English Language Expert
Listed pay: Up to $20 to 25, depending on country / hr
What the posting lists, in US dollars an hour. The rate depends on the country you work from:
- Up to $25 / hrUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand
- Up to $20 / hrGermany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino
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Details from this posting, and how SME Careers screens and pays.
- LocationRemote, open to US, UK & 15 EU countries +9
- LanguageEnglish
- ScreeningA CV-based application, a recorded AI video interview of about 15 minutes, then a review by SME's team. See what to expect
- How SME Careers paysWeekly, through Deel, for approved work. What SME Careers does not say
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Role details
In this hourly, remote contractor role, you will review AI-generated English-language responses and/or generate expert language content, evaluating reasoning quality and step-by-step edits while providing precise, actionable feedback. You will assess solutions for accuracy, clarity, and adherence to the prompt; identify errors in logic, meaning, methodology, or conceptual understanding; fact-check information when needed; write high-quality explanations and model revisions that demonstrate correct methods; and rate and compare multiple AI responses based on correctness and reasoning quality. This role is with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate that provides AI training data for many of the world’s largest AI companies and foundation-model labs. Your language expertise directly helps improve the world’s premier AI models by making their outputs more accurate, natural, and clearly explained.
Your profile
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Linguistics, English, Translation/Localization, Communications, Journalism, or a related field.
- Expert command of English (C2/Native-level preferred) with Minimum C1 English proficiency required; multilingual ability (professional proficiency in at least one additional language) is strongly preferred.
- Strong skills in grammar, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse structure, and stylistic editing across registers.
- Exceptional attention to detail in identifying meaning drift, ambiguity, inconsistencies, and subtle errors; able to explain corrections clearly in writing.
- Comfortable applying style guides and enforcing consistency (tone, terminology, punctuation, capitalization) across varied content types.
- Reliable, self-directed, and able to deliver consistent quality in an hourly, remote contractor workflow across time zones.
- Previous experience with AI data training/annotation, editorial QA, localization QA, or professional copyediting is strongly preferred.
- Strong hands-on experience using tools like Perplexity, Gemini, ChatGPT and others
Key responsibilities
- Develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts in various topics and responses to guide AI learning, ensuring the models reflect a comprehensive understanding of diverse subjects.
- Optimize AI Performance: Evaluate and rank AI responses to enhance the model's accuracy, fluency, and contextual relevance.
- Ensure Model Integrity: Test AI models for potential inaccuracies or biases, validating their reliability across use cases.
From the SME Careers posting.
Skills the posting asks for
- Semantics
- Localization
- Syntax
- English
- Multilingual Communication
- Pragmatics
- Discourse Analysis
- Copyediting
- Grammar
- Style Guides
Applying on SME Careers
What happens after you click
- The link opens this role on SME Careers. Sign up and apply from there.
- Create an SME Careers account, then complete the application: a CV as a PDF or your education and work history, your languages and your country. The link opens the application with this role already selected.
- Take the AI interview for the role: a recorded video interview of about 15 minutes, in English for most roles, best on a desktop computer.
- If you pass, SME's team reviews your profile and may invite you to a short call. If screening succeeds you sign a contract through Deel, verify your identity and link Discord, then wait for a project invitation.
- The work is paid by the hour at up to $20–25 an hour, depending on country. Each country's rate is listed at the top of this page.
- Remote, open to Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, San Marino and United States. The posting also names countries this site does not cover.
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