Swedish Linguist
- Full-time
Company Description
Appen develops high quality speech and language technology solutions namely used in car navigation systems, mobile phones, word processing packages, directory assistance, speaker verification tools and hand-held machine translation devices. Our staff comprises Linguists, IT professionals and Project Managers who collaborate to produce quality work in over 100 different languages for many of the world’s leading companies.
Job Description
Project:
We are looking for highly skilled linguists to help develop and expand our lexicons. Candidate must be native speaker of Swedish.
The ideal candidate has experience and passion for working with language data and the ability to help create, categorize, audit, and improve lexical data. Excellent grammatical skills in the native language are essential. This person must be highly organized, extremely collaborative, and able to drive issues to resolution across a variety of teams.
Location: Client's facility, San Francisco Bay Area
Hours: 40 hours per week
Length: Up to 6 months, with possible extension
Department:
Linguistics
Tasks:
• Preparing and auditing data test sets
• Evaluating, labeling and vetting output, providing informed feedback
• Proposing relevant dictionary content and meta-content
• Writing guidelines and instructions for vendors or junior linguists
• Auditing vendor work, including bug reporting, monitoring, and resolution
• Identifying tools and process enhancements
• Working cross-functionally with linguists and engineers
Preferred Experience
• Experience using OS X or iOS software
• Experience in software quality assurance and testing
• Knowledge of internationalization and localization
• Proficiency in more than one non-English language
• Software translation, natural language translation, and computational linguistic experience is a plus
How to apply:
Please apply by registering your details and uploading your resume using the below link:
https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNjgwRTk5NkQ2OUMxOUEwQjkmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300
About Appen:
Appen develops high quality speech and language technology solutions namely used in car navigation systems, mobile
phones, word processing packages, directory assistance, speaker verification tools and hand-held machine translation
devices. Our staff comprises Linguists, IT professionals and Project Managers who collaborate to produce quality work in
over 100 different languages for many of the world's leading companies.
We are looking for highly skilled linguists to help develop and expand our lexicons. Candidate must be native speaker of Swedish.
The ideal candidate has experience and passion for working with language data and the ability to help create, categorize, audit, and improve lexical data. Excellent grammatical skills in the native language are essential. This person must be highly organized, extremely collaborative, and able to drive issues to resolution across a variety of teams.
Location: Client's facility, San Francisco Bay Area
Hours: 40 hours per week
Length: Up to 6 months, with possible extension
Department:
Linguistics
Tasks:
• Preparing and auditing data test sets
• Evaluating, labeling and vetting output, providing informed feedback
• Proposing relevant dictionary content and meta-content
• Writing guidelines and instructions for vendors or junior linguists
• Auditing vendor work, including bug reporting, monitoring, and resolution
• Identifying tools and process enhancements
• Working cross-functionally with linguists and engineers
Preferred Experience
• Experience using OS X or iOS software
• Experience in software quality assurance and testing
• Knowledge of internationalization and localization
• Proficiency in more than one non-English language
• Software translation, natural language translation, and computational linguistic experience is a plus
How to apply:
Please apply by registering your details and uploading your resume using the below link:
https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNjgwRTk5NkQ2OUMxOUEwQjkmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300
About Appen:
Appen develops high quality speech and language technology solutions namely used in car navigation systems, mobile
phones, word processing packages, directory assistance, speaker verification tools and hand-held machine translation
devices. Our staff comprises Linguists, IT professionals and Project Managers who collaborate to produce quality work in
over 100 different languages for many of the world's leading companies.
Qualifications
Requirements:
• Degree in linguistics and/or equivalent experience
• Native fluency in Swedish; proficiency in English
• Excellent knowledge of structural aspects of the language (syntax, semantics, phonology, phonetics)
• Up-to-date exposure to popular native culture and the ability to use that knowledge to inform data analysis
• Previous experience working with language data (e.g. research, analysis, translation, review)
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and proven ability to manage priorities are essential
• Degree in linguistics and/or equivalent experience
• Native fluency in Swedish; proficiency in English
• Excellent knowledge of structural aspects of the language (syntax, semantics, phonology, phonetics)
• Up-to-date exposure to popular native culture and the ability to use that knowledge to inform data analysis
• Previous experience working with language data (e.g. research, analysis, translation, review)
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and proven ability to manage priorities are essential
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.