Amazon ML DATA LINGUIST - Italian AGI Data Services 

Jordan, Amman, Amman 

390226569

Job mission
As a Data Linguist, you’re comfortable with, and understand, the changes to the conventions deployed in response to internal customers’ requests. You demonstrate the ability to adjust your workflows accordingly, and you prioritize strict compliance with regulatory requirements.Your organizational skills help you prioritize your projects in an ever-changing environment. Your ability to concentrate and your high attention to detail help you deliver high-quality work.
Key job responsibilities
- Build a thorough understanding of labeling conventions and provide support to global sites.
- Deliver high quality data output within deadlines.- Contribute to process improvements to reduce handling time and improve data output.
- Dive deep into issues and implement solutions independently.
Amman, JOR

- BA or BS degree in Linguistics/Italian/Computational Linguistics, or equivalent practical experience in data mark-up.
- Extensive experience with phonemic transcription in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and/or X-SAMPA.
- Native level fluency in Italian.
- Advanced level fluency of English

- Experience with command line tools.
- Competency in one or more non-English world languages (e.g. French, German, Spanish).
- Experience working with interaction data, including experience with annotation and other forms of data markup.
- Practical knowledge of data processing needs and trade-offs.
- Comfortable working with speech from various dialects and accents.
- Willing to work with audio content (wearing headsets) for a portion of the day.
- Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly
- Capable of working in strict compliance with internal guidelines.
- Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and learn in-house user-interface tools.
- Strong research skills.
- Willingness to support several projects at one time, and to accept reprioritization as necessary.