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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates native Japanese language proficiency with expertise in kanji, hiragana, katakana, and furigana, alongside strong attention to detail and character-level accuracy in document annotation and transcription tasks. Capable of producing high-quality training data for document AI models while applying consistent taxonomies across various document types.
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Native Japanese SpeakerDocument Annotation ExperienceCharacter-Level AccuracyFluent Japanese Language SkillsAttention to Detail
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Hard Skills
TranscriptionTranslationEditorial WorkDocument ReviewTaxonomy Application
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailIndependent Work
Industry Keywords
Japanese ScriptsVertical TextMulti-Column NewspapersHandwritten FormsDocument AI Models
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Open and check provided PDF annotation tasks
- Confirm pages are in Japanese, legible, contain real content, and show no personal details
- Identify and bound every meaningful page region
- Assign component types and reading-order indexes
- Link regions to their associated figures or tables using parent component identifiers
- Transcribe all text exactly as shown, including Japanese scripts, furigana, and handwriting
- Flag illegible source regions
- Capture language, document type, source, page dimensions, and table/formula/handwriting flags
- Review colleagues’ work end to end as an experienced annotator
- Produce human-authored training data for document AI models
Requirements
What you’ll need- Native Japanese speaker with full command of kanji, hiragana, katakana, furigana, and variant character forms
- Professional experience in interpretation, journalism, transcription, translation, editorial work, or comparable document-intensive work
- Character-level accuracy and strong attention to detail
- Ability to apply a taxonomy consistently across hundreds of pages
- Comfort with vertical text, multi-column newspapers, exam papers, and handwritten forms
- Fluent Japanese language skills required; all work is performed in Japanese
- Ability to work as an independent contractor
- H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported
Benefits
Comp & perks- Fully remote role
- Flexible schedule / work on your own schedule
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
- Competitive payment
- Opportunity to work with leading researchers and contribute to next-generation AI systems
- Referral payments of up to $140 per successful referral (restrictions may apply)
- Reasonable accommodations upon request