About TELUS Digital
TELUS Digital (NYSE: TIXT) focuses on the value of human connection to design, build and deliver high-tech, high-touch customer experiences powered by next-gen digital solutions. With almost 75,000 team members and delivery centers across 30 countries in Africa, Asia, North and Central America, and Europe, TELUS Digital empowers customer experience innovation through digital enablement, spirited teamwork, agile thinking, and a caring culture that puts customers first. The company's solutions cover customer experience, content moderation, digital transformation, IT lifecycle, advisory and digital consulting, risk management, and back-office support. Fueling any stage of company growth, TELUS Digital partners with some of the world’s most disruptive brands from fast-growing tech, financial services and fintech, games, travel and hospitality, healthcare, and ICT industries. The company serves clients in over 50 languages. Learn more at: telusdigital.com
About the Position
As a Linguist at TELUS Digital, you will play a crucial role in our language processing and analysis team, focusing on the Slovenian language. Your primary responsibilities will include the annotation of linguistic data, which involves meticulously labeling and categorizing Slovenian language data to train and refine our machine learning models. You will be tasked with creating comprehensive grammar rules and language templates that will aid in the development of sophisticated language technologies such as voice assistants and translation systems. An essential part of your role will be to identify and analyze linguistic patterns within the Slovenian language, which will enhance the accuracy and efficiency of our language processing algorithms. Additionally, you will evaluate existing Slovenian linguistic data to ensure its accuracy and completeness, providing valuable insights and recommendations for continuous improvement. Your contributions will directly impact the advancement and effectiveness of TELUS Digital's language technology solutions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Annotation
* Creating grammar rules
* Formulating language templates
* Finding patterns
* Evaluating existing data
Ideal candidates will have native level of fluency in Slovenian, could be a student in the late stages of their studies, and demonstrate some of the below:
Knowledge and experience
* Solid and comprehensive understanding of the formal aspects of the target language (e.g. grammar, parts of speech, formal/casual/dialects)
* Knowledge/awareness of linguistic terms and concepts
* Good understanding and interest in the current technology landscape: IT & computing, AI, machine learning, voice assistants, internet of things
Skills
* Grasping technical concepts and learning new tools
* Excellent attention to detail
* Ability to work independently with confidence and little oversight
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
Additional skills:
* Experience using NLP tools and concepts
* Experience in annotation work
* Knowledge of formal linguistics
* Working knowledge of complex tools, e.g. CMS, SQL, Advanced Excel/Sheets
* Some knowledge of programming/coding (e.g. Python, R, regular expressions)
* Experience in testing, data processing, database management,
* Formal linguistic education is a plus
Full training on tools and processes to be used will be provided.