BRAYAN AVELIN HAMARO
Freelance Senior Linguist
Dar es Salaam
Summary
Native Swahili linguist with 3 years of freelance experience delivering accurate, culturally adapted English-to-Swahili and Swahili-to-English translations across marketing, business, web, and mobile app content. Skilled in translation, copy editing, proofreading, and linguistic quality assurance, with hands-on experience using the XTM CAT tool and Microsoft Office for professional deliverables. Comfortable working with sensitive, detail-critical content through collaboration with an NGO client, and committed to precision, consistency, and terminology accuracy — transferable strengths for regulated content such as investigator-facing, patient-facing, and pharmacy materials. Seeking to bring native-level Swahili fluency and a strong quality-first approach to Welocalize's Marketing & Life Sciences linguist team.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Freelance Translator & Linguistic Editor
Self-Employed
Dar es Salaam
01.2023 - Current
- Translate and copy edit marketing materials, business documents, website content, mobile application text, and subtitles between English and Swahili for a range of freelance clients, ensuring linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance for Swahili-speaking audiences.
- Perform linguistic quality assurance (LQA) and translation quality assurance (TQA) checks on translated content, reviewing for terminology consistency, grammar, tone, and adherence to source meaning prior to client delivery.
- Localize user interface (UI) text and application content, adapting phrasing, formatting, and terminology to read naturally for Swahili-speaking end users while preserving functional accuracy.
- Provided Swahili translation and copy editing support to a local NGO, handling sensitive and detail-critical content that required strict accuracy, confidentiality, and consistency.
- Manage end-to-end freelance translation projects independently — from source review and terminology research to final proofreading — using the XTM cloud-based CAT tool and Microsoft Office to prepare and deliver polished, client-ready files.
- Maintain direct client communication throughout each project lifecycle, clarifying source ambiguities, meeting agreed deadlines, and incorporating feedback to continuously improve translation quality.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics
Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE)
01.2020
Skills
- Swahili↔English Translation
- Copy Editing & Proofreading
- Localization
- Linguistic Quality Assurance (LQA)
- Translation Quality Assurance (TQA)
- Marketing & Business Translation
- Website & App Localization
- UI Localization
- Subtitling
- Terminology Consistency
- Cultural Adaptation
- Help Documentation Translation
- CAT Tool Proficiency (XTM)
- Microsoft Office
- Deadline & Quality Management
- Translation & Transcreation
- Terminology Research & Consistency
- CAT Tool Workflow (XTM)
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Remote Project & Deadline Management
Certification
No formal translation certifications held at this time. See recommended certifications in the accompanying resume analysis to strengthen candidacy for Life Sciences and Marketing localization roles.
Languages
Swahili
English
Cat Tools And Technology
- XTM (working proficiency)
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Open to and quick to adapt to additional CAT/TMS platforms including Trados, Phrase, Smartling, and Jira
Selected Translation Projects
- Marketing & Business Content, Translated and copy edited English-to-Swahili marketing and general business materials for freelance clients, ensuring brand tone and messaging were accurately and naturally adapted for Swahili-speaking audiences.
- Website & App Localization, Localized website copy and mobile application text/UI strings from English into Swahili, maintaining functional accuracy and natural readability within space and formatting constraints.
- Subtitling Projects, Translated and time-adapted subtitle content between English and Swahili, balancing conciseness with accuracy for on-screen readability.
- NGO Content Support, Delivered Swahili translation and editing for a local NGO, working with sensitive material that demanded high accuracy, consistency, and confidentiality.
Timeline
Freelance Translator & Linguistic Editor
Self-Employed
01.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics
Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE)