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Founded loclait, a studio offering localization, implementation, and testing services to game developers and publishers with a focus on ethical industry practices, flexibility, scalability, and quality above all.
Grew loclait into the all-encompassing Arabic gameloc studio, where the best-in-class talents who worked on major gaming IPs and have a shared passion for high-quality Arabic game localization gather to produce their best work.
Fostered close collaborative relationships with the leading studios and agencies in the game localization scene.
Responsibilities:
Directing the core team
Managing & overseeing localization projects
Hand-picking & onboarding new talent
Among other unreleased projects.
What's The Password?TrampolineTales
To The MoonFreebird Games / Serenity Forge
Resonance: A Plague Tale LegacyAsobo Studio / Focus Entertainment
The House in Fata MorganaNOVECT / MangaGamer
Maze MiceTrampolineTales
Luck be a LandlordTrampolineTales
Window GardenCamilla Santiago / CLOVER-FI Games
Urban Myth Dissolution CenterHakababunko / SHUEISHA GAMES
Co-founded Eternal Dream Arabization, a boutique offering bespoke Arabic localization services to game developers and publishers with a focus on tackling the myriad technical challenges faced when localizing into RTL languages.
Fostered relationships with indie creators & publishers as well as many firsts for the Arabic gameloc industry as a whole.
Responsibilities:
Directing localization projects
Translating Dev communication and Patch notes
Marketing localized games on Social Media
Editing and proofreading content for the blog
Managing SM accounts
Community management
Copywriting
Proofreading
Editing
Quality Control
Among other unreleased/uncredited contributions.
Independent
Freelancer
11/01/2019 - 12/31/2024
I worked as a rogue mercenary for hire for 5~ish years in localization and translation adjacent positions before mostly settling down.
With a focus on copy, editing, quality assurance, and team leadership, I worked on over 35 gaming projects as well as multiple subtitling projects as a freelancer.
Collaborated with 20+ clients, including:
Unfortunately, the vast majority of the IPs I worked on during this period are under perpetual NDA.
Frequent freelance roles:
Team leadership
Style guide creation
Editing & proofreading
Localization content creation
While I still dabble in very selective solo freelancing from time to time (when my schedule allows, and when my interest in a project overrules all reason), I've more or less moved on from this type of work to focus on my teams.
Writer:
كواليس توطين البيت في الفاتا مورغانا—الجزء الأولFor loclait
كيف تعرّب الألعاب؟For loclait
ما هو التحرير؟—(وسر ركاكة الترجمات العربية)For loclait
The 2 Fatal Right-To-Left Game Localization Pitfalls, and How to Spot ThemFor loclait
Symbols, Syntax, and Slots—Localizing Luck be a Landlord into ArabicFor loclait
Game Translation Guide: How to Localize Video Games in 2024For JOEL Localization
A Variable Parable—Dealing With Variables in Obra Dinn's Arabic LocalizationFor Eternal Dream Arabization
Player Inclusivity Without Gender Tags in Arabic Game Localization—It's Not That HardFor loclait
Fusha Registers in Arabic Game Localization—What Succeeds, What Fails, and WhyFor loclait












