Available for freelance

Ishayat
Ahmed

Trust, Safety & Content Professional

Moderator, writer, researcher, and photographer with 15 years of freelance work across platforms and disciplines. Based in Dhaka, previously UK. Top Rated on Upwork for over a decade.

Content moderation Trust & safety AI content review Writing & research Photography Cybersecurity
Ishayat Ahmed

Freelancing since 2010

Upwork status
Top Rated
10+ consecutive years · 40+ contracts
Education
MSc
Network & Information Security
Kingston University London
Published via HARO on
Yahoo · HuffPost · Forbes
Ghostwriting placements
What I do
01
Trust & Safety
Policy-based content review, CSAM detection, AI data labeling, and community moderation at scale. Experienced across multiple platforms and content categories.
02
Writing & Research
Tech reviews, software writing, investigative consumer journalism, and ghostwriting. Published placements on Yahoo, HuffPost, and Forbes via HARO.
03
Photography
Freelance photographer with an eye shaped by years of arthouse and Asian cinema. Available for editorial and commercial work.
04
Transcription
Film, audio, and specialist transcription including Bengali. Contracts with Toptal and other platforms across multiple content types.
05
Cybersecurity
MSc-level background in network and information security from Kingston University London. Building hands-on skills via TryHackMe and Security+ preparation.
06
Community Management
Customer support management at Entain UK, combined with years of online community and platform moderation work globally.
2010
Started as a freelance writer on Freelancer.com — software reviews, tech and gadget writing, HARO ghostwriting. That foundation informs everything since: moderating content requires understanding how it's made, and writing teaches you what good judgment looks like at scale.
Experience
Freelance Content Moderator & Writer
Upwork · multiple clients worldwide
2015 – present Active
Freelance Writer
Freelancer.com · exclusively writing
2010 – 2015
Customer Support Manager
Entain · United Kingdom
Prior UK tenure
Film & Audio Transcription
Toptal & others
Ongoing Active