SARAH ISLAM

Urdu Language Specialist | AI Trainer | Senior Writer & Editor

Goa, IN.

About

Highly accomplished Urdu Language Specialist, AI Trainer, and Senior Writer & Editor with over two decades of experience spanning creative leadership, advertising, editing, and language-focused roles. Recently contributed to the training and refinement of xAI's Grok model, evaluating AI-generated responses for quality and instruction adherence. Expertise includes developing original language curricula, leading creative teams to achieve significant campaign reach and revenue growth, and providing nuanced editorial feedback across diverse linguistic and cultural contexts.

Work

Independent Urdu Tutor

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Adult Group Classes

Remote, , India

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Summary

Designed and delivered comprehensive Urdu lessons for adult learners, focusing on advanced usage, cultural context, and nuanced linguistic expression.

Highlights

Developed original Urdu lesson plans and style guides, integrating prose, dialogue, humor, and cultural materials to foster confident adult usage beyond basic conversation.

Taught advanced vocabulary, grammar, idiom, and sentence structure, explaining registers (formal, literary, conversational) and cultural references for authentic communication.

Created structured writing exercises and revision frameworks, guiding learners from language recognition to active production through reading, listening, and guided speaking.

Provided specific, practical, and adaptive feedback on learner work, tailoring explanations to individual familiarity with Urdu and promoting natural language fluency.

xAI

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AI Trainer / Grok Tutor

Remote, , India

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Summary

Trained and refined xAI's Grok model in a fast-moving frontier AI environment, ensuring high-quality, relevant, and instruction-adherent AI-generated responses.

Highlights

Evaluated and refined AI-generated responses for quality, relevance, reasoning, clarity, and instruction adherence across a wide range of prompts and subject areas.

Identified critical inconsistencies, weak reasoning, unclear language, and structural issues in model outputs, applying editorial judgment to enhance user intent and context.

Adapted rapidly to evolving structured evaluation criteria and task requirements, consistently producing clear written evaluations of model outputs.

Maintained accuracy and consistency across high-volume evaluation work, handling proprietary information with discretion and confidentiality.

Turmeriq Advertising

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Head of Copy

Goa, Goa, India

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Summary

Led writing, editorial quality, and communications development for major corporate clients, overseeing creative teams and ensuring high-impact content delivery.

Highlights

Directed writing and editorial quality for major clients like Reliance Petchem and RElan Fabrics, leading creative teams across multiple simultaneous projects.

Edited and refined copy, scripts, and digital content for clarity, accuracy, tone, and audience suitability, providing detailed, actionable feedback through successive review rounds.

Maintained stringent editorial and creative quality standards across diverse client requirements, translating complex business needs into clear creative briefs and guidance.

Mentored writers and managed remote creative teams across locations and time zones, addressing recurring weaknesses and ensuring consistent quality under tight deadlines.

Led the RElan Lakmé Fashion Week 2024 campaign, achieving 12 million reach, 1 million video views, and contributing to 12% revenue growth.

BBDO Sri Lanka

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Creative Head

N/A, N/A, Sri Lanka

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Summary

Spearheaded a 16-member creative team in a multinational advertising environment, driving high-impact campaigns and ensuring creative excellence.

Highlights

Led and managed a 16-member creative team, overseeing writers and creative professionals on major campaigns and communication projects.

Reviewed and approved all creative work, including scripts and copy, ensuring clarity, tone, cultural relevance, and audience suitability before presentation and production.

Provided comprehensive editorial and creative feedback, coaching team members through revisions to consistently meet client requirements.

Developed strategic briefs and guidance, effectively managing workloads and allocating resources across multiple high-priority projects and accounts.

Various Advertising & Communications Agencies

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Creative Director | Senior Copywriter | Writer & Communications Professional

N/A, N/A, India

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Summary

Built a two-decade career in advertising, writing, editing, and corporate communications, consistently delivering high-quality content and leading creative initiatives.

Highlights

Wrote and edited diverse advertising, film, digital, and corporate content, ensuring clarity, language quality, tone, and effectiveness across various platforms.

Reviewed writers' work, providing detailed editorial feedback and coaching professionals at different experience levels to enhance output.

Developed strategic and creative briefs, reference materials, and communication guidance, adapting messaging for different audiences and cultural environments.

Managed creative teams, multiple projects, and competing deadlines, collaborating with filmmakers, voice talent, designers, and senior corporate clients in multilingual South Asian environments.

Authored Urdu-language advertising scripts, including 60-second film scripts, demonstrating expertise in spoken-language content creation.

Languages

Urdu

English

Hindi

Bangla

Skills

Urdu Language & Cultural Expertise

Urdu Language Review, Urdu Writing & Editing, Grammar & Usage, Tone & Register, Cultural Context, Naturalness & Fluency, Indian & Pakistani Urdu Usage, English–Urdu Adaptation, Adult Language Teaching, Regional Urdu Judgment, Urdu Script/Nastaliq, Roman Urdu.

AI Model Training & Evaluation

AI Model Training, LLM Evaluation, Response Evaluation, Content Annotation, Rubric-Based Assessment, Instruction Adherence, Error Identification, Generative AI (ChatGPT, DALL-E, Leonardo, Ideogram).

Editorial & Content Leadership

Editorial Quality Review, Written Feedback, Writer Coaching, Editorial Review, Structured Feedback, Quality Standards, Style Guide Development, Guideline Development.

Team & Project Management

Team Leadership, Remote Collaboration, Training & Coaching, Workload Management, Resource Allocation, Project Management.

Digital Tools & Platforms

Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Workspace, Gmail, Drive, Calendar, New Platforms & Workflows, Annotation Platforms, Evaluation Systems, Trackers.