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Chinese (Simplified) Quality Assurance Lead (QAL)
China
Up to $35/hr
June 20, 2026
Job description
Role Overview
As a Chinese (Simplified) Quality Assurance Lead (QAL), you will oversee quality, consistency, and contributor performance across Simplified Chinese AI training projects for Mainland China.
You will review AI-generated Simplified Chinese content as well as trainer and QA work, evaluate outputs against project guidelines, provide detailed written feedback, and ensure adherence to quality standards.
This role combines language expertise, quality management, contributor support, documentation, and process improvement responsibilities within large-scale AI training programs.
Your work will directly contribute to improving some of the world's leading AI models by ensuring Simplified Chinese training data is natural, accurate, culturally appropriate, and aligned with client expectations.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Monitoring
- Review and spot-check Simplified Chinese training items
- Identify quality issues and recurring patterns
- Provide feedback to contributors
- Escalate critical quality concerns when necessary
Trainer & QA Communication
Communicate updates regarding:
- Guidelines
- Workflow changes
- Project requirements
- Quality expectations
Support contributors through Discord and other communication channels
Question Handling
- Answer questions related to:
- Simplified Chinese wording
- Mainland China terminology
- Translation quality
- Punctuation
- Tone and register
- Localization requirements
- Cultural appropriateness
- Terminology consistency
Contributor Activation
- Contact inactive contributors
- Encourage project participation
- Track follow-ups and contributor availability
Documentation
- Create and maintain:
- Style guides
- FAQs
- Quality trackers
- Onboarding materials
- Quality notes
- Example libraries
- Honeypots
Onboarding & Training
- Conduct onboarding sessions
- Explain:
- Project workflows
- Rubrics
- Quality expectations
- Mainland China language standards
Quality Alignment
- Ensure consistent application of Mainland China Simplified Chinese guidelines
- Communicate project updates and evolving standards
Process Improvement
- Identify recurring quality issues
- Recommend workflow improvements
- Help build scalable Simplified Chinese QA processes
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
- Chinese
- Mandarin
- Linguistics
- Translation
- Communications
- Journalism
- English
- Education
- Quality Assurance
- Related fields
Native or near-native Simplified Chinese proficiency
Strong Mainland China Mandarin writing judgment
Strong written and spoken English skills
Minimum 3 years of experience in:
- Simplified Chinese writing
- Editing
- Translation
- Localization
- Content QA
- AI training
- Annotation
- Language review workflows
Language Expertise
Strong understanding of:
- Simplified Chinese grammar
- Punctuation
- Mainland China terminology
- Register and tone
- Cultural context
- Localization expectations
Evaluation Skills
Ability to identify:
- Mistranslations
- Traditional Chinese leakage
- Unnatural wording
- Taiwan terminology mismatches
- Hong Kong terminology mismatches
- Hallucinations
- Ambiguity
- Terminology inconsistencies
Preferred Experience
- Managing trainers, reviewers, editors, annotators, or QA teams
- AI training and annotation projects
- Prompt and response evaluation
- Rubric-based LLM evaluation
Skills & Technologies
- Chinese Quality Assurance
- Simplified Chinese
- Mandarin
- Localization QA
- Translation Quality Review
- LLM Evaluation
- AI Training
- Style Guide Development
- Mainland China Localization
- English Communication
Selection Process
- AI Interview
- Domain-specific task
- Recruiter interview
Important Note
There may not be an immediate project assignment. Qualified candidates will join the expert network and may be contacted for future opportunities.
Why Work with SME Careers?
Shape the Future of AI
Your work directly impacts how AI systems learn and communicate.
Flexible Work
Choose your own schedule and work remotely.
Weekly Payments
Receive payments once approved work is completed.
Community Rewards
Earn referral bonuses through the SME Careers referral program.
About SME Careers
SME Careers is an AI Data Services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate.
The company supports many of the world's largest AI organizations by providing high-quality training data and expert evaluation services for frontier AI systems.
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