
Tarek Ismail
Senior Editor at Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate Development Co.
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWork Experience
Senior EditorFull Time
Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate Development Co.
Nov 2015 - Present -9 yrs, 7 months
Saudi Arabia , Riyadh
- Job Details:- Reporting to the Chief Communication Officer; - Writing clear, persuasive, original copy; - Proofreading copy to check spelling and grammar; - Review translations of other translators and assume responsibility for proofreading and approving materials for printing and publishing in both Arabic and English languages; - Creating and enriching an in-house terminology database; - Creating and enriching an in-house style guide.
Senior Technical WriterFull Time
Parsons
Jul 2013 - Oct 2015 -2 yrs, 3 months
Saudi Arabia , Riyadh
- Job Details:- Translates, proofreads and performs routine editorial functions, including formatting and style-sheet verification, copy editing, and some production planning. - Ensures compliance of all assigned documents with their required presentation, correct use of paragraph headings and numbering, referencing of illustrative and tabular matter, and applicable bibliographic styles. - Ensures consistency in application of technical abbreviations and acronyms, figure, captions, and handling of boilerplate materials. - Compiles and verifies tables of content, lists of figures and tables, references, and printer's dummy. Marks copy to provide word processors and graphic designers with clear, legible instructions relating to spacing, indentation, and changes or corrections. - Conducts research in the preparation of copy writing assignments and verification of acronyms, terms, etc. - Assists in the development of drafts and revisions for marketing collateral, Web sites, scripts, white papers, and other internal and external promotional and informational content. - Works directly with authors to review copy, illustrations, and other materials submitted for inclusion in assigned documents. - Recommends improvements for accuracy of expression, project or company style, clarity, consistency, and grammatical construction.
Senior Technical TranslatorFull Time
- Job Details:- Rendering Arabic text into/from an English version for tender documents, BOQ, and contract documents ensuring accurate and appropriate translation to the end user. - Providing daily translation support to other departments regarding daily letters, faxes, and other means of correspondences. - Participating in the translation/creative interpretation and editing of marketing and advertising texts like press releases, company periodical newsletter, brochures and catalogues, working in a team to produce an equivalent quality suitable for publicity purposes in the English speaking world. - Using dictionaries and collecting reference material by using colleagues from other departments as a source of current terms in the industry. -Liaising with departments to discuss unclear points; - Monitoring media coverage of the industry activities, contract signing, and tenders announcements, to be forwarded to concerned departments.
Skills
Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
FluentFrench
Intermediate