British Sign Language Specialist – AI Trainer

Agency; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Agency is seeking a linguistics-focused reviewer to collaborate with AI models on British Sign Language inputs. You will assess translation quality, cultural relevance, and marker usage across scenarios, and help shape evaluation metrics.

By documenting error patterns, proposing prompt improvements, and maintaining rigorous, transparent reasoning, you will advance accessible AI tools for Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.

Qualifications

• Fluency in British Sign Language (BSL).
• Deep understanding of Deaf culture, visual linguistics, and BSL grammar/syntax.
• Expertise in non-manual markers, fingerspelling, and regional variations.
• Ability to provide clear, metacognitive communication and 'show your work'.
• Access to a secure computer and high-speed internet.

Responsibilities

• Converse with AI models on real-world BSL communication scenarios and theoretical linguistics questions
• Verify linguistic accuracy and cultural appropriateness of model outputs
• Challenge models on BSL-to-English translation, classifier usage, and spatial grammar
• Capture reproducible error traces and document model failure modes
• Suggest improvements to prompt engineering and evaluation metrics

Skills

BSL fluency

Deaf culture understanding

Visual linguistics knowledge

BSL grammar and syntax

Non-manual markers

Fingerspelling

Metacognitive communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Deaf Studies, Sign Language Interpreting, Linguistics, or a related field

RID certification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Converse with AI models on real-world BSL communication scenarios and theoretical linguistics questions
• Verify linguistic accuracy and cultural appropriateness of model outputs
• Challenge models on BSL-to-English translation, classifier usage, and spatial grammar
• Capture reproducible error traces and document model failure modes
• Suggest improvements to prompt engineering and evaluation metrics

Requirements

• Fluency in British Sign Language (BSL)
• Deep understanding of Deaf culture, visual linguistics, and BSL grammar/syntax
• Expertise in non-manual markers, fingerspelling, and regional variations
• Ability to provide clear, metacognitive communication and "show your work"
• Access to a secure computer and high-speed internet

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Deaf Studies, Sign Language Interpreting, Linguistics, or a related field
• RID certification
• Teaching experience or community interpreting projects

About the Company

We are working to shape the future of AI by providing high-quality training data to improve accessibility for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing communities and accelerate communication tools for everyone.