I am a versatile content and communications professional with 10 years of experience across journalism, SEO, digital marketing, and editorial leadership. I’m NCTJ-accredited with an MA in Journalism from Brunel University, and I’ve delivered high-performing content across SaaS, FinTech, healthcare, and national media — from long-form editorial to data-driven SEO strategy. I’m equally comfortable owning content direction and executing at pace, collaborating with editors and stakeholders to meet deadlines and drive results. Based in Birmingham, I’m open to remote, hybrid, and flexible arrangements.

Sairah Masud

I am a versatile content and communications professional with 10 years of experience across journalism, SEO, digital marketing, and editorial leadership. I’m NCTJ-accredited with an MA in Journalism from Brunel University, and I’ve delivered high-performing content across SaaS, FinTech, healthcare, and national media — from long-form editorial to data-driven SEO strategy. I’m equally comfortable owning content direction and executing at pace, collaborating with editors and stakeholders to meet deadlines and drive results. Based in Birmingham, I’m open to remote, hybrid, and flexible arrangements.

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I am a versatile content and communications professional with 10 years of experience across journalism, SEO, digital marketing, and editorial leadership. I’m NCTJ-accredited with an MA in Journalism from Brunel University, and I’ve delivered high-performing content across SaaS, FinTech, healthcare, and national media — from long-form editorial to data-driven SEO strategy.

I’m equally comfortable owning content direction and executing at pace, collaborating with editors and stakeholders to meet deadlines and drive results. Based in Birmingham, I’m open to remote, hybrid, and flexible arrangements.

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Language

English
Fluent
Urdu
Fluent

Work Experience

AI Trainer at Outlier
March 1, 2024 - Present
Creating high-quality, user-centric AI training data. Reviewing and ranking Large Language Model outputs and providing feedback to improve reasoning, clarity, and usefulness across multiple AI training projects.
SEO Content Writer at Nuoptima
September 1, 2022 - Present
Specializing in creating SEO-optimized content that enhances the digital presence of various clients across different industries including SaaS, FinTech, healthcare, and eCommerce. I conduct keyword research and use SEO tools to deliver content that drives organic traffic.
Headline Editor at Content IQ
March 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022
Promoting engaging content by creating clickable and attention-grabbing headlines, sourcing and editing compelling images, and collaborating with the editorial team to develop viral content on diverse subjects.
Freelance Managing Editor at UVOCorp
October 1, 2018 - December 1, 2020
Mentoring a group of writers, organizing workloads, monitoring performance, and providing constructive feedback while ensuring adherence to academic standards through editing and proofreading.
AI Trainer & Content Evaluator at Outlier
March 1, 2024 - Present
Produce high-quality training data to improve the reasoning, accuracy, and editorial quality of large language models. Review and rank LLM outputs against editorial, factual, and stylistic benchmarks across multiple active projects. Apply journalism and content expertise to prompt analysis and response evaluation — bridging editorial standards with emerging AI capability.
Staff Writer at Eastern Eye (Asian Media Group)
July 1, 2017 - July 1, 2018
Wrote and edited multi-platform copy across news, current affairs, health, lifestyle, business, fashion, and arts for a national publication. Conducted high-profile interviews including London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Dragons' Den investor Tej Lalvani, and actor Sacha Dawan. Published daily SEO-optimised articles via WordPress; used social media to drive traffic and grow audience engagement.

Education

MA Journalism at Brunel University
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015

Qualifications

NCTJ-accredited Journalism
January 11, 2030 - June 9, 2026
Teeline Shorthand 100 wpm
January 11, 2030 - June 9, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Education