Malay Language Specialist — AI Content QA & Rewrites

SME Careers; Johor; Remote; MYR 34,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

SME Careers is seeking a Malay Language Specialist to review AI-generated Malay content and craft high-quality reference material. This remote hourly contractor role emphasizes accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and precise feedback in Malay and English.

You will develop prompts, evaluate AI outputs, and provide rewrites and model answers to demonstrate best practices in Malay writing. Flexibility across time zones and a client-focused QA mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Linguistics, Malay/English Literature, Communications, Journalism, Translation, or related field.
• Native or near-native Malay proficiency (reading and writing required).
• Strong professional proficiency in English (minimum C1).
• 3+ years of professional experience in writing, editing, localization, translation, content QA, journalism, education, or related language-focused work.
• Deep understanding of Malay grammar, spelling conventions, punctuation, and style; ability to explain issues and fixes.
• Comfortable handling regional variation: Malaysia vs Indonesia, Brunei, and diaspora usage; formality levels.
• High attention to detail when spotting subtle meaning shifts, awkward translations, or culturally mismatched phrasing.
• Reliable, self-directed, able to deliver consistent quality in an hourly, remote contractor workflow across time zones.
• Prior experience with AI data training/annotation, translation QA, editorial QA, or rubric-based evaluation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI Training Content: Create prompts and gold-standard Malay answers across multiple domains (general knowledge, customer support, education, conversational writing).
• Optimize AI Performance: Evaluate and rank AI outputs to improve fluency, correctness, tone match, and cultural appropriateness.
• Ensure Model Integrity: Detect unsafe or misleading content, factual hallucinations, bias, and policy-risk language; validate reliability across use cases.

Skills

Malay language

English proficiency

Editing

Translation QA

Localization

Attention to detail

Remote work

AI data training

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

SME Careers is seeking a Malay Language Specialist to review AI-generated Malay content and craft high-quality reference material. This remote hourly contractor role emphasizes accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and precise feedback in Malay and English.

You will develop prompts, evaluate AI outputs, and provide rewrites and model answers to demonstrate best practices in Malay writing. Flexibility across time zones and a client-focused QA mindset are essential.