Somali Language Expert

Job Title: Somali Language Expert

Job Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

Job Summary:

Join our customer’s team as a Somali Language Expert, leveraging your deep linguistic expertise to support the development and refinement of AI language models. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, cultural relevance, and quality of Somali language data, directly impacting cutting-edge AI solutions. Your focus will be on written and verbal communication, as well as nuanced editing and translation tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Review, edit, and validate Somali language content for linguistic accuracy and clarity.
2. Translate a variety of content types between Somali and English, ensuring contextual and cultural appropriateness.
3. Collaborate with AI trainers to annotate, evaluate, and improve Somali language datasets.
4. Provide detailed linguistic feedback to enhance AI and NLP applications in Somali.
5. Ensure all written and verbal communication meets high standards of quality and consistency.
6. Detect and correct errors in grammar, spelling, and meaning within Somali language materials.
7. Act as a cultural consultant to help shape AI outputs that resonate with Somali-speaking audiences.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

1. Native or near-native proficiency in Somali, with excellent command of written and spoken forms.
2. Strong experience in editing, proofreading, and quality assurance for language content.
3. Demonstrated expertise in translation from Somali to English and vice versa.
4. Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in linguistic tasks.
5. Solid understanding of Somali grammar, syntax, and style conventions.
6. Effective communicator, both in written and verbal formats, with a collaborative mindset.
7. Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality work against tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience training or evaluating AI/machine learning language models.
2. Background in computational linguistics, language technology, or related fields.
3. Prior experience as an AI language expert or trainer for Somali.

Required Skills

• Somali language proficiency
• editing
• written communication
• linguistic
• translation
• attention to detail