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Bilingual English–Urdu linguist specializing in localization, transcreation, data annotation, interpretation, translation, and transcription. I preserve cultural context, tone, and intent for global brands. I have a proven track record in linguistic QA, post-editing machine translation (PEMT), NLP text processing, and creating verbatim, timestamped transcripts. I also bring academic depth in Islamic Studies from the University of Sindh, with experience supporting culturally and domain-specific projects.…Bilingual English–Urdu linguist specializing in localization, transcreation, data annotation, interpretation, translation, and transcription. I preserve cultural context, tone, and intent for global brands. I have a proven track record in linguistic QA, post-editing machine translation (PEMT), NLP text processing, and creating verbatim, timestamped transcripts. I also bring academic depth in Islamic Studies from the University of Sindh, with experience supporting culturally and domain-specific projects.

Shaguftha Kousar

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Bilingual English–Urdu linguist specializing in localization, transcreation, data annotation, interpretation, translation, and transcription. I preserve cultural context, tone, and intent for global brands. I have a proven track record in linguistic QA, post-editing machine translation (PEMT), NLP text processing, and creating verbatim, timestamped transcripts. I also bring academic depth in Islamic Studies from the University of Sindh, with experience supporting culturally and domain-specific projects.…Bilingual English–Urdu linguist specializing in localization, transcreation, data annotation, interpretation, translation, and transcription. I preserve cultural context, tone, and intent for global brands. I have a proven track record in linguistic QA, post-editing machine translation (PEMT), NLP text processing, and creating verbatim, timestamped transcripts. I also bring academic depth in Islamic Studies from the University of Sindh, with experience supporting culturally and domain-specific projects.

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Bilingual English–Urdu linguist specializing in localization, transcreation, data annotation, interpretation, translation, and transcription. I preserve cultural context, tone, and intent for global brands.

I have a proven track record in linguistic QA, post-editing machine translation (PEMT), NLP text processing, and creating verbatim, timestamped transcripts. I also bring academic depth in Islamic Studies from the University of Sindh, with experience supporting culturally and domain-specific projects.

Skills

Copywriting

Voiceover

Data Visualization

Experience Level

Copywriting

Intermediate

Voiceover

Intermediate

Data Visualization

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Urdu

Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Translator, Transcreator & Data Annotator

January 1, 2000 - Present

Provided English–Urdu translation, transcreation, and copy adaptation for localized digital campaigns and consumer-facing materials. Performed post-editing and quality assurance for machine translation outputs, ensuring accuracy, fluency, and compliance with style/language guidelines; delivered detailed linguistic feedback for continuous improvement. Tagged, classified, and analyzed complex Urdu/English datasets for NLP model fine-tuning and machine learning workflows. Produced verbatim, clean-read transcription for audio/video projects with precise time-stamping and supported consecutive bilingual interpretation for meetings, interviews, and consultations. Also supported copywriting and proofreading to ensure localized content quality and consistency.