Language Lead – Hindi (Contract)

Overview

We are representing a confidential AI technology organization in their search for a Language Lead - Hindi (Contract) to work remotely. This is a specialized linguistics role requiring native-level Hindi proficiency and the ability to serve as the primary language resource for voice AI development.

This is not a standard annotation role. You will own the Hindi language workstream end-to-end, managing annotation quality, auditing data, monitoring product performance, investigating issues, and executing projects that demand deep linguistic expertise and meticulous attention to detail. You will operate independently and serve as the go-to resource for all Hindi-related questions and decisions.

Responsibilities

Your day-to-day work will include:

• Answer questions from annotators about guidelines, edge cases, and language-specific issues through project communication channels
• Communicate new feedback, instructions, and rubric updates to annotators working on Hindi projects
• Review annotator-rated audio files to verify ratings and written feedback align with established rubrics
• Prepare written quality assessments for annotators with specific examples and recommendations
• Evaluate text-to-speech output and provide ground truth assessments of pronunciation, prosody, and naturalness in Hindi
• Update and expand annotation guidelines when gaps or edge cases are identified
• Prepare and run calibration meetings with annotators
• Hold scheduled office hours during active studies so annotators can ask questions in real time
• Develop onboarding materials and resources for new annotators
• Write quality assurance reports on annotation quality and calibration outcomes
• Review production audio in Hindi and flag quality issues to the team
• Investigate language-specific issues reported by customers and identify root causes
• Audit datasets for linguistic accuracy, completeness, and consistency

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Native-level proficiency in Hindi
• Experience with data annotation, transcription, or language quality assurance
• Strong foundation in linguistics or a related field, with ability to apply concepts like phonetics, prosody, and intonation when evaluating speech and writing annotation guidelines
• Strong written English proficiency (all guidelines, feedback, reports, and team communication are in English)
• Ability to write clear, structured instructions and deliver specific, actionable feedback to annotators
• Comfortable working with data and metrics such as inter-rater agreement scores, audit spreadsheets, and structured feedback templates
• Self-directed and able to manage feedback cycles, QA reviews, and data projects without close oversight
• Authorization to work in your country of residence

Preferred:

• Experience writing or maintaining annotation guidelines or rubrics
• Experience training, mentoring, or managing other annotators
• Experience with audio evaluation, text-to-speech, or speech-to-text systems
• Conversational spoken English proficiency for meetings and calibration syncs
• Experience working with distributed, remote teams

Commitment: Roughly 40 hours per week with flexibility in scheduling. Project hours may vary depending on active studies, data projects, and product needs. Some availability during US Pacific business hours is preferred to allow for team syncs and real-time support.

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our talent team will review your qualifications and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we will submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not attempt to contact the client directly, as all communication should flow through our recruiting team to ensure a smooth process for everyone involved.

This is a 1099 contract opportunity renewable by mutual agreement. You will control your own methods for completing assigned work, supply your own equipment, and are responsible for your own taxes.

Pay

Pay information was not provided for this role. Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process.

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