Freelance Computational Linguist- Intermediate (AI Community)

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Freelance Computational Linguist- Intermediate (AI Community)

Job description

About the Role:

At TELUS Digital, we are on a mission to make AI speak every language with the heart and nuance of a native speaker. As a Computational Linguist in our global pool, you are a linguistic architect helping us bridge the gap between human communication and machine logic. We look to you to analyze the deep structures of your native language, including syntax, semantics, and morphology, ensuring our AI models capture the true essence of human expression. At TELUS, your work directly influences how the world’s leading LLMs respect cultural identity through language.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform deep-dive linguistic audits on AI outputs to ensure grammatical precision and semantic accuracy.
• Design and refine complex linguistic guidelines to help models master regional dialects, slang, and cultural idioms.
• Collaborate on Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) projects by creating high-quality datasets that reflect the structural complexities of your native tongue.
• Analyze how AI handles specialized writing systems (e.g., RTL) and provide architectural feedback to engineering teams to improve model rendering and comprehension.

Qualification path

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Language: Native-level fluency in at least one language.
• English Proficiency: Minimum B1 (Intermediate) level English for technical guidelines.

Assessment:

In order to be hired into our community, you’ll go through a subject-specific qualification exam that will determine your suitability for the position and complete ID verification.

Payment:

• Currently, pay rates for experts range from $10 - $22 USD per hour
• Our Payment terms are defined for each project.

Why Join the TELUS Digital AI Community:

• Community Connection: Work remotely as part of a 1M+ diverse global AI Community of contributors and experts.
• Impactful Expertise: Use your native language and academic degree to shape real-world AI systems and products used by millions every day.
• Hands-on Innovation: Gain experience in the latest AI research, evaluation, and fine-tuning methodologies.
• Global Collaboration: Collaborate with a network of specialists across 20+ domains and 500+ languages and dialects.
• Flexible Engagement: Manage your own schedule while making a meaningful impact on the future of technology.

Equal Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for a contractual relationship without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. At TELUS Digital AI, we are proud to offer equal opportunities and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community. All aspects of selection are based on applicants’ qualifications, merits, competence, and performance without regard to any characteristic related to diversity.