Language Specialist Annotator

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Language Specialist to support the development of advanced AI and Natural Language Processing systems. In this remote position you will apply your linguistic expertise to annotate, review, and validate language data, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and cultural relevance.

Key responsibilities

• Annotate and review text, speech, or conversational datasets, labeling parts of speech, sentiment, intent, and syntax according to project guidelines.
• Ensure cultural and contextual appropriateness of all annotated data.
• Develop and refine annotation guidelines to improve consistency.
• Conduct quality‑assurance checks and measure inter‑annotator agreement.
• Provide feedback to enhance workflows and annotation standards.
• Support multilingual or domain‑specific annotation projects when required.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Languages, or a related field.
• Native or near‑native proficiency in the target language(s).
• Strong understanding of grammar, syntax, and language structure.
• Experience in linguistic annotation or data‑labeling projects.
• Familiarity with NLP concepts and AI workflows.
• Multilingual capabilities are a plus.

Required skills

• Label Studio
• Prodigy
• ELAN