Remote Mandarin AI Localization & QA Specialist

SME Careers; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 69,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

SME Careers is seeking a senior localization specialist to review AI-generated content and provide expert feedback across English and Chinese localization tasks. This fully remote, hourly contractor role focuses on accuracy, clarity, and cultural nuance, with emphasis on MQM/LQA methodologies and reliable sourcing.

You will craft high-quality explanations, model solutions, and evaluate multiple responses for correctness and reasoning, collaborating across time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Translation, Linguistics, Localization, Communications, or a related field.
• Native or near-native Chinese (Mandarin) proficiency and strong command of the locale conventions for China.
• Minimum C1 English proficiency (reading/writing) for interpreting prompts, sources, and evaluation guidelines.
• 5+ years of professional localization/translation experience (multilingual localization experience strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to apply MQM/LQA concepts (severity, category, and root-cause thinking) to produce consistent quality decisions.
• Proficiency with CAT tools and QA workflows (translation memory, termbases, automated checks) and comfort working with structured guidelines.
• Excellent editorial judgment (register, tone, inclusivity, and cultural nuance) with extreme attention to detail.
• Ability to rigorously fact-check localized content (units, references, names, dates) using reliable sources and consistent reasoning.
• Comfort working as an hourly contractor: dependable throughput, clear documentation, and responsiveness across time zones.
• Previous experience with AI data training / annotation / evaluation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts in various topics and responses to guide AI learning, ensuring the models reflect a comprehensive understanding of diverse subjects.
• Optimize AI Performance: Evaluate and rank AI responses to enhance the model's accuracy, fluency, and contextual relevance.
• Ensure Model Integrity: Test AI models for potential inaccuracies or biases, validating their reliability across use cases.

Skills

Chinese (Mandarin) proficiency

English proficiency (C1)

Localization/translation experience

Editorial judgment

Attention to detail

Fact-checking ability

Time zone coordination

Native-language understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Translation/Linguistics/Localization/Communications

Tools

CAT tools

QA workflows

Translation memory

Termbases

Automated checks

Job description

SME Careers is seeking a senior localization specialist to review AI-generated content and provide expert feedback across English and Chinese localization tasks. This fully remote, hourly contractor role focuses on accuracy, clarity, and cultural nuance, with emphasis on MQM/LQA methodologies and reliable sourcing.

You will craft high-quality explanations, model solutions, and evaluate multiple responses for correctness and reasoning, collaborating across time zones.