French Linguist/Speech Data Verifier

French Linguist/Speech Data Verifier

Job description

Work Location: Remote/Work-from-home  

Work Schedule: Flexible schedule (preferred weekly availability is 20 hours or more) 

Engagement Model: Freelance/Independent contractor 

Language Needed: French (France)
Project duration: Until the end of December 2025

DataForce by TransPerfect is currently looking for linguists with idiomatic fluency in French (France) to join our team of Freelance Linguists. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative project. 

Role Summary 

As a Linguist/Speech Data Verifier, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the capabilities of AI-driven speech recognition and generation assistants.  

The ideal candidate has a linguistic education/background, great attention to detail, the ability to work independently, and enthusiasm for improving AI technology. 

Role Responsibilities 

In this role, you will listen to short French audio recordings and review, correct, refine, and/or expand pre-annotated descriptions/labels to accurately reflect voice characteristics and speech delivery. 

Job requirements

• Idiomatic fluency in French (France) 
• Pass a qualification test (estimated duration is 25 minutes) 
• Be located in France
• Excellent listening, writing and spelling skills in French
• Advanced English language skills (written and verbal) 
• Degree in linguistics or related field (phonetics, phonology, speech pathology, etc.) 
• Phonetics/phonology expertise is preferred 
• Relevant experience in data analysis, labelling, speech/text-to-speech technology, and/or audio annotation is considered a plus 
• Familiarity with online annotation tools is preferred 
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines effectively 
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to deliver error-free work 
• Availability to work a minimum of 20 hours per week 
• Interest in language technologies 
• As part of the application process, you are required to complete a 1-minute questionnaire, which will be sent to you via email from a dataforce.recruitee.com domain after you click Apply to submit your application.