Bijar Bashqaly

Freelance translator with +9 years of experience

Remote Translator at Hogarth Company (2025-03 – Present)

Providing Sorani and Badini translation, localization and proofreading for major brands, mainly Coca-Cola.

Translator and Interpreter at Chatham House (2022-03 – 2024-01)

Providing consecutive and simultaneous interpretation for discussion sessions between Iraqi authorities and civil society groups initiated by Chatham House.

News Editor, Translator and Interpreter at Rudaw Media Network (2020-01 – Present)

Intake Department, International Desk, covering international news.

HSE Officer at GGFZCO Crew 9932 (2019-02 – 2019-09)

Remote Translator and Research Assistant at The New York Times (2019-01 – 2019-02)

Researching on political development in Iraq, Syria, and Turkey in addition to provision of translation and transcription services

Language Consultant at WAHA International (2018-10 – 2019-01)

Providing English, Kurdish, and Arabic transcription and translation services for a technological research project.

Online Translator at Crowdee (2018-01 – Present)

Providing Arabic translation and proofreading.

Online Translator and Transcriber at NOTFM Production Ltd (2018-01 – Present)

Providing Kurdish and Arabic translation, transcription and proofreading.

Online Translator at GoTransparent.com (2018-02 – Present)

Providing Kurdish-English translation and transcription for different clients around the world.

Freelance Translator and Research Assistant at Upwork.com (2018-03 – Present)

Providing clients with Kurdish and Arabic translation, transcription and localization.

Monitor at Peak Pioneer Company (2017-01 – 2017-04)

Monitoring the process of building roads and sewerage for the three refugee camps of Al-Khazer, Hasan Sham and Sevdinan.

Translator and Interpreter at Al-Jazeera Media Network (2016-08 – 2016-12)

Remote Translator at Wired Magazine (2018-05 – 2018-06)

Transcribing and translating interviews, reports, and news articles from Kurdish and Arabic into English.

BA in English Language and Literature – University of Duhok (2012-10 – 2016-07)