Want to use your language skills to help make better Microsoft products?

The Data Annotation Specialist is a key component in building the next generations of speech recognition by producing high quality transcriptions which train and improve Microsoft products and services. The Data Annotation Specialist will use native language skills and cultural knowledge to capture linguistic nuances with high fidelity. In this role you will be the foundation of the Microsoft teams responsible for driving machine learning and high AI technology, such as, AI assistance for people’s daily life, meeting captioning, and more. Join our team and use your background and expertise to continue delivering value to Microsoft.

• Using in house tools to transcribe and annotate data for various projects. A few examples may be providing transcription (text) for audio clips or annotating text or images to verify certain types of data.
• Going through content (online and offline), extract information, provide needed information through tools with high accuracy and consistency.
• Performing quality evaluation of transcription and annotation results produced by different sources.
• Collaborate with team members on day-to-day problem solving and projects assigned by managers.
• Data Annotation Specialists will come across offensive, sensitive, or objectionable material and may be required to work with this type of content to help train our AI models for the protection of Microsoft’s customers.

Data Annotation Specialists are comfortable understanding data as it relates to :

• Sentiment: The emotional intonation and other subjective implications behind keywords and phrases.
• Intent: The human intent, or the user’s end goal, behind different statements.
• Semantic: Understanding exactly what the meaning is behind what users are seeking.

Location and language requirements:

• Job location: Reno, Nevada USA . All work for this position is required on-site
• Native speaker or equivalent experience of English, Canada and French, Canada

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• High School degree/GED or equivalent work experience
• Native speaker or equivalent experience of English, Canada and French, Canada
• Fluent in English – both written and spoken
• 2+ years of troubleshooting experience, customer service or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• In depth knowledge of required language pitch, tones, rhythm, intent, etc.
• Ability to have fun at work while bringing your authentic self
• Linguistics or computational linguistic background
• Experience in language technology including speech
• Proficient in multiple required languages
• Great attention to detail
• Good computer skills
• Quick learner
• Relevant certifications

This job requires individuals to work at the office location.