Nahla Hesham

Localization Project Manager with 4+ years of experience delivering end-to-end localization projects across product, marketing, and audiovisual (AV) content in Agile environments. Managed 10+ concurrent multilingual projects across 15+ languages, consistently achieving 98–99% on-time delivery and quality targets. Proven track record of optimizing localization workflows and reducing turnaround times by up to 20% through process improvements and AI-assisted solutions, including dubbing and subtitling workflows.

Experienced in managing scalable localization operations, collaborating cross-functionally with product, engineering, and marketing teams, and leveraging data-driven insights and KPIs to improve efficiency, quality, and global content delivery. Combines strong project management expertise with hands-on experience in subtitling and localization tools to support both media and product localization at scale.

Localization Project Manager at Collot Baca Media (2025-12 – Present)

• Managed end-to-end audiovisual localization projects including subtitling, SDH, AI dubbing, studio dubbing, and voiceover.
• Utilized Ooona Manager and Ooona Editor to manage workflows, assign tasks, track progress, and deliver localized assets.
• Acted as the primary technical and project contact for global clients, managing scope, budgets, and cross-functional alignment between engineering and creative teams.
• Coordinated directly with linguists, translators, voice talent, dubbing studios, and technical teams.
• Planned and monitored project schedules and resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects.
• Maintained and controlled project budgets, tracking costs and ensuring financial targets were met.
• Performed quality control and reviews of subtitles and localized content to ensure compliance with client and industry standards.
• Managed AI dubbing workflows, including voice selection, synchronization, and post-editing coordination.
• Supervised studio dubbing and voiceover projects, coordinating sessions and deliverables.
• Standardized automated project hand-off workflows and routing protocols, reducing manual touchpoints by 15% and increasing team velocity during high-pressure production sprints.
• Prepared project quotations and conducted file analysis to support pre-sales and client proposals.
• Coordinated multilingual subtitling projects for feature films, short-form content, and trailers, ensuring accurate timing, quality control, and on-time delivery across multiple markets.
• Delivered subtitles and localization assets for broadcast and streaming distribution.
• Prepared and issued client invoices, ensuring accurate costing and financial documentation.
• Maintained detailed financial documentation and project records to support budget audits and ensure accurate client invoicing.

Localization Project Manager at Bayantech (2024-11 – 2025-11)

• Managed end-to-end localization projects from planning to delivery, ensuring on-time, on-budget execution across multiple languages and markets.
• Acted as the primary point of contact for clients, internal teams, and external vendors, driving clear communication and issue resolution.
• Facilitated cross-discipline communication between art, engineering, and narrative teams to resolve dependencies and maintain velocity.
• Authored contingency and risk-mitigation plans that reduced potential project bottlenecks by 20%.
• Experienced in delivering localized content across Web, Mobile (iOS/Android), and Game Engines, ensuring seamless integration between narrative assets and product UI.
• Implemented process improvements and automation, optimizing workflows, quality, and scalability while tracking KPIs.
• Managed localization of in-game UI strings, dialogue trees, and narrative scripts, coordinating with narrative designers to preserve story intent, tone, and character voice across 15+ languages.
• Built and managed project-specific term bases and translation memories in memoQ, reducing repeated translation queries by establishing a single source of truth for terminology across vendors.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver multimedia projects under tight deadlines.
• Managed purchase order workflows end-to-end — raising POs, approving vendor invoices, and reconciling final costs against project budgets — maintaining 100% accuracy in financial documentation.

Subtitle Editor/Translator at Alotranslate (2022-05 – 2025-08)

• Successfully localized and subtitled over 1000+ minutes of YouTube and film content from English to Arabic with high cultural and linguistic accuracy.
• Maintained a 99% quality assurance pass rate across all subtitling projects, receiving positive feedback from QC teams and language coordinators.
• Delivered tight-turnaround subtitling projects within 24-48 hours, consistently meeting fast-paced production deadlines without compromising quality.
• Translated and adapted subtitles that preserved humor, slang, and regional context, enhancing viewer engagement and retention for Arabic-speaking audiences.
• Collaborated with dubbing and metadata teams to translate video titles and descriptions, ensuring brand tone and searchability in Arabic.
• Used tools like Subtitle Edit, OOONA, EZTitles and Aegisub to sync subtitles with frame accuracy, improving viewer experience and timing precision.
• Acted as lead subtitle editor for several high-visibility projects, mentoring junior linguists on subtitling standards, cultural nuance, and timing best practices.
• Contributed to the development of Arabic subtitling style guides, helping standardize tone, formatting, and cultural references across content types.
• Implemented feedback from QC reviewers and coordinators within 24 hours, enhancing project efficiency and strengthening collaborative workflows.
• Participated in beta testing and provided UX feedback on subtitling tools and localization platforms, contributing to workflow optimization.

Localization Project Manager at Pollion (2022-09 – 2024-11)

• Planned and managed translation projects to support product localization plans and all aspects of projects (scheduling, progress report, troubleshooting, data archiving, quality assurance, and final data delivery).
• Managed and coordinated multiple localization projects simultaneously across multiple languages from project pre-planning stage and scoping to release and shipment of the product.
• Created and maintained localization plans and schedules.
• Selected and managed translation vendors, assigned projects to external translators, and monitored progress to meet deadlines, quality, and budget requirements.
• Served as primary day-to-day contact for the Product groups, Core development teams including QA and Translation Vendors.
• Reported on ongoing projects between the Product Business Units and Localization Agencies.

Subtitle Editor/QC Operator at Babel (2021-09 – 2023-11)

• Responsible for quality control (QC) of closed caption subtitles for broadcast television, feature films, and streaming services.
• Proficient in Subtitle Edit, EZTitles, Spot, Aegisub, and other subtitling software.
• Experienced in editing, timing, and formatting subtitles for multiple languages.
• Knowledgeable in various broadcast standards and industry regulations for closed captioning.
• Proficient in proofreading and quality assurance of subtitles for accuracy and consistency.
• Experienced in coordinating with production teams and outside vendors for subtitle delivery and quality assurance.

Customer Service Agent at Vodafone UK (2021-12 – 2022-12)

Delivered efficient customer service and conflict resolution.

Diploma in Cinematic Subtitling – Motrjim Academy (2021-08 – 2021-09)

BA in English Literature – Mansoura University (2017-07 – 2021-08)