Zeynab Tajik

Lead Persian (Farsi) Linguist | Dari & Persian Localization Specialist

16+ YEARS IN LANGUAGE SERVICES | LANGUAGE QUALITY LEAD | CERTIFIED LEGAL TRANSLATOR | PUBLISHED TRANSLATOR

Professional Profile

I am a lead Persian linguist, senior translator, reviewer, and localization quality specialist with more than 16 years of experience across creative, technical, and regulated content. I provide English-Persian and English-Dari language services to international organizations, language-service providers, and global multilingual programs.

My work combines translation and localization with language-quality management, terminology management, linguistic testing, reviewer calibration, and root-cause analysis. I have become a trusted lead or preferred linguist on several long-running programs by delivering accurate terminology, natural market-facing copy, consistent quality, and reliable communication.

I hold both a B.A. and an M.A. in English-Persian Translation. I am also a judiciary-certified, sworn translator for legal documents and a published translator of books into Persian and English.

Clients have described my contribution as both "trusted" and "indispensable." You can read their independent comments on my ProZ.com feedback card.

Core Services

• Translation and localization: software, websites, mobile applications, product content, manuals, marketing materials, and regulated communications.
• Transcreation and copy adaptation: marketing copy, campaigns, editorial content, and user-facing messaging.
• Editing and review: bilingual review, proofreading, copy editing, MTPE, and final linguistic sign-off.
• Language quality: LQA, QA/QC, RCA/CAPA, error analysis, reviewer feedback, and translator evaluation.
• Terminology: glossary development, terminology research, style guides, language queries, and translation-memory maintenance.
• Localization testing: UI testing, tag and placeholder validation, bug reporting, issue fixing, and release-quality review.
• Formatting QA: DTP/PDF review, document-format verification, and production-ready delivery.
• Specialist services: certified legal translation, official-document formatting, transcription, and subtitling.

Selected Professional Experience

Client and agency names are omitted to respect confidentiality obligations.

Lead Persian Linguist & Language Quality Specialist | Major global consumer audio and media platform | August 2021-Present | Lead role since October 2022

• Lead Persian editorial and review workflows for product UI, help content, marketing, transcreation, and copy editing.
• Review LQA results, investigate error patterns, and prepare root-cause and corrective/preventive-action responses.
• Resolve external reviewer feedback and maintain consistent locale-level quality standards.
• Maintain glossaries, translation memories, terminology, style guidance, and language queries.
• Evaluate and coach linguists, monitor performance, and provide actionable feedback.
• Support training, process calibration, and release readiness in Smartling-based workflows.

Senior Freelance Translator, Reviewer & Localization Specialist | International multilingual programs | 2010-Present

• Deliver end-to-end English-Persian and English-Dari services, from source analysis and translation to review, QA, and final delivery.
• Localize mobile and web interfaces, product content, campaigns, regulated communications, legal materials, manuals, and multimedia content.
• Define terminology, resolve reviewer queries, validate layouts, and align deliverables with style guides and market expectations.
• Maintain preferred-vendor relationships through consistent quality, responsive communication, and reliable handling of sensitive or urgent content.

Judiciary-Certified Legal & Public-Service Translator | Independent and specialist legal assignments | 2010-Present

• Translate and certify civil-status records, identity and academic documents, contracts, statements, and other official records.
• Handle immigration and asylum content, family-law and court materials, and social-care documentation.
• Preserve legal meaning, source formatting, document structure, confidentiality, and submission requirements.

Areas of Expertise

• Healthcare & Life Sciences | 2012-Present: Medical and health-insurance content, Medicare and Medicaid communications, member materials, benefits, appeals, denials, policies, patient education, TEP, LQA, linguist sign-off, and DTP/PDF QA.
• Technology, Software & AI | 2012-Present: Product UI, websites, cybersecurity, mobile-device ecosystems, connected products, applications, AI-powered tools, linguistic testing, and bug fixing.
• Financial Markets & Fintech | 2016-Present: Forex, CFDs, cryptoassets, investment products, market analysis, account journeys, trading interfaces, risk disclosures, and campaigns.
• Luxury, Heritage & Editorial Storytelling | 2016-Present: Recurring Persian work for one of the world's most recognized Swiss luxury-watch houses, covering fine watchmaking, sport, arts, exploration, and sustainability.
• Marketing, Entertainment & Media | 2012-Present: Transcreation, copy editing, product UI, help content, editorial materials, and consumer campaigns.
• Gaming & iGaming | 2022-Present: Mobile and social games, UI, gameplay, legal and privacy content, responsible-gaming materials, and advertising.
• Legal & Public Services | 2010-Present: Official documents, immigration and asylum, family law, court and social-care records, public information, and civic content.

Education

• M.A. in English-Persian Translation | Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran | 2010-2012
• B.A. in English-Persian Translation | Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran | 2006-2010

Certifications & Memberships

• Judiciary-certified, sworn translator for legal documents
• ProZ.com Certified PRO and Farsi Localization Team Leader
• Voting Member, American Translators Association
• Member, International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters
• Member, International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies
• Member, Iranian Association of Certified Translators and Interpreters
• Translators without Borders, Kató Verified

Languages & Tools

Languages: Persian/Farsi (native), Dari (native), English (advanced), and Spanish (advanced).

Working pairs: English-Persian and English-Dari.

Tools: Smartling, memoQ, Trados Studio, Phrase, XTM Cloud, Smartcat, Transifex, Wordfast, Xbench, Passolo, and Plunet.

Quality & Confidentiality

Every project is handled with discretion, professional integrity, and close attention to detail. I follow client instructions, terminology resources, style guides, privacy requirements, and secure working practices. Before delivery, I check terminology, meaning, formatting, tags, placeholders, consistency, and readability.

My goal is not simply to translate words, but to deliver content that reads naturally, serves its intended purpose, and feels as though it was originally created for its Persian- or Dari-speaking audience.

Discuss Your Project

If you need a dependable Persian or Dari language specialist for translation, localization, review, quality assurance, or an ongoing multilingual program, please contact me through ProZ.com. I will be pleased to review your requirements and provide a customized quotation.