Job Description: Linguistic Data Annotation Specialist (Remote Contract)

Provide linguistic expertise—especially in syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and taxonomies—to support data labeling strategies.

• Develop and maintain guidelines for consistent labeling of language, visual, and motion data so vendor labelers can deliver high-quality annotations.
• Analyze annotated data for quality; review labeling output and refine guidelines as needed to enforce consistency and accuracy.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to define data-labeling needs, resolve ambiguities, and iterate on annotation standards.
• Employ data tools—SQL, spreadsheets, annotation/transcription systems—to manage, track, and validate large datasets.

Required (Must-Have)

• Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Language Technologies, or related field (or equivalent expertise).
• Strong knowledge of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, and taxonomy design.
• Experience working with data tools (SQL, spreadsheets, annotation systems).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills—ability to write clear guidelines, documentation, and provide feedback.
• Ability to work in ambiguous or fuzzy contexts and define structured processes and norms.

Good to Have (Bonus)

• Familiarity with annotation/transcription systems such as SAMPA, IPA, ToBI, or similar.
• Basic programming or scripting skills (e.g., Python, JavaScript, PHP)—useful for data pre-/post-processing or building annotation pipelines.
• Prior experience in data annotation / labeling / transcription projects (especially for NLP, computer vision, multimodal data).

Job Details

• Job Type: Contract
• Pay: $45.00 - $50.00 per day
• Work Location: Remote
• Benefits: Dental insurance, Health insurance