AlignerrMultilingual & translation
AI Language Expert - Chinese
up to $30/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
We're looking for Chinese language experts to help evaluate and improve AI systems built for Chinese language learning and communication. Your linguistic insight and teaching experience will directly shape how AI understands, generates, and teaches Chinese — making a real impact on millions of learners worldwide.
What you'll do
- Evaluate AI-generated Chinese speech and text for linguistic accuracy, naturalness, and educational quality
- Assess learner speech and writing across proficiency levels from CEFR Pre-A1 through B2+
- Identify learner errors, unnatural phrasing, and pedagogical gaps with expert judgment
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- Provide clear, structured feedback that improves AI tutoring and language-learning models
- Collaborate asynchronously with project leads and fellow language experts
- Contribute to raising the overall quality and reliability of AI language instruction
Candidate background
Who You Are
- Native-level proficiency in Chinese
- Experience teaching Chinese or evaluating learner language
- Fluent in English (C1/C2 level)
- Familiar with learner speech patterns and CEFR frameworks
- Enrolled in or completed a Bachelor's degree or higher
- Strong attention to detail and consistency in linguistic judgment
- No prior AI experience required
Nice to Have
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- Experience with language assessment, curriculum design, or standardized testing
- Exposure to AI-powered language tools or educational technology
- Comfort working independently in structured, asynchronous workflows
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Alignerr's words
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Chinese Language Expert (AI Training)
About the Role
We're looking for Chinese language experts to help evaluate and improve AI systems built for Chinese language learning and communication. Your linguistic insight and teaching experience will directly shape how AI understands, generates, and teaches Chinese — making a real impact on millions of learners worldwide.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: Minimum 15 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Evaluate AI-generated Chinese speech and text for linguistic accuracy, naturalness, and educational quality * Assess learner speech and writing across proficiency levels from CEFR Pre-A1 through B2+ * Identify learner errors, unnatural phrasing, and pedagogical gaps with expert judgment * Provide clear, structured feedback that improves AI tutoring and language-learning models * Collaborate asynchronously with project leads and fellow language experts * Contribute to raising the overall quality and reliability of AI language instruction
Who You Are
* Native-level proficiency in Chinese * Experience teaching Chinese or evaluating learner language * Fluent in English (C1/C2 level) * Familiar with learner speech patterns and CEFR frameworks * Enrolled in or completed a Bachelor's degree or higher * Strong attention to detail and consistency in linguistic judgment * No prior AI experience required
Nice to Have
* Experience with language assessment, curriculum design, or standardized testing * Exposure to AI-powered language tools or educational technology * Comfort working independently in structured, asynchronous workflows
Why Join Us
* Work on cutting-edge AI projects with top research labs * Fully remote and asynchronous — work entirely on your own schedule * Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration * Contribute to meaningful work that shapes how AI teaches and communicates in Chinese * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
Working with AlignerrPay, getting started and work, from Alignerr's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Billed weekly, Monday to Sunday, with approved work paid by the following Friday, according to Labelbox's help center. Payment goes through Stripe Connect or PayPal depending on your location, with one provider per country. intercom.help/labelbox/en/articles/13600616-alignerr-paym..., alignerr.com/process
- Before your first paid task
- Sign up, apply, verify your identity, set up billing and onboard. Some jobs add a Zara AI interview or domain assessments. alignerr.com/process
- How much work
- Time to your first project depends on demand and your skills, and there is no minimum number of hours. alignerr.com/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, under terms with ALIGNERR LLC. alignerr.com/faqs, alignerr.com/privacy
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How does the pay compare?Across Multilingual & translation roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from Alignerr's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Multilingual & translation
Across 629 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 17 platforms, the middle half pays $20 to $50 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $35. This role's top rate, $30, is in the middle half. Of the 76 distinct rates we count, 32 are lower and 40 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Meridial (Invisible) | 310 | $20 to $65 |
| SME Careers | 64 | $15 to $60 · median $35 |
| RWS TrainAI | 52 | $10 to $36.45 · median $22 |
| Alignerr (this platform) | 42 | $20 to $120 · median $80 |
| DataAnnotation | 40 | $40 |
Other open roles in Chinese
37 roles with a stated hourly rate in US dollars also ask for Chinese, on 12 platforms. Their top rates run from $14 to $200 an hour, with a median of $35.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Meridial (Invisible) | 12 | $65 |
| micro1 | 6 | $30 to $200 · median $40 |
| Alignerr (this platform) | 5 | $35 to $45 |
| RWS TrainAI | 4 | $16.20 to $20.25 |
| SME Careers | 3 | $27 to $40 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 27 Aug 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Alignerr
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 0de426ea-9ffc-4fd9-a50d-27e4f79cb55a
Pay as the source states it: “$25-30/hr”.
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