Multilingual Annotator and Translator (Galician, English and Spanish)

Somma; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 40.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

23 paid vacation days

Competitive salary based on experience

Inclusivity in hiring practices

Descripción de la vacante

A leading language technologies firm in Barcelona is seeking a linguistics expert for a part-time role to analyze, annotate, and translate data in Galician, English, and Spanish for AI models. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and fluency in the listed languages. This temporary position is set until March 2026, offering 23 paid vacation days and a competitive salary based on experience. The firm fosters an inclusive environment, encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds.

Formación

• Analyzing, annotating, and translating data in Galician, English, and Spanish.
• Experience in translation or localization roles in Galician, English, and Spanish.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new technologies and tools.

Responsabilidades

• Evaluate, annotate, and create content to improve AI model accuracy and quality.
• Translate and proofread content from English and Spanish to Galician.
• Post-edit raw Machine Translation output.

Conocimientos

Fluency in Galician, English, and Spanish

Strong creative and technical writing skills

Strong analytical skills

Data exploration skills

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Translation or related fields

Herramientas

Linguistic annotation tools

Descripción del empleo

Reference: 545_25_LS_LT_RE2

Job Overview

The Language Technologies Lab at BSC is currently engaged in the training of foundational multilingual Large Language Models (LLMs). This role involves analyzing, annotating, and translating data in Galician, English, and Spanish to improve AI model quality and relevance.

Key Duties

• Evaluation, annotation, and content creation tasks aimed at improving AI models ensuring accuracy, relevance, and linguistic quality.
• Translate, localize and proofread a variety of content from English and/or Spanish to Galician.
• Post‑edit raw Machine Translation output.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Translation, Language Studies, Applied Linguistics, Humanities, Information and Documentation Science, Linguistics, Philology, Political Sciences, Primary Education, Social Sciences, Translation, or related fields (or equivalent experience).

Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

• Fluency in Galician, English, and Spanish.
• Familiarity with AI content generation or with linguistic annotation tools.
• Proven experience in translation, localisation or similar roles in Galician, English and Spanish.
• Strong creative and technical writing skills.
• Strong understanding of sociological concepts, like implicit biases, intersectionality, social stereotyping, and human rights/ethics.

Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

• Strong understanding of AI systems and hands‑on experience in prompt engineering and utilizing LLMs.
• Previous experience in annotation and use of different tools.

Competences

• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to high‑quality standards.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new technologies and tools.
• Ability to collaborate with a team and/or work independently, maintaining high standards of accuracy and quality.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in Galician, English and Spanish.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Data exploration skills.

Conditions

Location: BSC within the Life Sciences Department.
Contract: Part‑time (30h/week). Duration: Temporary until 31/03/2026.
Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per collective agreement.
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience, according to cost of living in Barcelona.
Starting Date: As soon as possible.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

We are particularly interested in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under‑represented sex will be favoured. We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.

Application Encouragement

If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

BSC‑CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.