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Tarik A.

Tarik A.

Senior Arabic Editor & Copywriter | Former Al Jazeera Journalist

With over 15 years of experience in journalism, editorial production, and Arabic content creation, including more than a decade at Al Jazeera Arabic Channel in Qatar, I help organizations communicate with clarity, credibility, and impact. As a Producer, Program Editor, Field Reporter, and Professional Arabic Voice Talent, I have written, edited, reviewed, and produced thousands of news stories, television reports, scripts, documentaries, and digital publications while leading multidisciplinary editorial teams to the highest professional standards. One of my television reports became one of Al Jazeera's most-viewed social media productions, reaching more than 3.4 million viewers. As a native Arabic speaker fluent in English and French, I specialize in Modern Standard Arabic (Fus'ha), editorial writing, copywriting, scriptwriting, proofreading, SEO-optimized web content, translation, linguistic quality assurance, and multilingual content creation. I am particularly known for transforming complex ideas into clear, concise Arabic that communicates naturally, accurately, and respectfully without unnecessary language. I have also written for newspapers and digital news platforms, further strengthening my ability to adapt my writing style across broadcast, print, web, and social media. My experience also includes broadcast editorial strategy, social media content, investigative journalism, news verification, fact-checking, and professional voice-over production for television, documentaries, corporate media, e-learning, AI, and digital platforms. Beyond traditional media, I actively contribute to the development of next-generation AI systems through advanced Arabic linguistic evaluation, multimodal data refinement, and editorial quality assurance. I am officially certified by micro1 as a Senior Arabic Media Expert & Linguistic QA and currently hold 101+ vetted skills on the platform. My work includes prompt authoring, AI response evaluation, reasoning assessment, multilingual content review, transcription quality assurance, content moderation, metadata annotation, structured guideline-based evaluation, trust & safety review, benchmarking, and the refinement of text, audio, image, and speech datasets used to train large language models. I combine deep linguistic expertise with editorial judgment to ensure AI systems generate Arabic that is natural, culturally accurate, and publication-ready. My expertise extends to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA/Fus'ha), Algerian Darija, Maghrebi dialects, Gulf Arabic (including Saudi dialect familiarity), Egyptian Arabic, Arabic-English-French translation and localization, Islamic terminology, cross-cultural communication, and multilingual editorial workflows. I have extensive experience working remotely with international organizations, media networks, technology companies, and AI teams, consistently delivering high-quality work with professionalism, reliability, and attention to detail. Whether producing broadcast content, writing persuasive copy, editing multilingual publications, recording professional voice-over, or evaluating AI-generated Arabic, I bring the same editorial discipline, linguistic precision, and commitment to quality developed through more than fifteen years in international media. I also operate a professional-grade remote recording studio featuring industry-standard equipment, including the Neumann TLM 103, Sennheiser MKH 416, and SSL 12 audio interface, supported by reliable high-speed fiber internet. This enables me to deliver broadcast-quality voice-over recordings, multilingual speech datasets, AI audio collection, audiovisual quality assurance, and seamless remote collaboration with clients worldwide. Beyond execution, I frequently advise clients on editorial strategy, messaging, audience engagement, and Arabic localization to ensure content is both culturally authentic and commercially effective. Throughout my career, I have collaborated with international media organizations, AI companies, NGOs, educational institutions, government-related projects, technology firms, and commercial brands while leading multidisciplinary editorial teams and managing fast-paced production workflows. Clients value my ability to understand objectives quickly, work independently, ask the right questions, and deliver polished work with minimal revisions. Whether the objective is to inform, persuade, educate, or inspire, I focus on producing Arabic content that is accurate, natural, culturally appropriate, and genuinely effective for its intended audience. My diverse background enables me to contribute throughout the entire content lifecycle, from research, editorial planning, and writing to production, quality assurance, multilingual localization, and final publication.

🇩🇿Algiers, Algeria$80/hr100% JSS4.96 (47)Since Apr 2011

Earnings and projects

MRR
$6

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#176,403 / 412k
🇩🇿Country#297 / 731
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $34

Total earnings
$17k

Billed in all: $18k

World#151,325 / 412k
🇩🇿Country#187 / 731
Per project
$328

$34 in the last 6 months

World#222,991 / 412k
🇩🇿Country#382 / 731
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,095 / 412k
🇩🇿Country#214 / 731
Projects in all
53

Across 74 contracts

68% fixed32% hourly
World#57,730 / 412k
🇩🇿Country#87 / 731

Earnings, last 30 days

$18.4kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$18.0k$18.2k$18.4k$18.6kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: Top 31% in Journalism Writing

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #51Public Relations Consultation113 freelancers · 🇩🇿 #1Top 45%
  2. #178Media Relations404 freelancers · 🇩🇿 #1Top 44%
  3. #263Journalism Writing845 freelancers · 🇩🇿 #1Top 31%
  4. #300English to Arabic Translation795 freelancers · 🇩🇿 #11Top 38%
  5. #498Arabic1,208 freelancers · 🇩🇿 #21Top 41%
  6. #1,693Voice Acting3,970 freelancers · 🇩🇿 #3Top 43%
  7. #2,193Photography5,410 freelancers · 🇩🇿 #3Top 41%
  8. #2,279Voice-Over5,093 freelancers · 🇩🇿 #6Top 45%