Language Specialist (English and Portuguese)

Innodata Inc.; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Language Specialist, where you will shape the future of generative AI by training models to understand the nuances of language. This unique role offers the chance to work on innovative projects that enhance AI's capabilities, ensuring they align with human values. You will collaborate with diverse teams, analyze language patterns, and contribute to the development of high-quality AI models. With a fully remote work environment and a culture of collaboration, this position is perfect for creative thinkers eager to make a significant impact in the AI field.

Benefits

Fully remote work environment

Collaborative culture

Competitive compensation package

Health, Dental & Vision benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Career Development & Progression opportunities

Paid Vacation & Personal Days

Sick days

Qualifications

• Bachelors required; Masters or PhD preferred in relevant fields.
• CEFR C1 level proficiency in English and Portuguese is essential.

Responsibilities

• Create training data sets for AI models to improve accuracy and coherence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine AI models.

Skills

Language proficiency in English

Language proficiency in Portuguese

Excellent writing skills

Strong understanding of grammar

Creative thinking

Attention to detail

Internet research skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Job Title: Language Specialist

Location: Canada – Remote (excl. Quebec)

Languages: English and Portuguese

Who we are:

Innodata (NASDAQ: INOD) is a leading data engineering company. With more than 2,000 customers and operations in 13 cities around the world, we are the AI technology solutions provider-of-choice to 4 out of 5 of the world’s biggest technology companies, as well as leading companies across financial services, insurance, technology, law, and medicine.

By combining advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI) technologies, a global workforce of subject matter experts, and a high-security infrastructure, we’re helping usher in the promise of clean and optimized digital data to all industries. Innodata offers a powerful combination of both digital data solutions and easy-to-use, high-quality platforms.

Our global workforce includes over 3,000 employees in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Israel and Germany. We’re poised for a period of explosive growth over the next few years.

About the role:

At Innodata, we’re working on its next generation by helping clients expand the possibilities of what Large Language Models can achieve. We’re looking for smart, savvy, and curious Language Specialists to join our team.

This is the role that writers and linguists dream about: teaching the next generation of Large Language Models about what makes language special. We’re training generative AI in how to think, not just how to write.

This isn’t just a job: it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work on the frontlines of generative AI. Joining us means becoming an integral member of a global team shaping a high-quality, user-centric AI knowledge model that will be the foundation for the next wave of innovation in artificial intelligence.

What you’ll be doing:

1. Creating training data sets for AI models that will help improve its accuracy, fluency, coherence and/or voice.
2. Annotating data to help AI models align with human values.
3. Analyzing and improving the grammar, syntax, and sentence structure of both expert-generated training data and AI model-generated text to ensure it adheres to linguistic rules and conventions.
4. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, researchers, and software engineers, to refine and iterate on the AI models.
5. Contributing to evolving specifications for AI-model training and data recipes.
6. Navigating a dynamic environment and adapting to shifting guidelines and flexible priorities.
7. Achieving target KPIs, including daily job count, average handle time per job, and specified production hours.

What we need you to bring:

1. Minimum Bachelors (completed) with a preference (not mandatory) in one of the following – Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Health Sciences, History, Law, Math, Philosophy, Physics or Psychology; Masters or PhD preferred.
2. Language proficiency (CEFR C1 level or equivalent) in English and Portuguese.
3. Excellent writing skills.
4. Strong understanding of grammar, syntax, and semantics.
5. Ability to edit and improve technical communication across a wide variety of technical fields.
6. Creative thinker.
7. Strong attention to detail.
8. Well-honed internet research skills.
9. Ability to embrace diverse teams.
10. Adaptability to thrive in a dynamic environment, with the agility to adjust to evolving guidelines and fluid priorities.

What we offer:

1. Fully remote work environment.
2. Collaborative culture – and key tools enabling it.
3. Competitive compensation package.
4. Health, Dental & Vision benefits.
5. Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
6. Career Development & Progression opportunities.
7. Paid Vacation & Personal Days; and Sick days.