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Nicole Tawil

@nicoletawil

Arabic localization and translation QA professional, specializing in transcreation, subtitle review, and linguistic quality assurance.

Lebanon

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to apply my Arabic localization and LQA expertise—transcreation, subtitle review, UI/API and compliance accuracy—to help global products sound culturally natural and deliver a seamless user experience.

I’m an Arabic Reviewer with a strong focus on localization quality—performing transcreation and creative adaptation for marketing, advertising, gaming, and multimedia platforms like YouTube and Google Play. I also conduct multimedia and subtitle review, ensuring natural phrasing and high-quality translation, and I run comprehensive linguistic quality assurance audits across product streams.

From UI strings and APIs to legal/compliance documentation and technical accuracy, I work to eliminate linguistic errors and functional bugs while keeping terminology consistent and the user experience seamless. Alongside QA and localization, I’ve led content operations as an Arabic Editorial Lead—managing publishing at scale, copy-editing, training writers, and supporting SEO best practices—so I understand both linguistic precision and end-to-end content workflow.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Arabic External Reviewer

Current

Vistatec

Aug 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Performed transcreation and creative adaptation for Google marketing, advertising, gaming, and multimedia content to ensure culturally resonant Arabic while preserving original intent. Conducted subtitle/caption reviews and linguistic quality assurance across product streams, including checks for UI strings, APIs, and legal/compliance terminology.

Transcreation Subtitle Review Linguistic Quality Assurance Multimedia Localization UI Text Quality Assessment Legal Terminology Google Ads Admob Google Cloud Platform

Arabic Content Writer

Studio Al Fankoosh

Jul 2021 - May 2022 (10 months)

Created 500+ engaging Arabic articles and generated 2.9M total views.

Arabic Editorial Lead

Studio Al Fankoosh

Jan 2020 - Jan 2022 (2 years)

Led site-wide content planning and publishing, managing 840+ articles per month and mentoring 4 authors. Trained 8 content writers with 10 online sessions, managed end-to-end content creation and content ops for CMS publishing, and collaborated with an SEO strategist to incorporate relevant keywords and align content with tone, style, and SEO best practices.

CMS Publishing Editorial Leadership Mentorship Copy Editing Content Strategy Training

Arabic Content Writer

The GCC Times

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021 (3 months)

Wrote and proofread daily Gulf and international news articles.

Proofreading

Arabic Content Writer and Copy Editor

Political Pen

Mar 2021 - Sep 2021 (6 months)

Wrote and proofread daily Lebanese news and edited political articles. Performed SEO writing and edited content using WordPress.

seo writing Copy Editing News Writing Proofreading WordPress

Volunteer French Teacher

UNHCR - Save the Children

Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)

Taught French to school-aged refugee children, completing an 8-day crash course on basic foreign language teaching and delivering a 141-hour course.

French Teaching Foreign Language Instruction Training

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Lebanese University - Center for Languages and Translation

Professional Master, Translation and Interpreting

2022 - 2023

Completed a Professional Master program at Lebanese University’s Center for Languages and Translation (May 2022–August 2023).

ALLC International House

Foreign Language Teaching Course, Foreign Language Teaching

2018 - 2019

Activities and societies: Received an 8-day crash course on basic foreign language knowledge and teaching skills; delivered a 141-hour foreign language course to school-aged refugee children.

Completed an 8-day crash course and a 141-hour foreign language course on teaching skills delivered by ALLC International House.