TTS Support Linguist - Language Quality & Data

Cpl Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid-working model

Extensive Training & Development

Internal career progression

Employee assistance programme

Hive medical cash plan

PRSA Scheme

Employee engagement initiatives

Bike to work scheme

Job summary

Covalen seeks a Support Linguist for Text-to-Speech to enhance speech technologies in a dedicated language domain. You will evaluate linguistic and audio outputs, assist with text normalization, and help shape linguistic datasets and test scenarios.

Ideal candidates have IPA knowledge, strong data skills with Pandas/Regex, and experience with Python. The role embraces a hybrid work model in Ireland and aligns with Covalen's high-quality BPO standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in Linguistics or a related field or demonstrated knowledge of the IPA.
• Working knowledge of Pandas for reviewing, filtering, manipulating, and analysing structured datasets.
• Working knowledge of regular expressions (Regex) for text processing and validation.
• Native or near-native proficiency in one of the target languages.
• Computational interest in speech and language technologies and working with structured text datasets.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate linguistic and audio quality of Text-to-Speech outputs.
• Support improvements in the TTS pipeline, including text normalization and pronunciation prediction.
• Identify language-specific challenges and propose test scenarios to evaluate them.
• Perform data quality checks and contribute to improving linguistic datasets.
• Analyse text and linguistic datasets to identify patterns, errors, and opportunities for improvement.
• Use text-processing and data-analysis techniques to support linguistic investigations and quality checks.

Skills

Linguistic knowledge

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Fluent English

Data analysis

Regex basics

Python basics

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics or related field

Tools

Pandas

Python

Regex

Job description

Covalen seeks a Support Linguist for Text-to-Speech to enhance speech technologies in a dedicated language domain. You will evaluate linguistic and audio outputs, assist with text normalization, and help shape linguistic datasets and test scenarios.

Ideal candidates have IPA knowledge, strong data skills with Pandas/Regex, and experience with Python. The role embraces a hybrid work model in Ireland and aligns with Covalen's high-quality BPO standards.