Assamese Language Specialist | Up to $15/hr Remote

Crossing Hurdles; India; Remote; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a detail-oriented language QA specialist to evaluate and improve AI-generated Assamese content. You will review, rank, and provide English feedback on linguistic accuracy, tone, and cultural fit, ensuring high-quality localization for Indian audiences and diaspora communities.

The role emphasizes rigorous grammar checks, translation QA, and rational, rubric-based evaluation across diverse domains. Remote work with global collaboration is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, Assamese/English Literature, Communications, Journalism, Translation, or related field.
• Native or near-native Assamese with strong reading and writing ability.
• Professional English at C1 level or higher with ability to give feedback in English.
• Experience in editing, localization, QA, journalism, education or language work.
• Deep understanding of Assamese grammar, spelling, punctuation, style and idiom.
• Ability to explain linguistic errors clearly and precisely.
• Comfort with formal and informal registers and diverse Assam audiences.
• Attention to subtle meaning shifts and cultural mismatches.
• Strong analytical judgment for evaluating language quality and instruction adherence.
• Excellent written skills in Assamese and English.
• Familiarity with translation QA, proofreading, localization, fact-checking, grammar/style review.
• Experience with AI data training or rubric-based evaluation preferred.
• Familiarity with AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity preferred.
• Reliable remote work, confidentiality and self-direction.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated Assamese content for linguistic accuracy, fluency, grammar, tone, and cultural fit.
• Review and rank AI Assamese responses for correctness, naturalness, clarity, tone, and relevance.
• Identify meaning shifts, mistranslations, awkward phrasing, and cultural mismatches.
• Create prompts, gold answers, rewrites, and reference content for AI training across domains.
• Assess formality, regional variation, and audience adaptation for India and diaspora.
• Fact-check claims and evaluate reliability, safety, and task alignment.
• Provide feedback in English on language issues and improvements.
• Review grammar, punctuation, style, and readability in Assamese content.
• Evaluate step-by-step AI reasoning for coherence and completeness.
• Detect unsafe or biased output; compare responses and document gaps and improvements.
• Create evaluation tasks across styles, registers and contexts.
• Support annotation workflows and QA for model improvement.
• Ensure Assamese content is natural, accurate, and audience-appropriate.

Skills

Assamese fluency

English proficiency

Editing

Localization

Content QA

Translation

Quality evaluation

Analytical reasoning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Linguistics/Assamese-English Lit/Communications/Journalism/Translation

Tools

ChatGPT

Gemini

Claude

Perplexity

Job description

Interview: Required, conducted in English

• Evaluate AI-generated Assamese content for linguistic accuracy, fluency, grammar, spelling, punctuation, tone, cultural appropriateness, and prompt adherence
• Review and rank multiple AI-generated Assamese responses based on correctness, naturalness, clarity, tone match, cultural relevance, and overall quality
• Identify errors involving meaning shifts, mistranslations, awkward literal translations, inappropriate register, ambiguity, unsupported claims, logical inconsistencies, and culturally mismatched phrasing
• Create high-quality Assamese prompts, gold-standard answers, rewrites, and reference content for AI training across general knowledge, education, customer support, conversational writing, and other relevant domains
• Assess AI-generated content for correct use of formal and informal language, regional variation within Assam, and adaptation for audiences in India and the Assamese diaspora
• Fact-check claims when needed and evaluate whether AI responses are reliable, safe, and aligned with the requested task
• Provide detailed written feedback in English explaining identified language issues, why they matter, and how outputs can be improved
• Review grammar, spelling conventions, punctuation, syntax, terminology, idiomatic usage, style, and readability in AI-generated Assamese content
• Evaluate step-by-step AI reasoning for logical consistency, completeness, relevance, and alignment with the requested prompt
• Detect unsafe, misleading, biased, hallucinated, or policy-risk language in AI-generated outputsCompare alternative AI responses and document strengths, weaknesses, quality gaps, and recommended improvements
• Create and validate evaluation tasks that test AI performance across different writing styles, registers, cultural contexts, and use cases
• Support model improvement through annotation workflows, response ranking, quality assurance reviews, and structured feedback documentation
• Help ensure AI-generated Assamese content is natural, reliable, culturally accurate, clearly written, and appropriate for its intended audience

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor s degree in Linguistics, Assamese/English Literature, Communications, Journalism, Translation, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant professional experience may be considered
• Native or near-native Assamese proficiency, with strong reading and writing ability required
• Professional English proficiency at C1 level or above, with the ability to understand guidelines and provide detailed feedback in English
• Strong working experience in writing, editing, localization, translation, content QA, journalism, education, or other language-focused work
• Deep understanding of Assamese grammar, spelling conventions, punctuation, style, terminology, and idiomatic expression
• Strong ability to explain linguistic errors, meaning issues, tone mismatches, cultural concerns, and recommended corrections clearly
• Comfortable working across formal and informal registers, regional variation within Assam, and audience adaptation for India and diaspora communities
• High attention to detail when identifying subtle meaning shifts, mistranslations, unnatural phrasing, factual hallucinations, and cultural mismatches
• Strong analytical judgment when evaluating AI-generated language quality, reasoning quality, factual reliability, and instruction adherence
• Excellent written communication skills in both Assamese and English
• Familiarity with translation quality review, proofreading, copyediting, localization, fact-checking, grammar and style review, and tone/register assessment preferred
• Previous experience with AI data training, annotation, translation QA, editorial QA, or rubric-based evaluation strongly preferred
• Familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, or similar platforms preferred
• Reliable remote work practices, confidentiality handling, self-direction, and consistency across structured evaluation workflows required