Hi, I’m
Raja Salim
JOURNALIST & CREATIVE WRITER
Montreal,QC
Summary
Content professional with keen eye for detail and proven track record in crafting impactful content strategies. Extensive experience in developing, editing, and optimizing content for diverse audiences and platforms. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, with flexibility to adapt to changing project needs. Highly skilled in content management systems and SEO best practices.
Overview
15
years of professional experience
3
Languages
Work History
The United Nations (OHCHR)
Editor & Translator - Contractor
04.2022 - 12.2024
Job overview
- Created, edited, and localized content tailored for diverse audiences, including businesses, government entities, and non-profit organizations.
- Translated business proposals and campaign materials from English to Arabic, ensuring accuracy, cultural relevance, and impact.
- Translated campaign content for the global Free and Equal initiative.
- Applied a modern, inclusive, and gender-sensitive approach to translation and editing.
- Edited and refined Arabic content on the UN's official website, improving clarity, coherence, and cultural relevance.
Al Hayya Magazine
Editor and Translator - Freelancer
01.2021 - 12.2024
Job overview
- Enhanced the quality of biannual magazine issues by implementing effective editing strategies, ensuring bilingual content was culturally relevant and engaging for Arabic-speaking audiences within each publication cycle.
- Localized and translated English content for biannual issues into Arabic, improving audience engagement and cultural relevance while maintaining high editorial standards.
Vaco
Editorial Content Specialist - Google Play Store
05.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Writes and edits editorial content for M&E apps, including Seasonal Moments, Trending, Static Quizzes, and Lifecycle articles.
- Lead writer for the Google Play Editor's Choice program, managing tone, curation, and quality.
- Review and update legacy content to maintain accuracy and engagement.
- Collaborate cross-functionally on data gathering, editorial programming, and marketing campaign support.
ICFJ
Digital Safety Trainer - Freelancer
01.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Led Disarming Disinformation training for 150+ professionals within 6 months, enhancing their ability to recognize and counter misinformation through practical exercises.
Independent Writer, Researcher, and Translator
01.2010 - Current
Job overview
- Produce cross-cultural articles as a freelance journalist, with a focus on Arabic-speaking platforms and audiences.
- Translate and adapt content from English publications, academic research, and literary works-including those by Ursula K. Le Guin and Professor Kimberly Juanita Brown-into Arabic, aiming to decentralize knowledge and introduce diverse global perspectives to Arabic readers.
- Write technical articles on digital safety and online spaces, providing accessible content on digital best practices and youth-focused cyber safety tips amid rapidly evolving technologies.
PYXOS
Copyeditor & Translator - Contractor
12.2024 - 04.2025
Job overview
- Developed and localized technical content on the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) in SKA, ensuring cultural relevance and clarity.
- Collaborated with legal and technical experts to translate and adapt complex regulatory language of the PDPL into accessible Arabic, ensuring precision and cultural relevance.
- Maintained consistency and clarity across multilingual content, supporting the official rollout of the new PDPL in Saudi Arabia.
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Copyeditor and Translator
11.2020 - 12.2024
Job overview
- Created, edited, and localized content tailored for diverse audiences, including businesses,government entities, and non-profit organizations.
- Translated business proposals and campaign materials from English to Arabic, ensuring accuracy,cultural relevance, and impact.
- Maintained high standards of language usage by correcting grammar, punctuation, and syntax errors.
- Recommended copy edits based on knowledge of target audience and internal and external style guides.
- Contributed to team success by consistently meeting tight deadlines under pressure.
Education
LASALLE COLLEGE
DEC from Arts, Literature and Communication - Media Option
01.2019 - 01.2021
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Bachelor's Degree from Double Major: Communication and Cultural Studies & Women's Studies
01.2021 - 01.2024
DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY
Bachelor's Degree from Journalism
05.2001
Skills
Cross-Cultural Content Creation
Languages
Arabic
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
French
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Editorial Content Specialist - Google Play Store
Vaco
05.2025 - Current
Copyeditor & Translator - Contractor
PYXOS
12.2024 - 04.2025
Digital Safety Trainer - Freelancer
ICFJ
01.2024 - Current
Editor & Translator - Contractor
The United Nations (OHCHR)
04.2022 - 12.2024
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Bachelor's Degree from Double Major: Communication and Cultural Studies & Women's Studies
01.2021 - 01.2024
Editor and Translator - Freelancer
Al Hayya Magazine
01.2021 - 12.2024
Copyeditor and Translator
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11.2020 - 12.2024
LASALLE COLLEGE
DEC from Arts, Literature and Communication - Media Option
01.2019 - 01.2021
Independent Writer, Researcher, and Translator
01.2010 - Current
DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY
Bachelor's Degree from Journalism
05.2001
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