Vietnamese Language Expert

AI Trainer Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company, seeks a Vietnamese localization specialist for an hourly remote contractor role. You will create detailed prompts, assess AI responses, and provide expert feedback to ensure accuracy, clarity, and cultural relevance.

Expect collaboration across time zones and future project opportunities. Qualifications include a Bachelor’s or higher in a related field, native Vietnamese, C1 English proficiency, 5+ years in localization, and experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Vietnamese Translation, Linguistics, Localization, Communications, or related field.
• Native or near-native Vietnamese proficiency with Vietnam locale conventions.
• Minimum C1 English proficiency (reading/writing).
• 5+ years of professional localization/translation experience.
• Knowledge of MQM/LQA concepts to ensure quality decisions.
• Proficiency with CAT tools and QA workflows.
• Strong editorial judgment with attention to detail.
• Ability to fact-check localized content using reliable sources.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI Training Content: create prompts and responses to guide AI learning.
• Optimize AI Performance: evaluate and rank AI outputs for accuracy and fluency.
• Ensure Model Integrity: test models for inaccuracies and biases across use cases.

Skills

Localization

Terminology Management

CAT tools

MQM/LQA

Editorial judgment

Vietnamese

English

Education

Bachelors degree or higher in Vietnamese Translation, Linguistics, Localization, Communications, or related field

Tools

CAT tools

Job description

Pay: up to $20/hour

In this hourly-paid, fully remote contractor role, you will review AI-generated responses and/or generate language content, evaluate reasoning quality and step-by-step problem-solving, and provide expert feedback so outputs are accurate, logical, and clearly explained. You will assess solutions for accuracy, clarity, and adherence to the prompt; identify errors in methodology or conceptual understanding; fact-check information; write high-quality explanations and model solutions that demonstrate correct methods; and rate and compare multiple AI responses based on correctness and reasoning quality. You will apply senior-level Vietnamese localization/translation judgment alongside Minimum C1 English proficiency to ensure terminology, tone, and cultural nuance are consistently correct across use cases. This role is with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and a subsidiary of SuperAnnotate that provides AI training data for many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation-model labs. Your work directly helps improve the world’s premier AI models.

Important:

There is no immediate project for this role; however, if qualified, you will be among the first experts we reach out to when relevant opportunities arise. This will also provide you with access to future projects available through our expert network.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts in various topics and responses to guide AI learning, ensuring the models reflect a comprehensive understanding of diverse subjects.
• Optimize AI Performance: Evaluate and rank AI responses to enhance the model's accuracy, fluency, and contextual relevance.
• Ensure Model Integrity: Test AI models for potential inaccuracies or biases, validating their reliability across use cases.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Vietnamese Translation, Linguistics, Localization, Communications, or a related field.
• Native or near-native Vietnamese proficiency and strong command of the locale conventions for Vietnam.
• Minimum C1 English proficiency (reading/writing) for interpreting prompts, sources, and evaluation guidelines.
• 5+ years of professional localization/translation experience (multilingual localization experience strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to apply MQM/LQA concepts (severity, category, and root-cause thinking) to produce consistent quality decisions.
• Proficiency with CAT tools and QA workflows (translation memory, termbases, automated checks) and comfort working with structured guidelines.
• Excellent editorial judgment (register, tone, inclusivity, and cultural nuance) with extreme attention to detail.
• Ability to rigorously fact-check localized content (units, references, names, dates) using reliable sources and consistent reasoning.
• Comfort working as an hourly contractor: dependable throughput, clear documentation, and responsiveness across time zones.
• Previous experience with AI data training / annotation / evaluation is preferred.

Skills: Localization, Terminology Management, CAT tools, MQM Error Typology, Vietnamese, Copyediting, Style Guides, Linguistic QA (LQA), Translation, English

Open to candidates in: Vietnam

Interview language: English