Chinese Short Drama Content Data Annotator

Wizwiz-AI; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Wizwiz-AI in Malaysia is seeking a Chinese Short Drama Content Data Annotator to support AI data development. The role involves reviewing Chinese short dramas, assigning genres and themes, and ensuring annotations meet project guidelines.

The position offers on-site and remote work with collaboration across distributed teams. You will coach junior annotators, document decisions, and help improve annotation quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a Chinese-related field is preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken Mandarin; understanding Mainland Chinese content.
• Strong documentation skills in English or Bahasa Malaysia.
• Detail-oriented with ability to handle repetitive tasks accurately.
• Experience with QA or data annotation is a plus.
• Willingness to learn AI data processing and annotation tools.

Responsibilities

• Review Chinese short dramas to identify genres, themes, and content labels.
• Perform QA on annotations to identify errors and inconsistencies.
• Coach annotators and provide actionable feedback.
• Interpret Mandarin dialogue and culturally specific references.
• Document decisions, issues, and examples of common errors.
• Escalate complex cases and collaborate with project managers.
• Suggest improvements to guidelines and QA processes.
• Meet quality, productivity, and reporting expectations in repetitive tasks.

Skills

Mandarin Chinese

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Chinese Language / Linguistics

Job description

Job title: Chinese Short Drama Content Data Annotator

Work setup: On-site and remote

Location: Malaysia site

We work with organisations to support the development and improvement of artificial intelligence through data collection, annotation, evaluation and related services. Our teams help transform real-world information into reliable data that supports the training and performance of AI systems.

Job title: Chinese Short Drama Content Data Annotator

Work setup: On-site and remote

Location: Malaysia site

We work with organisations to support the development and improvement of artificial intelligence through data collection, annotation, evaluation and related services. Our teams help transform real-world information into reliable data that supports the training and performance of AI systems.

We are looking for a Chinese Short Drama Content Data Annotator with strong Mandarin-language comprehension and familiarity with Mainland Chinese short-form drama content. The role focuses on reviewing drama content, validating genre and thematic annotations, and coaching annotators to apply project guidelines consistently. The work supports the quality of data used to train and refine machine-learning models for video-content understanding.

Key Responsibilities

• Review Chinese short dramas and accurately identify genres, themes, plot elements, character relationships and other defined content labels.
• Perform quality assurance on annotations to identify errors, inconsistencies, omissions and cases requiring clarification.
• Coach annotators on project guidelines and provide clear, actionable feedback to improve annotation accuracy and consistency.
• Interpret Mandarin dialogue, colloquial expressions, idioms and culturally specific references where they affect content classification.
• Document annotation decisions, recurring issues, quality findings and examples of common errors.
• Escalate ambiguous or complex cases and collaborate with project managers and team members to resolve them.
• Monitor quality benchmarks and recommend improvements to annotation guidelines, workflows and quality-control processes.
• Meet project quality, productivity and reporting expectations while handling detailed and repetitive review tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above; qualifications in Chinese Language, Linguistics, Translation, Media Studies, Film Studies or a related field are advantageous.
• Strong written and spoken Mandarin Chinese, including the ability to understand dialogue, colloquial language and culturally specific references in Mainland Chinese content.
• Demonstrated familiarity with Chinese short dramas and their common genres, storytelling conventions, character archetypes and thematic patterns.
• Good command of English or Bahasa Malaysia for documentation, reporting and collaboration with colleagues.
• Strong analytical thinking, logical reasoning, comprehension and attention to detail.
• Ability to explain classification decisions clearly and apply guidelines consistently.
• Ability to focus on detailed, repetitive tasks while maintaining accuracy and productivity.
• Adaptability and willingness to learn about AI data processing, annotation tools and machine-learning data quality standards.
• Good communication skills and the ability to collaborate with remote or distributed teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance for data annotation, content moderation, linguistic review or video-content evaluation.
• Experience coaching team members, resolving annotation disagreements or maintaining quality reports.
• Familiarity with annotation taxonomies, quality metrics or AI training-data workflows.
• Regular engagement with Chinese short-form drama content, with the ability to discuss examples and explain genre or theme distinctions.

Candidate Assessment

Candidates may be asked to complete a job-related assessment covering Chinese short-drama genre and theme classification, interpretation of selected Mandarin dialogue, review of sample annotations, identification of quality issues and written explanation of recommended corrections. The same relevant criteria should be applied consistently to all candidates.

Benefits

Benefits and employment terms will be shared during the recruitment process and will be subject to the applicable employment arrangement and company policy.