Language Data Annotator - Cantonese (Beijing, China)

Work Location: Onsite in Beijing, China

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday during regular business hours

Engagement Model: Fixed-term Employment

Start Date: ASAP

DataForce by TransPerfect is currently looking for Language Data Annotators to join our onsite team on a fixed-term assignment in Beijing, China. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative project to improve Artificial Intelligence and technology. No previous experiences required.

Role Summary

As a Language Data Annotator, you will focus on speech or text recognition, input methods, keyboard/swipe technology, or other areas of human-machine interaction related to languages.  

Role Responsibilities

• Transcription: create written copies of live speech or dictated audio

• Data labeling: identify and label the purpose of what you transcribe

• Data classification: categorize the job outcomes based on various criteria

• Eligible to work onsite in Beijing, China

• Applicants must meet the legal age requirement to work in China

• Excellent proficiency in reading comprehension and writing in both Cantonese and English is required, as you will be working with bilingual content

• As a Cantonese Language Data Annotator, extensive cultural awareness and idiomatic fluency in Cantonese are essential, along with a solid understanding of Cantonese grammar structure and pronunciation ability to make independent judgements with limited information

• Full-time availability 

• Ability to meet daily KPI's 

• Excellent time management skills 

• Ability to work independently 

• Flexibility and ability to adapt and react to changing priorities quickly and efficiently 

• Ability to track, analyze, and report issues 

• Ability to understand and implement feedback 

• Detail-oriented mindset  

• Team player 

  
  

Preferred Experience

• Background in linguistics, language education or relevant work experience is a plus

• Proficiency in using metric-driven data tools gained through professional experience is a plus

• Previous experience in translation or annotation is a plus

• Basic understanding of Machine Learning concepts is a plus

DataForce by TransPerfect is part of the TransPerfect family of companies, the world’s largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, with offices in more than 100 cities worldwide. We offer high-quality data for Human-Machine Interaction to some of the most prestigious technology companies in the world. Our department focuses on gathering, enriching and processing data for Machine Learning in different AI domains.

To learn more about DataForce please visit us at https://www.transperfect.com/dataforce

TransPerfect is an equal opportunity employer and committed to all recruitment processes and workplace free from harassment, sexual harassment and discrimination.
For more information on the TransPerfect Family of Companies, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com