Dutch Language Expert

SME Careers; Rotterdam; Remote; EUR 34,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

SME Careers in the Netherlands is seeking a Dutch Language Specialist (hourly, remote contractor) to review AI-generated Dutch content and create high-quality Dutch reference material.

You will evaluate language quality, provide precise feedback, and write rewrites and model answers that demonstrate best practices in Dutch writing. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s or higher, native or near-native Dutch, and strong English (C1).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in linguistics or language-related field.
• Native or near-native Dutch proficiency (reading and writing).
• Strong English proficiency (C1) to follow guidelines.
• 3+ years of language-focused work (writing, editing, localization, translation, QA).
• Deep understanding of Dutch grammar, spelling conventions, punctuation, and style; able to explain fixes.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI Training Content: create prompts and gold-standard Dutch answers across domains.
• Optimize AI Performance: evaluate and rank outputs for fluency, tone, and cultural appropriateness.
• Ensure Model Integrity: detect unsafe or misleading content, hallucinations, bias; provide reliable QA feedback.

Skills

Dutch language proficiency

English proficiency (C1)

Attention to detail

Remote work capability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Linguistics, Dutch/English Literature, Communications, Journalism, Translation, or related field

Job description

In this hourly, remote contractor role, you will work as a Dutch Language Specialist (SME) to review AI-generated Dutch content and/or create high-quality Dutch reference content, evaluating language quality and step-by-step reasoning while providing precise written feedback. You will assess outputs for accuracy, fluency, grammar, spelling, tone, cultural appropriateness, and adherence to the prompt; identify errors in meaning, mistranslation, register (formal vs informal), ambiguity, and logical consistency; fact-check claims when needed; write high-quality rewrites and model answers that demonstrate best practices in Dutch writing; and rate and compare multiple AI responses based on correctness and overall quality.

This role is with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate, delivering training data for many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation-model labs. Your Dutch expertise directly helps improve the world’s premier AI models by making their Dutch language output more natural, reliable, culturally accurate, and clearly written.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop AI Training Content: Create prompts and gold-standard Dutch 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.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Linguistics, Dutch/English Literature, Communications, Journalism, Translation, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Native or near-native Dutch proficiency (reading and writing required).
• Strong professional proficiency in English (minimum C1) to follow guidelines and provide detailed feedback in English.
• 3+ years of professional experience in writing, editing, localization, translation, content QA, journalism, education, or related language-focused work.
• Deep understanding of Dutch grammar, spelling conventions, punctuation, and style—able to explain why something is wrong and how to fix it.
• Comfortable handling variation as needed: Netherlands Dutch vs Belgian Dutch (Flemish), including tone and vocabulary differences; please specify which you can support.
• High attention to detail when spotting subtle meaning shifts, awkward literal translations, hallucinated claims, or culturally mismatched phrasing.
• Reliable, self-directed, and 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 is strongly preferred.