[Hiring] Tamil Bilingual Expert @24-MAG

Role Description

We are sharing a specialised consulting opportunity for native-level Tamil speakers with strong English communication skills and exceptional attention to linguistic detail to contribute to an advanced AI training and language-evaluation project focused on Tamil speech, pronunciation, fluency, and linguistic authenticity.

Selected professionals will:

• Listen to Tamil-language audio, evaluate the naturalness and fluency of speakers or AI-generated outputs, assess pronunciation and intonation, and provide clear written justifications in English.
• Work requires native-level Tamil proficiency, careful auditory judgement, and the ability to articulate subtle linguistic differences accurately.
• No prior experience in AI is required.

Qualifications

• Native-level proficiency in Tamil
• Strong command of both spoken and written Tamil
• Minimum B2-level English proficiency
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills
• Exceptional attention to linguistic detail
• Ability to identify nuanced differences in pronunciation, fluency, intonation, and naturalness
• Experience with audio analysis, transcription, or linguistic assessment is highly valued
• Background in linguistics, phonetics, voice specialisation, music, audio engineering, or a related discipline is advantageous
• Experience in media, communications, language teaching, or similar fields is beneficial
• Ability to provide clear and well-supported written evaluation rationale
• Comfortable working independently within structured review guidelines
• No prior AI-training or model-evaluation experience is required

Requirements

• Tamil Audio & Fluency Evaluation
• Listen to Tamil-language audio clips and evaluate overall fluency and naturalness
• Assess whether speech sounds authentic to a native Tamil speaker
• Identify unnatural phrasing, delivery, or speech patterns
• Apply consistent evaluation standards across different speakers and audio samples
• Distinguish subtle differences in linguistic quality and spoken-language authenticity
• Pronunciation & Intonation Assessment
• Evaluate pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation
• Identify pronunciation patterns that affect naturalness or intelligibility
• Assess whether spoken Tamil reflects appropriate linguistic conventions
• Recognise subtle phonetic and prosodic differences across audio samples
• Apply established project guidelines consistently when rating speech quality
• Written Evaluation & Justification
• Document assessments clearly and concisely in English
• Provide detailed explanations supporting individual evaluations
• Identify specific linguistic factors influencing quality ratings
• Communicate nuanced language observations through structured written feedback
• Maintain consistency and precision across evaluation documentation
• Language Quality & AI Evaluation
• Review Tamil-language outputs generated or processed by AI systems
• Identify recurring issues affecting linguistic authenticity or fluency
• Provide expert language insight that supports improvements in Tamil understanding and generation
• Apply native-speaker judgement to ambiguous or borderline examples
• Help establish reliable quality standards for Tamil-language model outputs
• Project Collaboration & Quality Assurance
• Collaborate with project coordinators to clarify evaluation requirements
• Flag ambiguous language content or cases requiring additional guidance
• Complete assigned audio-review tasks accurately and on schedule
• Incorporate updated guidelines and feedback into ongoing evaluations
• Maintain high standards of quality and consistency across repeated review assignments

Benefits

• Independent contractor engagement
• Fully remote
• Compensation: $30–$65/hour
• Work will involve Tamil-language audio evaluation, pronunciation and intonation assessment, linguistic-quality review, and written feedback
• Assignments may involve evaluating both human and AI-generated or AI-processed speech
• Project scope, workload, evaluation criteria, and linguistic guidelines may evolve depending on project requirements
• Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party