Ai Tutor (Japanese)

TL;DR

AI Tutor (Japanese): Training and refining Grok to excel in voice interactions, speech recognition, and auditory experiences across diverse languages, accents, and cultural contexts with an accent on curating and annotating high-quality audio data. Focus on enhancing Grok's global accessibility, enabling natural spoken interactions for users worldwide, and improving the AI's handling of multilingual audio nuances.

Location: Remote from any location worldwide, subject to legal eligibility, time-zone compatibility, and role-specific needs. Unable to hire in Wyoming and Illinois at this time.

Salary: $35/hour - $45/hour for US-based candidates.

Company

hirify.global’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.

What you will do

• Provide labels, annotations, recordings, and inputs on projects involving multilingual audio clips, voice recordings, speech samples, and auditory elements in various languages.
• Support the delivery of high-quality curated audio data that ensures clear, natural spoken output and accurate representation of linguistic and prosodic details.
• Collaborate with technical staff to develop tasks that improve AI's ability to handle speech modulation, accent variation, noise in real-world recordings, and multilingual audio processing.
• Work with technical staff to improve annotation tools for efficient audio workflows.

Requirements

• Native proficiency in Japanese with exposure to diverse accents, dialects, or regional variations.
• Proficiency in English (minimum B2 level) with clear, natural vocal delivery and pronunciation suitable for audio recording purposes.
• Strong auditory perception to identify nuances in speech, accents, pronunciation, intonation, and audio quality across languages.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multilingual audio content and transcribe audio with high accuracy across accents and varying audio quality.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, detail-oriented, and organizational skills, with the ability to articulate audio-related feedback effectively.
• We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Demonstration of exceptional attention to linguistic nuance, auditory detail, and data quality beyond standard transcription work.
• Background in linguistics (e.g., phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics), speech sciences, cognitive science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working with speech/audio datasets, annotation workflows, or AI training data.
• Professional experience in voice work, including voice acting, voice recording, podcasting with a measurable audience, or similar audio production demonstrating attention to clarity and recording quality.

Culture & Benefits

• Small, highly motivated team focused on engineering excellence.
• Flat organizational structure where all employees are expected to be hands-on and contribute directly to the company’s mission.
• Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence.
• Benefits vary based on employment type, location, and jurisdiction.
• For eligible U.S.-based positions benefits include health insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave.