Japanese PDF Annotation Specialist

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential AI research organization seeking a Japanese PDF Annotation Specialist for remote contract work. Our client is building advanced document-understanding systems and needs native Japanese speakers who can prepare training data with exceptional accuracy.

This is a remote contract role based in Switzerland, offering structured project work with clear quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Source publicly accessible Japanese PDFs containing multimodal elements (text, images, tables) and document their origins
• Annotate document structure by identifying and bounding every meaningful region, assigning component types and reading-order indices
• Record relationships between regions and parent components such as figures or tables
• Transcribe all text with complete fidelity, reproducing kanji, hiragana, katakana, and handwritten content exactly as it appears
• Capture page-level metadata including language, document type, source URL, page dimensions, and flags for tables and handwriting
• Conduct peer review of colleague work, ensuring every task receives end-to-end validation by a second Japanese language expert

What We're Looking For

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Native Japanese speaker with full command of kanji, hiragana, and katakana
• Professional experience in interpretation, journalism, transcription, translation, or editorial work
• Character-level accuracy mindset, prioritizing precision over speed
• Systematic approach capable of applying a taxonomy consistently across diverse documents
• Comfort working with unfamiliar layouts including vertical text and multi-column newspapers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AI training data annotation, labeling, or bilingual evaluation projects
• Background in transcription and localization, including MTPE, subtitling, or OCR correction
• Document production experience such as typesetting, copy-editing, or proofreading
• Knowledge of script and encoding systems, including Unicode normalization and Japanese input methods

How We Work With You

Candidates apply directly through Get A Job.ai. Our talent team will conduct an initial screening to understand your background and verify your qualifications. Once you pass our review, we submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly—all communication flows through our recruiting team to ensure a professional, organized process.

Pay

This is a contract position. Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruiting team.

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