.**Data Linguist - Mexican Spanish****Job Type: Contractor : Remote but able to work US Central Time (8am-12pm)**The Spanish Data Linguist must be capable of:- Work closely with engineers by providing linguistic expertise and direction for language specific NLP, data generation, annotation on projects, and/or dialogue analysis and modeling. Including writing documentation and guidelines, reviewing data and test results and proposing improvements and new features.- Perform tasks such as data annotation, phonetic transcription, speech synthesis, machine translation, natural utterance generation, grammar checking, ASR transcription, automation and other NLP related tasks.- Building a thorough understanding of data labeling conventions and provide support to internal team and external partners- Localizing established guidelines from English into Spanish- Test data and product and help Identify and eliminate bugs- Delivering high quality data output under aggressive deadlines- Working autonomously with mínimal direction- Handling unique data analysis requests from a range of data customers- Contributing to process improvements to reduce handling time and improve data output- Diving deep into issues and implement solutions independently- Providing quality expertise to other team members and coaching improvementsIn addition, the Spanish Language Data Linguist will need to quickly understand changes in response to customers' requests and change workflows accordingly. The Spanish Language Data Linguist must have a passion for data, efficiency, and accuracy as well as:- Show proactive efforts in addressing issues and problems- Excellent communication, strong organizational skills and very detail-oriented- Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment- Willingness to support several projects at one time, and to accept re-prioritization as necessary- Ability to keep up with changing project conventions and priorities**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS**- BA or BS degree- Native level fluency in Spanish (Written, Verbal and grammar)- Business level fluency in English- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office/Excel- Familiarity with voice assistants (Bixby, Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa, Cortana, etc) on a regular basis.**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**- BA/BS degree in Linguistics or equivalent practical experience working with language data- Native level fluency in English, both verbal and written- Are experienced working with data vendors- Have data curation, data quality or software QA experience- Have Python or other programming experience- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and learn in-house tools- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills- Independent, proactive, and self-motivated with record in timely delivery of requests- Team player with exceptional interpersonal and solution-oriented attitude**Job Types**: Temporary, ContractContract length: 3 monthsPay: $306.00 - $307
