Remote French NLP Linguist for AI Research

Confidential; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Zekai seeks seasoned French linguistics experts for a remote contract on an AI research project with a leading research lab. You will evaluate LLM French outputs, edit and curate high-quality French data, and annotate linguistic features to guide model improvements.

You should bring native or near-native French, experience in translation/linguistic annotation, and strong attention to detail. This role supports distributed teams across the United States.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native fluency in French with excellent grammar and style.
• Experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work in French.
• Strong understanding of linguistic nuances and context-appropriate usage.
• Interest in AI and LLM language technologies is a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to spot subtle errors or awkward phrasing.
• Clear communication and experience in distributed, remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate quality and accuracy of LLM-generated French text across use cases.
• Edit, refine, or rewrite French content to meet linguistic and cultural standards.
• Annotate French text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• Identify model errors and language gaps, collaborating with AI researchers.
• Provide detailed linguistic feedback to guide model training.

Skills

Native French fluency

Linguistic annotation

Editing and rewriting

NLP data work

Attention to detail

Remote collaboration

Job description

Zekai seeks seasoned French linguistics experts for a remote contract on an AI research project with a leading research lab. You will evaluate LLM French outputs, edit and curate high-quality French data, and annotate linguistic features to guide model improvements.

You should bring native or near-native French, experience in translation/linguistic annotation, and strong attention to detail. This role supports distributed teams across the United States.