The main function of a Linguist is to determine language and visual data needs for data based model and product improvements.
Job Responsibilities:
-Provide linguistic expertise, especially in the areas of syntax, semantics, taxonomies, and NLU
-Develop strategies for labeling visual and language data together
-Create guidelines in support of labeling projects that allow vendor labelers to consistently label language, visual, and motion data at quality
-Analyze labeling quality and adjust guidelines as necessary to ensure labeling quality. Enforce labeling standards
Skills:
-Knowledge of syntax, semantics, and taxonomies
-Ability to work in ambiguous space and develop norms and processes
-Knowledge of prescriptive writing and punctuation conventions for at least one language.
-Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
-Knowledge in transcription and annotation systems such as SAMPA, IPA and ToBI.
Top 3 must-have HARD skills:
-Knowledge of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, and other areas of linguistics
-Experience with SQL, spreadsheets, and other data tools
-Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Good to have skills:
-Programming experience such as python, PHP, or Javascript Education/Experience
-Bachelor’s degree in linguistics, language technologies, computational linguistics, or related field. occasion
