Tamil Translator (Remote) | Sigma AI

Sigma AI; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigma AI, a leading global technology company, is seeking Tamil-English annotators to support data annotation for AI systems. You will perform annotation tasks across audio, video, image and text, validating data, categorizing content, and contributing to localization efforts.

The role emphasizes linguistic accuracy, strong writing skills, and attention to detail. Experience in linguistics or translation is valued; collaboration with a global team is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpretation.
• Native or near-native Tamil proficiency.
• Fluent English with excellent spelling and attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of linguistic theory, grammar and language structure.
• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills.
• Solid computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Annotation and validation of audio, video, image, sentence and word data.
• Categorization and conversational interactions.
• Content creation and correction.
• Evaluation and localization tasks.

Skills

Tamil proficiency

English fluency

Writing and editing

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Computer literacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpretation

Job description

• Computer literacy

What is Sigma? Sigma is a leading global technology company specializing in data collection and annotation for Artificial Intelligence. With over 30 years of experience, offices in Spain, the US, and the UK, and operations in more than 700 languages, we support top multinational clients in developing cutting-edge AI solutions.

Soft Skills We Value

Are you a proactive professional who thrives on challenges, values collaboration, and approaches every task with empathy, integrity, and a passion for learning?

We Are Looking For Candidates With The Following Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpretation
• Linguist with native or near-native proficiency in Tamil
• Fluent in English with the ability to accurately listen and write with excellent spelling and attention to detail
• Solid command of linguistic theory, grammar, and language structure
• Strong writing, editing, and communication skills
• Computer literacy

Preferred (but Not Mandatory)

• Experience with one or more of the following: computational linguistics, corpus analysis, language data annotation, or LLM training
• Strong attention to detail

What will you do?

Annotation - Audio/Video/Image/Sentence/Word validation - Categorization, Conversational interactions - Content creation - Correction - Evaluation - Localization

Connectivity & Accessories

• Stable internet connection
• Headphones
• Secure internet location, protected by a strong password

Important Notes

• Sigma.AI does not hire through third parties. No agents’ intermediaries or third parties are authorized to represent benefit from or participate in any way in the relationship. To this effect the Candidate agrees to provide any documentation or information reasonably requested by the Company to verify their identity and credentials. Should the Candidate fail to provide enough evidence of their identity to Sigma´s satisfaction, Sigma shall be entitled to withhold or terminate any offer with the Candidate.
• The company may employ or rely on artificial intelligence systems in its selection processes. Such processing is carried out in an ethical, transparent, and legally compliant manner. The purpose of the processing is to evaluate the tests submitted in the course of the selection process (for instance the transcribed content provided by the candidate). The legal basis for processing your data is the pre-contractual relationship between the parties and/or the provision of requested services.

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