Language Specialist (English and Spanish)
Remote job
Job Title: Language Specialist
Location: Canada – Remote (excl. Quebec)
Languages: English and Spanish
Who we are:
Innodata (NASDAQ: INOD) is a leading data engineering company. With more than 2,000
customers and operations in 13 cities around the world, we are the AI technology solutions
provider-of-choice to 4 out of 5 of the world’s biggest technology companies, as well as leading
companies across financial services, insurance, technology, law, and medicine.
By combining advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI) technologies, a global
workforce of subject matter experts, and a high-security infrastructure, we’re helping usher in the
promise of clean and optimized digital data to all industries. Innodata offers a powerful
combination of both digital data solutions and easy-to-use, high-quality platforms.
Our global workforce includes over 3,000 employees in the United States, Canada, United
Kingdom, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Israel and Germany. We’re poised for a period of
explosive growth over the next few years.
About the role:
At Innodata, we’re working on its next generation by helping clients expand the possibilities of what
Large Language Models can achieve. And now, we’re looking for smart, savvy, and curious
Language Specialists to join our team.
This is the role that writers and linguists dream about: you’ll be teaching the next generation of
Large Language Models about what makes language special. We’re training generative AI in how to
think, not just how to write.
This isn’t just a job: it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work on the frontlines of generative AI.
There’s nothing more cutting-edge than this. Joining us means becoming an integral member of a
global team shaping a high-quality, user-centric AI knowledge model that will be the foundation for
the next wave of innovation in artificial intelligence. Keen to learn more?
What you’ll be doing:
As a Language Specialist on our GenAI team, you will be joining a truly global team of subject
matter experts across a wide variety of disciplines and AI engineers and will be entrusted with a
range of responsibilities. This will include:
• Creating training data sets for AI models that will help improve its accuracy, fluency,
coherence and/or voice
• Annotating data to help AI models align with human values
• Analyzing and improving the grammar, syntax, and sentence structure of both expert-
generated training data and AI model-generated text to ensure it adheres to linguistic
rules and conventions.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists,
researchers, and software engineers, to refine and iterate on the AI models.• Contributing to evolving specifications for AI-model training and data recipes.
• Navigating a dynamic environment and adapting to shifting guidelines and flexible
priorities.
• Achieve target KPIs, including daily job count, average handle time per job, and
specified production hours
Requirements
What we need you to bring:
• Minimum Bachelors (completed) with a preference (not mandatory) in one of the
following – Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering,
Health Sciences, History, Law, Math, Philosophy, Physics or Psychology; Masters or
PhD preferred
• Language proficiency (CEFR C1 level or equivalent) in English and Spanish
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong understanding of grammar, syntax, and semantics
• Ability to edit and improve technical communication across a wide variety of technical
fields
• Creative thinker
• Strong attention to detail
• Well-honed internet research skills
• Ability to embrace diverse teams
• Adaptability to thrive in a dynamic environment, with the agility to adjust to evolving
guidelines and fluid priorities
What we offer:
• Fully remote work environment
• Collaborative culture – and key tools enabling it
• Competitive compensation package
• Health, Dental & Vision benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Development & Progression opportunities
• Paid Vacation & Personal Days; and Sick days
Job Profile
RestrictionsExcludes Quebec
Benefits/PerksCollaborative culture Competitive compensation Competitive compensation package Cutting-edge technology Employee assistance Employee Assistance Program Fully remote Fully remote work Fully remote work environment Global team Remote work Vision Benefits
Tasks- Achieve KPIs
- Analyze and improve text
- Annotate data
- Collaborate with teams
- Contribute to AI model specifications
- Create training data sets
Adaptability AI technologies Artificial Intelligence Data analysis Data Annotation Data engineering English Generative AI Grammar Internet Research Large Language Models Machine Learning Research Semantics Spanish Syntax Technical communication Writing
Education