld@r.postjobfree.com

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