Computational Linguist Annotator

Odixcity Consulting; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Odixcity Consulting is seeking a highly motivated Computational Linguist Annotator to design and implement annotation frameworks for advanced AI language systems. You will collaborate with ML engineers and data teams to ensure high-quality linguistic datasets.

The role requires a strong background in linguistics and NLP, plus proven project experience in building annotation tools, guidelines, and scalable workflows. This is a remote, full-time position with global collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, English or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design linguistic annotation schemas for NLP tasks including semantic roles, discourse parsing and coreference resolution.
• Develop annotation guidelines balancing linguistic precision with annotator usability and scalability.
• Collaborate with product teams to translate business requirements into annotation frameworks.
• Ensure schemas capture relevant linguistic phenomena while remaining computationally tractable.
• Build and maintain annotation interfaces, QA dashboards and data management tools.
• Develop scripts and utilities for data preprocessing, validation and analysis.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, English or a relating field

Job description

JOB TITTLE: Computational linguist Annotator

LOCATION: Remote (Worldwide)

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a highly motivated Computational Linguist with strong expertise in linguistic annotation and natural language processing (NLP). In this role, you will design, implement, and evaluate annotation frameworks that support the development of advanced AI language systems. You will work closely with machine learning engineers, data scientists, and annotation teams to ensure high-quality linguistic datasets.

Key Responsibilities

• Design linguistic annotation schemas for complex NLP tasks including semantic role labeling, discourse parsing, coreference resolution and multimodal language.
• Develop comprehensive annotation guidelines that balance linguistic precision with annotator usability and scalability.
• Collaborate with new product teams to translate business requirements into linguistic annotation frameworks.
• Ensure schemas capture relevant linguistic phenomena while remaining computationally tractable.
• Build and maintain annotation interfaces, quality assurance dashboards and data management tools.
• Develop scripts and utilities for data preprocessing, validation and analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, English or a relating field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in computational linguistics, language annotation, or NLP data operations.
• Strong academic foundation in syntax, semantics, pragmatics and discourse analysis.
• Experience in building and customizing annotation tools and work flows.
• Track record in managing annotation projects from pilot to production scale.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.