OVERVIEW
Welo Data is seeking a Data Specialist to contribute to an AI technology project. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of machine learning, data annotation, data handling, quality assurance, and natural language processing. They will play a pivotal role in updating our machine-learning models and ensuring their efficacy.
Project Details
Job Title: Data Specialist
Location: Onsite office in North Redmond - Willows-Rose Hill, WA
Hours: 40 hours weekly
Start date: ASAP
Employment Type: W2 Full-Time Employee
Pay rate: $19.5/ hour
Must have valid work authorization in the US (Welocalize does not sponsor VISAs at this time).
Key Responsibilities
- Test new functionality and performance of AI products
- Accurately annotate natural language data in English according to provided guidelines.
- Participate in data generation, rating, and quality assurance tasks.
- Ensure data sets are relevant and aligned with project goals.
- Perform basic quality control to ensure data reliability.
- Identify and report error patterns and anomalies.
- Use basic data analysis techniques to gather insights.
- Resolve discrepancies to maintain consistent data quality.
- Prepare reports on findings, including issues related to utterance quality, AI model performance, and customer feedback.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify patterns and anomalies
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Excellent communication skills
- Capable of adapting to changing priorities as needed
Benefits
- Paid Sick Time
- Employee Assistance Program
- Following eligibility requirements: Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
Please note that in order to verify work authorization as is required by Federal law (I-9 process), all new employees must complete a live video verification with their selected IDs and provide photos of these selected IDs within their first 3 days of employment.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. In addition, we employ anti-fraud checks to ensure all candidates meet the requirements of the program.
As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
