Remote Data Rater (Swedish) at Welocalize — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is highly nomad-friendly: it is fully remote, freelance, and explicitly allows you to set your own schedule within a 5–15 hour weekly window. There are no stated timezone requirements, making it effectively fully async. You can complete tasks at whatever local time suits your current destination.
Visa considerations: Since no specific country eligibility is listed and the work is freelance/contractor, you can potentially work from anywhere you hold a valid visa. Popular options for nomads include Portugal's Digital Nomad Visa, Thailand's LTR Visa, or simply working on a tourist visa for short stays (always verify local tax and work-permit rules).
Cost-of-living comparison at $10/hour (up to ~$150/week or ~$600/month max):
- Medellín, Colombia: Budget living runs ~$800–$1,200/month — this role alone won't cover costs, but as a side gig it meaningfully supplements income.
- Bangkok, Thailand: Comfortable living from ~$1,000/month — same situation; this works best as supplemental income.
- Lisbon, Portugal: Living costs ~$1,800–$2,500/month — this role covers only a fraction; not viable as a sole income here.
Bottom line: at 5–15 hours/week, this is best treated as a supplemental income stream for nomads who already have primary revenue. The zero timezone lock-in is a genuine perk for those hopping time zones frequently. No equipment stipend or coworking allowance is mentioned.
Overview
Are you tech-savvy? Have a passion for quality? We are looking for Data Raters to work on projects aimed at advancing AI technologies. Join us for a unique chance to kickstart your career in the AI field!
This project is an excellent starting point for entry-level candidates. We offer comprehensive learning support, making it a great opportunity to gain experience in data annotation and data rating within the AI field—an industry currently in high demand for skilled specialists, especially those with expertise in localization and linguistic proficiency.
Main Duties
- Follow guidelines to check the quality of filters and options in desktop and mobile views.
- Check if filters and options help customers make decisions or suggest good alternative products.
- Ensure filters and options match what customers are looking for based on their queries.
- Determine if the filters and options are relevant and reflect the customer's preferences.
- Review your assessments for accuracy and consistency.
Project Details
- Start Date: Immediately after completing the qualification process.
- Duration: Ongoing
- Schedule: 5–15 hours weekly; set your own schedule.
- Employment Type: Freelance/Independent Contract
- Location: Remote
- Language: Swedish
- Pay Rate: $10/hour – Based on tasks completed
This is a freelance opportunity; the workload is based on project needs. Weekly hours may vary.
By applying, you'll become part of our Freelance community, opening doors to a range of projects tailored to your skills and availability, particularly highlighting localization and linguistic expertise.
Payment rates for future projects may vary, ensuring fair compensation that reflects your location, industry, and skill set.
Joining us means contributing to our current project and becoming part of our dynamic network.
This is a unique chance to enhance global user experiences and apply your language skills in meaningful ways.
Requirements
- Fully Proficient in Swedish
- Proficient in English
- Web-savvy and able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Preferably, prior experience or familiarity with Relevance tasks and expertise in e-commerce searches/websites
- Excellent online research skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to conduct thorough research within specified time constraints and effectively manage short throughputs
- Reliable computer system and internet connection
- Must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement to protect client confidentiality
- Completion of a language assessment, training, and a mandatory quality test is required prior to starting work
Additional Information
When you join Welocalize, you have the opportunity to bring your career to the next level:
- Receive steady volume of work and long-term partnership (where this applies)
- Professional development: work on exciting projects that will empower you to keep learning and growing
- Work with a multicultural, international team with a great variety of documents and content types
- 24-hour, 6-day-a-week support from our Community team
If this opportunity sounds appealing to you, apply below.
As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com
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