French (France) Localization QA Tester / Proofreader in Austin, TX (6 months contract)

Welo Data works with technology companies to provide datasets that are high-quality, ethically sourced, relevant, diverse, and scalable to supercharge their AI models. As a Welocalize brand, WeloData leverages over 25 years of experience in partnering with the world’s most innovative companies and brings together a curated global community of over 500,000 AI training and domain experts to offer services that span:
ANNOTATION & LABELLING: Transcription, summarization, image and video classification and labeling. ENHANCING LLMs: Prompt engineering, SFT, RLHF, red teaming and adversarial model training, model output ranking. DATA COLLECTION & GENERATION: From institutional languages to remote field audio collection. RELEVANCE & INTENT: Culturally nuanced and aware, ranking, relevance, and evaluation to train models for search, ads, and LLM output.
Want to join our Welo Data team? We bring practical, applied AI expertise to projects. We have both strong academic experience and a deep working knowledge of state-of-the-art AI tools, frameworks, and best practices. Help us elevate our clients' Data at Welo Data.
Job Reference: #LI-JG1
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOBAs a Linguistic QA Tester, you will primarily be proofreading and editing content already localized to your native language, making sure you catch any errors in the content, such as: grammar, typos, syntax, punctuation, capitalization, political incorrectness, inconsistencies, and extra spaces between words or characters. You will sometimes be translating content from English to your native language. You will also be checking UIs for functional issues.
Job requirements: Location: On-Site in Austin, TX (this is a 6 month contract)Workweek: Monday-Friday (9:00 am - 5:00 pm -> with one hour of lunch in between -> 35 hours per week)Hourly flat rate: $28W-2 (eligible for benefits based on hours worked) You must have a valid visa to work in the USA
Preferred backgrounds: Marketing, Journalism, Copy Editing, Proofreading, Writing, Translation and/or Localization
Benefits:▪️ Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurance▪️ Telemedicine Benefit▪️ Paid Sick Time▪️ Paid Holiday: 2 days▪️ Employee Assistance Program▪️ Mileage Reimbursement
Following eligibility requirements:▪️ Medical Insurance▪️ Dental Insurance▪️ Vision Insurance▪️ FSA and HSA▪️ Voluntary Life Insurance▪️ 401(k) Retirement Plan

Requirements

• Native-level fluency in their respective language (grammar, vocabulary, composition, punctuation)
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Experience working in translation
• Tech savvy, with experience testing web-based systems and applications on Mac OS X and iOS
• Ability to prioritize linguistic issues and distinguish between a true must-fix and a nice-to-have
• Experience working with test cases and test scripts
• Experience with bug tracking systems
• Ability to clearly articulate reproduction steps for a given issue and communicate critical information
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to work with very diverse teams
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Strong team ethic