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Ebtesam Mokhtar

Arabic Editor and English-Arabic Translator

Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Arabic EditorFreelance / Project

    The Dreamwork Collective

    Feb 2019 - Present -6 yrs, 5 months

    United Arab Emirates , Dubai

    • Job Details:translating books, website content and other texts from English to Arabic
  • Arabic EditorFreelance / Project

    Migrant-rights.org

    Jul 2018 - May 2019 -10 months

    Bahrain

    • Job Details:translated articles and news stories from English to Arabic including urgent posts about migrants, especially workers, in Gulf countries.
  • Freelance English-Arabic Translator & CopywriterFreelance / Project

    Upwork.com

    Jan 2018 - Present -7 yrs, 6 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:providing writing and translation services with constant 5-star feedback from my clients
  • Co-Founder & Managing EditorFull Time

    Manshoor.com

    Aug 2016 - Jul 2017 -11 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:- recruited, trained and supervised the work of the whole content team - helped mapping the website and named its categories, tags and more - wrote the editorial guidelines and planned the monthly editorial calendar - edited original and translated articles and reviewed all texts before publishing - supervised all content matters including SEO best practices and social media copies - managed Manshoor office in Cairo and coordinated third party trainings for the team - worked with fellow co-founders on business plans and communicated goals to the team
  • Education

    • College Diploma in Liberal Arts

      Cairo Institute of Liberal Arts and Sicences (CILAS)

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 - 1 Year

    • BA in Media

      Cairo University (CU)

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2015 - 4 yr

    Skills

    • Documentary filmmaking
    • Arabic writing
    • Arabic editing
    • English-Arabic translation
    • Copywriting
    • Visual Arts
    • Online Journalism

    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent
    • French

      Advanced

    Training & Certifications

    • Creative Documentary Workshop

      Between Women Filmmakers Caravan·2020
    • Gender

      Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Egypt·2013
    • Media Policies

      Bayt Al-Sennary·2013
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