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Language Lead - French (Контракт)
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Responsibilities
- 01Answer questions from annotators about guidelines, edge cases, or language-specific issues via an agreed project communication channel
- 02Cascade new feedback, instructions, or rubric updates to annotators working on your projects
- 03Listen to annotator-rated audio files and check whether their ratings and written feedback align with the rubric
- 04Prepare written quality assessments for annotators with specific examples and recommendations
- 05Listen to TTS output and provide ground truth assessments of pronunciation, prosody, and naturalness in your language
- 06Update or expand sections of the annotation guidelines when you find gaps or edge cases
- 07Prep and run calibration meetings with annotators
- 08Hold office hours on a mutually agreed schedule during active studies so annotators can ask questions in real time
- 09Develop onboarding materials and resources for new annotators
- 10Write QA reports on annotation quality and calibration outcomes
- 11Review production audio in your language and flag quality issues to the team
- 12Investigate language-specific issues reported by customers and identify root causes
- 13Audit datasets for linguistic accuracy, completeness, and consistency
- 14Own language end-to-end: manage annotation quality, audit data, monitor product performance, investigate customer-reported issues, execute projects requiring deep linguistic expertise and attention to detail
Requirements
- 01Native-level proficiency in French as spoken in France
- 02Experience with data annotation, transcription, or language quality assurance
- 03Strong foundation in linguistics or a related field, with the ability to apply concepts like phonetics, prosody, and intonation when evaluating speech and writing annotation guidelines
- 04Strong written English proficiency. All guidelines, feedback, reports, and team communication are in English
- 05Ability to write clear, structured instructions and deliver specific, actionable feedback to annotators
- 06Comfortable working with data and metrics such as inter-rater agreement scores, audit spreadsheets, and structured feedback templates
- 07Self-directed and able to manage feedback cycles, QA reviews, and data projects without close oversight
What we offer
- 01Ongoing contractor (1099) engagement
- 02Roughly 40 hours per week with flexible scheduling
- 03Availability during some US Pacific business hours preferred for team syncs and real-time support
- 04Participation in periodic coordination meetings during US Pacific hours expected
- 05Responsible for own equipment, taxes, and work authorization in country of residence
- 06Not eligible for employee benefits as a contractor
- 07Role is remote; company maintains offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore
- 08Visa sponsorship support available on a case-by-case basis