[Hiring] Turkish Bilingual Expert @24-MAG

Role Description

We are sharing a specialised consulting opportunity for native-level Turkish 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 Turkish speech, pronunciation, fluency, and linguistic authenticity.

Selected professionals will:

• Listen to Turkish-language audio, evaluate the naturalness and fluency of speakers or AI-generated outputs, assess pronunciation and intonation, and provide clear written justifications in English.
• The work requires native-level Turkish 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 Turkish
• Strong command of both spoken and written Turkish
• 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

• Turkish Audio & Fluency Evaluation
  • Listen to Turkish-language audio clips and evaluate overall fluency and naturalness
  • Assess whether speech sounds authentic to a native Turkish 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 Turkish 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 Turkish-language outputs generated or processed by AI systems
  • Identify recurring issues affecting linguistic authenticity or fluency
  • Provide expert language insight that supports improvements in Turkish understanding and generation
  • Apply native-speaker judgement to ambiguous or borderline examples
  • Help establish reliable quality standards for Turkish-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 Turkish-language audio evaluation, pronunciation and intonation assessment, linguistic-quality review, and written feedback
• Native-level Turkish proficiency and strong English communication are central to this engagement
• 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