Korean Specialist (AI Training)

DataAnnotation; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, remote work

Job summary

DataAnnotation is seeking a Korean Expert to review translations between English and Korean, ensuring consistent speech levels and correct particles. You will score model outputs in Korean and provide native-grade rewrites when the model falls short.

This flexible, remote role invites contributors in the United States and beyond to join a growing platform that pays per hour for task-based work, with opportunities to earn substantial yearly income depending on workload.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native fluency in Korean.
• Command of honorifics and speech levels in everyday use.
• Clear written English: explanations are the training signal.

Responsibilities

• Review translations between English and Korean for meaning, flow, and a consistent speech level.
• Score and rank model output in Korean, catching mixed honorifics and misused particles.
• Write the better version when the model falls short, natural enough to pass as native.

Skills

Korean language fluency

Honorifics & speech levels

Clear written English explanations

Education

No degree required

Job description

Overview

Korean punishes the mistakes AI loves to make: it mixes speech levels, sliding between formal and casual within a single exchange, and drops or misplaces the particles that carry meaning. The honorifics a native speaker chooses without thinking are exactly where the model slips.

Overview

Korean punishes the mistakes AI loves to make: it mixes speech levels, sliding between formal and casual within a single exchange, and drops or misplaces the particles that carry meaning. The honorifics a native speaker chooses without thinking are exactly where the model slips.

As a Korean Expert, you'll judge and correct AI output in Korean, teaching models to hold the right speech level throughout.

What you'll actually do

• Review translations between English and Korean for meaning, flow, and a consistent speech level.
• Score and rank model output in Korean, catching mixed honorifics and misused particles.
• Write the better version when the model falls short, natural enough to pass as native.

Roles this fits

Common backgrounds: Korean Linguist, Bilingual Reviewer, Localization Specialist.

What we look for

• Native or near-native fluency in Korean.
• Command of honorifics and speech levels in everyday use.
• Clear written English: your explanations are the training signal.
• No degree required. We care about what you can do, not where you learned it.

Compensation

Up to $40/hr depending on task difficulty and specialization. Many contributors add $100k-200k a year; some make it their full-time income.

About DataAnnotation

DataAnnotation is where 1M+ experts train the world's leading AI models. Hundreds of millions paid to contributors to date, and the average contributor stays 5+ years. Flexible, remote, and always project-available.