[Hiring] Italian Bilingual Expert @YO AI Labs

Role Description

We are seeking Italian Bilingual Experts to contribute to a language and AI training project focused on improving Italian-language understanding and generation. In this role, you will:

• Listen to audio clips in Italian and evaluate the nativeness, fluency, and overall linguistic quality of the speaker or model output.
• Assess pronunciation, intonation, accent, rhythm, and linguistic authenticity.
• Identify unnatural phrasing, pronunciation issues, and subtle language differences.
• Document assessments using clear and concise written feedback in English.
• Provide detailed explanations and justifications for evaluation decisions.
• Follow established guidelines, rubrics, and quality standards consistently.
• Collaborate with project coordinators to clarify requirements and resolve ambiguous language content.
• Provide linguistic insights to help improve AI models' Italian-language understanding and generation.
• Complete assigned audio review tasks accurately and within project deadlines.
• Maintain high standards of quality, consistency, and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Native-level proficiency in Italian, with strong command of spoken and written Italian.
• B2+ proficiency in English, particularly for written and verbal communication.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify subtle linguistic differences.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Ability to clearly explain linguistic observations and evaluation decisions.
• Ability to follow detailed guidelines and apply evaluation criteria consistently.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote environment.

Requirements

• Background in linguistics, phonetics, voice specialization, music, audio engineering, communications, or a related field.
• Experience with audio analysis, transcription, language evaluation, or linguistic assessment.
• Experience evaluating pronunciation, accents, speech patterns, or voice quality.
• Background in teaching, media, communications, or language-related roles.
• Familiarity with AI-generated speech or language technologies is a plus, but not required.

Core Skills

• Italian Bilingual Proficiency
• English – B2+
• Audio Evaluation
• Linguistic Assessment
• Pronunciation & Intonation
• Attention to Detail
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Critical Listening
• Quality Assurance
• Language Evaluation