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OVERVIEW
Welo Data is seeking a Data Specialist to contribute to an AI technology project. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of machine learning, data annotation, data handling, quality assurance, and natural language processing. They will play a pivotal role in updating our machine-learning models and ensuring their efficacy.
Project Details
Job Title: Data Specialist
Location: Onsite office in Redmond, WA or Seattle, WA
Hours: 40 hours weekly
Start date: ASAP
Employment Type: W2 Full-Time Employee
Pay rate: $19.5/ hour
Key Responsibilities
Data Annotation and Evaluation:
Annotate natural language data in English accurately within deadlines, adhering to set guidelines.
Participate in data generation, collection and quality assurance tasks
Handle data efficiently, ensuring its integrity throughout the workflow.
Engage in data relevance tasks, ensuring data sets are aligned with project goals.
Quality Assurance and Analysis:
Implement basic quality control measures and ensure the reliability of processed data.
Recognize error patterns and report anomalies for further investigation.
Utilize intermediate data analysis techniques to extract insights and inform decision-making.
Arbitrate discrepancies effectively, ensuring consistent data quality.
Deliver detailed reports on findings as needed, including aspects such as utterance quality, LLM evaluation, ASR bug tracking, and customer pain points to be reviewed by the User Experience Research team.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
Experience in Linguistics, Communication, or a related field is preferable
Experience with data annotation, data evaluation, and quality assurance
Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify patterns and anomalies
Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
Excellent communication skills
Capable of adapting to changing priorities as needed
Benefits
Paid Sick Time
Employee Assistance Program
Following eligibility requirements: Medical Insurance
Please note that in order to verify work authorization as is required by Federal law (I-9 process), all new employees must complete a live video verification with their selected IDs and provide photos of these selected IDs within their first 3 days of employment.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. In addition, we employ anti-fraud checks to ensure all candidates meet the requirements of the program.
As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.