About this opportunity
Overview
SpaceXSI is hiring an AI Tutor for a temporary role focused on improving Grok’s German voice and language capabilities. The work centers on training and refining how the product speaks and understands German, with attention to pronunciation, natural phrasing, and cultural nuance.
This is a remote role for candidates based in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, or Australia. For US-based candidates, the employer cannot hire in Wyoming or Illinois. The position is expected to last 6 months, and extensions or conversion to a permanent role may be possible depending on business needs.
The role may be full-time or part-time depending on business needs and candidate availability. Full-time availability is preferred, and standard business hours in the local time zone are required for full-time schedules. Visa sponsorship is not available, and candidates must be willing to travel to a SpaceXSI site.
What You'll Do
- Annotate, label, and provide feedback on multilingual audio clips, voice recordings, and speech samples using proprietary tools.
- Translate and localize UI copy, prompts, responses, and other content from English into German, with attention to accuracy, natural phrasing, and cultural fit.
- Help create clear, natural audio data that captures prosody, including intonation, rhythm, and accent.
- Work with technical staff to refine annotation guidelines and tools for accents, background noise, speech variation, and multilingual audio.
Requirements
- German proficiency at CEFR C1 level or higher.
- English proficiency at CEFR B2 level or higher.
- Ability to work from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, or Australia.
- Willingness to travel to a SpaceXSI site.
- No visa sponsorship requirement.
Preferred Experience
- Native-level German proficiency.
- English proficiency at CEFR C1 level or higher.
- Experience with advanced transcription or audio annotation, especially involving accents, prosody, disfluencies, and variable recording quality.
- Experience in translation or localization between English and German, particularly for UI, product copy, or conversational text.
- Voice recording, voice acting, podcasting, or other audio production experience with clear delivery and strong sound quality.
- Background in linguistics, phonetics, speech sciences, or hands-on work with speech/audio datasets and AI training data.
Compensation
- US-based candidates: $35/hour - $45/hour.
- International candidates: compensation details will be shared during the recruitment process.
