
Godline Gabriel
Swahili Transcriber
Salary / Daily rate
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Expert Swahili translator and subtitle editor with 6+ years of experience across media, legal, and technical translations. Currently managing subtitle projects at HilalPlay and founded Tanzania Home of Languages translation marketplace. Specialized in English-Swahili translation, subtitling, and quality control with proven expertise in journalism and entertainment industries.
Work experience
Swahili Transcriber
Productive PlayhouseFreelance
Mar 2025 - Present
1 year 8 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Transcribing audios into texts Reviewing transcribed texts
Founder & Business Development Manager
Tanzania Home of Languages
Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 10 months
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The market of translators and interpreters.
Subtitle Editor
HilalPlay
May 2024 - Present
2 years 6 months
Türkiye · On-site
• Translating subtitle files from English into Swahili that adhere to the company’s guidelines and standards • Developing SRT files for TV shows, movies, and trailers in ENGLISH/SWAHLI languages. • Performing quality control (QC) on colleagues’ SRT files, generating reports for supervisory review. • Revising translations and linguistic aspects of finalized SRT files to ensure alignment with platform guidelines and character references. • Assess sample files from potential candidates, offering feedback and evaluations to supervisors. • Adapting completed Turkish TV show SRT files for the international version. • Managing review and response to QC-related emails.
Freelance Translator and Editor
Translators without BordersFreelance
Jul 2019 - Aug 2024
5 years 2 months
Danbury, CT, USA
Translating different documents from English into Swahili Editing and proofreading different documents
Translator
The Guardian Limited (IPP MEDIA)
Jan 2024 - May 2024
5 months
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Translating, checking and editing stories, writing captions, placing photos and writing headlines within set deadlines and in conformity with journalistic ethics, editorial objectives and house style Checking and correcting editorial copy (news stories, features, etc.) allocated by the Chief Sub-Editor for facts, accuracy, taste, house style, language use, clarity, details, objectivity, spelling, etc. Subbing (rewriting) editorial copy to fit allocated space without distorting facts or downplaying the salient points or points of major interest. Rewriting editorial copy as necessary for simplicity, clarity and style. Writing headlines for the copy by ensuring that they reflect the overriding message of the stories. Editing the photos and other illustrations selected by the Chief Sub-Editor – to fit space allocated Writing or rewriting captions, taking care not to give obvious details. Submitting the edited copy to the Chief Sub-Editor within set deadlines. Making up news pages as directed by the Chief Sub-Editor – as a guide to graphic designers Checking all headlines, captions, photos/illustrations, copy text, page logos and all other page elements, and signing off the pages(to graphic designers) within set deadlines.
Swahili language Specialist
Global Connects Language Services
May 2022 - May 2024
2 years 1 month
Dublin, Ireland
Skills: Technical Translation · Translation · English Translation · Project Management · Machine Translation · Legal Translation · Swahili · Russian Translation · Medical Translation
Receptionist
Le Mersenne Zanzibar, Autograph Collection
Jun 2023 - Jan 2024
8 months
Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania · On-site
Freelance translator and proofreader
eTranslation ServicesFreelance
Nov 2022 - Jul 2023
9 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Language Specialist
United States of Africa
Aug 2022 - May 2023
10 months
United States · Hybrid
SEO content writer
Sadja WebSolutions
Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
6 months
Kampala, Uganda
Translator
Daily news company ltd
Aug 2019 - Aug 2021
2 years 1 month
Dodoma, Tanzania
Skills: Copywriting · Written Communication · Project Management · Interpersonal Skills · Multilingual
Translator
Self employed
Jan 2019 - Jul 2019
7 months
bible society of tanzania
Skills: Copywriting · Written Communication · Project Management · Interpersonal Skills · Multilingual
Education
VETA_KIPAWA
Electrical Installation (Domestic and Industrial) course
2023 - 2024
6 months
WATER DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (WATER INSTITUTE)
CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE IN PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
2022 - 2022
4 months
University of Dodoma
Bachelor of arts in translation and interpretation
2016 - 2019
2 years 10 months
Muyovozi High School
A level studies
2014 - 2016
2 years 1 month