Freelance Computational Linguist – Intermediate (AI Community)

About the role

We are looking for a freelance Computational Linguist to join TELUS Digital’s global AI community. You will use your native-language expertise to evaluate and improve the linguistic quality of large language models, ensuring they capture regional dialects, slang and cultural nuances.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct deep-dive linguistic audits of AI outputs to verify grammatical precision and semantic accuracy.
• Design and refine linguistic guidelines that enable models to handle regional dialects, slang, idioms and specialized writing systems such as right-to-left scripts.
• Create high-quality datasets for supervised fine-tuning projects, reflecting the structural complexities of your native language.
• Provide feedback to engineering teams on model rendering and comprehension of complex writing systems.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Computer Science or a related field.
• Native-level fluency in at least one language.
• English proficiency of at least B1 (intermediate) for technical documentation.
• Successful completion of a subject-specific qualification exam and ID verification.

Required skills

What we offer

• Flexible freelance engagement with the ability to set your own schedule.
• Payment ranging from $10 to $22 USD per hour, defined per project.
• Opportunity to influence AI products used by millions worldwide.
• Collaboration with a diverse community of over 1 million contributors across 500+ languages.