Traditional Chinese Linguistic Expert

Confidential; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a linguistics-focused contractor to evaluate and refine LLM-generated Traditional Chinese content for readers in Taiwan and Hong Kong. You will annotate, edit, and provide linguistic feedback across translation, summarization, dialogue, and grammar tasks.

The role requires native-level Traditional Chinese and professional English, with experience in NLP data work or linguistic annotation.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native fluency in Traditional Chinese (Taiwan/Hong Kong) with strong grammar and style.
• Professional experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work in Chinese.
• Fluency in English for collaboration and review processes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated Chinese text across use cases (translation, summarization, dialogue, grammar correction).
• Edit, refine, or rewrite Chinese content for Traditional Chinese readers (Taiwan/Hong Kong) to meet linguistic and cultural standards.
• Annotate Chinese text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• Identify model errors and language gaps, and collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLM performance.
• Provide detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to guide ongoing model training efforts.

Skills

Traditional Chinese

English

NLP data work

QA editing

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated Chinese text across various use cases (e.g., translation, summarization, dialogue, grammar correction).
• Edit, refine, or rewrite Chinese content to meet linguistic and cultural standards for Traditional Chinese readers (e.g., Taiwan and Hong Kong).
• Annotate Chinese text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• Identify model errors and language gaps, and collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLM performance.
• Provide detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to guide ongoing model training efforts.

You're a strong fit if you have:

• Native or near-native fluency in Traditional Chinese, with excellent command over grammar, syntax, and stylistics.
• Professional experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work in Chinese.
• Strong understanding of Traditional Chinese nuances, regional variations, register, and context-appropriate usage, including how it differs from Simplified Chinese.
• Professional fluency in English.
• Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies (preferred but not required).
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to spot subtle errors or unnatural phrasing.
• Clear communication skills and experience working in distributed, remote teams.

Why Join

• Contribute to cutting-edge AI research in partnership with a leading research lab.
• Work on high-impact projects that directly support the development of advanced AI systems.
• Gain hands-on exposure to state-of-the-art AI research and development.
• Join a fast-moving project where your expertise and judgment can have a meaningful impact.

This is a 100% remote contract role. Applicants must be located in: United States.