Operations & Marketing · Translation & Interpreting

I keep goods, deals and languages moving between markets.

Five years coordinating import/export logistics and commercial marketing across Iran, Europe and Asia — and a parallel career translating and interpreting between Persian, Kurdish, English and German for technical, legal and medical work.

Portrait of Fatemeh Rouzkhosh
Tehran, Iran

About

I've spent the last five years on the operational side of international trade — clearing customs, coordinating sea, air and land freight, and running marketing and sourcing for a cosmetics brand that sells across three continents. Underneath all of it is the same skill: making sure something (a shipment, a deal, a meaning) survives the crossing between two places intact.

That's also what draws me to translation and interpreting. I hold a degree in English translation, near-native fluency in English and working fluency in German, and I've translated technical, legal and medical material and interpreted live over the phone, on video calls and at exhibitions. I'm looking for a role — in operations, trade, or language services — where precision across languages and systems actually matters.

Work experience

  1. 2021 — Present Tehran, Iran

    Commercial Marketing Specialist

    Arusha International Cosmetics Company

    • Run ordering, purchasing, distribution, import and sales across multiple cosmetics product lines
    • Coordinate sea, air and land shipments for clients across Iran, Europe and Asia
    • Handle customs clearance and the paperwork that goes with it
  2. 2019 — 2022 Tehran, Iran

    Operations Administrator

    Barandaz Bahavar International Transport Company

    • Managed import and export handling for more than 1,000 transport processes
    • Coordinated shipping for customers across Iran, Europe and Asia by sea, air and land
    • Led client relationships, digital marketing, pricing and negotiation

Translation & interpreting

Alongside operations work, I translate and interpret professionally between Persian, Kurdish, English and German.

Written

Technical, engineering, medical and psychological articles; contracts; student projects.

Spoken

Simultaneous interpreting over the phone, on video calls, in meetings and at exhibitions.

Trained further in German legal and simultaneous interpreting at the Science and Research University, Tehran.

Languages

Listening, reading, speaking and writing sit at the same level for me in each language below.

  • Persian Mother tongue
  • Kurdish Mother tongue
  • English C2
  • German B2
  • French A1
  • Arabic A1

A1–A2 basic user · B1–B2 independent user · C1–C2 proficient user

Skills

Core strengths

  • Organizational & planning skills
  • Relationship management
  • Negotiation & pricing
  • Customs formalities
  • Digital marketing
  • Listening & communication

Digital tools

  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Word
  • Outlook
  • Zoom
  • Skype

Education & training

  1. 2011 — 2016

    Bachelor in English Translation

    Karaj Azad University, Karaj, Iran

  2. 2013 — 2018

    English Language Program

    ILI English Language Institute, Tehran, Iran

  3. 2022 — 2024

    German Language Program

    DSIT, Tehran, Iran

  4. 2023

    CRM and CSM

    Tüv Academy, Tehran, Iran

  5. 2024

    German Commercial Course

    German-Iranian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK), Tehran, Iran

  6. 2024

    German Legal & Simultaneous Interpreting Seminar

    Science and Research University, Tehran, Iran

  7. 2015

    Train the Trainer

    Gostaresh Modiriat Tehran Institute, Tehran, Iran

Outside work

Movement

Yoga, pilates, jogging, mountain climbing and dancing.

Reading & writing

Philosophy, psychology and history books, and writing on my own weblog.

Cooking & baking

Local and international dishes, and baking cakes and cookies.

Listening & learning

Podcasts, audiobooks and webinars — motivational and educational.

Get in touch

Open to roles in operations, trade, marketing or language services — in Tehran or remote.

Location
Tehran, Iran