Portuguese Bilingual Expert (Brazil)

Confidential; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

Zekai is seeking a 100% remote Portuguese Bilingual Expert (Brazil) for contract work focused on AI-powered language understanding. You will evaluate Portuguese audio for nativeness, pronunciation, and authenticity, then provide clear English feedback and justifications.

Collaboration with coordinators ensures clarity and consistency, with a focus on high-quality results. Remote role open worldwide to applicants accepted by the employer, emphasizing domain knowledge over prior AI experience.

Qualifications

• Native-level Portuguese with clear enunciation.
• English proficiency at least B2 for written and spoken communication.
• Background in voice specialization, linguistics, phonetics, or related fields.
• Experience with audio analysis, transcription, or linguistic assessment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to articulate nuanced language differences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, focused on clarity and accuracy.
• Familiarity with media, communications, or teaching is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Listen to audio clips in Portuguese and evaluate the nativeness and fluency of the speaker or model output.
• Assess pronunciation, intonation, and linguistic authenticity according to established guidelines.
• Document your assessments with clear, concise written feedback in English, noting key linguistic factors.
• Provide detailed justifications for each evaluation to ensure clarity and consistency in results.
• Collaborate with project coordinators to clarify requirements or address ambiguities in language content.
• Contribute insights to help improve AI model performance in Portuguese language understanding and generation.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of assigned audio review tasks, maintaining high standards of quality.

Skills

Portuguese native fluency

English B2 proficiency

Audio analysis experience

Linguistic assessment ability

Attention to detail

Clear written and verbal communication

Education

Linguistics background

Phonetics or music/audio engineering background

Job description

Role Title: Portuguese Bilingual Expert (Brazil)

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

our partner is engaging Portuguese Bilingual Experts (Brazil) to contribute to a customer's project focused on advancing AI-powered technologies and language understanding. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required - your domain knowledge is what matters.

Scope of Work

• Listen to audio clips in Portuguese and evaluate the nativeness and fluency of the speaker or model output.
• Assess pronunciation, intonation, and linguistic authenticity according to established guidelines.
• Document your assessments with clear, concise written feedback in English, noting key linguistic factors.
• Provide detailed justifications for each evaluation to ensure clarity and consistency in results.
• Collaborate with project coordinators to clarify requirements or address ambiguities in language content.
• Contribute insights to help improve AI model performance in Portuguese language understanding and generation.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of assigned audio review tasks, maintaining high standards of quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Native-level proficiency in Portuguese, with clear enunciation and natural fluency.
• Minimum B2 level proficiency in English, especially for written and verbal communication.
• Background in voice specialization, linguistics, phonetics, music/audio engineering, or related fields is prefered.
• Experience with audio analysis, transcription, or linguistic assessment is highly valued.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to articulate nuanced language differences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on clarity and accuracy.
• Familiarity with media, communications, or teaching is considered an asset.

This is a 100% remote contract role, open to applicants worldwide in the countries the employer accepts.