Mandarin Language Expert

SME Careers; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

SME Careers is hiring a fully remote, hourly contractor to review AI-generated responses and generate language content. You will assess accuracy, clarity, and reasoning, provide expert feedback, and write model solutions across topics.

Role requires senior Mandarin localization judgment, English proficiency, and experience with MQM/LQA concepts. You will apply CAT tools and QA workflows to ensure high-quality outputs, fact-check content, and maintain consistent terminology across use cases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Translation, Linguistics, Localization, Communications or related field.
• Native or near-native Chinese (Mandarin) proficiency; strong China locale conventions.
• Minimum C1 English proficiency for prompts and guidelines.
• 5+ years of professional localization/translation experience.
• Ability to apply MQM/LQA concepts to quality decisions.
• Proficiency with CAT tools and QA workflows; comfortable with structured guidelines.
• Excellent editorial judgment with attention to detail.
• Rigorous fact-checking of localized content with reliable sources.
• Comfort as an hourly contractor with clear documentation and time-zone responsiveness.
• Prior AI data training/annotation/evaluation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI training content and prompts across topics.
• Evaluate and rank AI responses to improve accuracy and relevance.
• Test AI models for inaccuracies and biases; validate reliability across use cases.

Skills

Chinese (Mandarin) proficiency

English proficiency (C1)

Localization/translation experience

MQM/LQA concepts

Editorial judgment

Fact-checking

CAT tools

QA workflows

Remote work discipline

Education

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

Tools

Trados

MemoQ

Termbase/TM QA tools

Job description

In this hourly-paid, fully remote contractor role, you will review AI-generated responses and/or generate language content, evaluate reasoning quality and step-by-step problem-solving, and provide expert feedback so outputs are accurate, logical, and clearly explained. You will assess solutions for accuracy, clarity, and adherence to the prompt; identify errors in methodology or conceptual understanding; fact-check information; write high-quality explanations and model solutions that demonstrate correct methods; and rate and compare multiple AI responses based on correctness and reasoning quality. You will apply senior-level Chinese (Mandarin) localization/translation judgment alongside Minimum C1 English proficiency to ensure terminology, tone, and cultural nuance are consistently correct across use cases. This role is with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and a subsidiary of SuperAnnotate that provides AI training data for many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation-model labs. Your work directly helps improve the world’s premier AI models.

Key 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.

Your Profile

• 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.