AlignerrMultilingual & translation
AI Language Expert - Japanese
up to $35/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
We're looking for Japanese language experts to help evaluate and improve AI systems trained on Japanese-language content. Your linguistic insight and teaching background will directly shape how AI understands, generates, and teaches Japanese — making a real impact on one of the world's most nuanced and widely studied languages.
What you'll do
- Evaluate AI-generated Japanese 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 using your expert judgment
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- Suggest improvements for clear, idiomatic, and culturally authentic Japanese
- Provide structured, actionable feedback that helps improve AI tutoring and language-learning models
- Collaborate asynchronously with project leads and fellow language experts
Candidate background
Who You Are
- Native-level proficiency in Japanese
- Experience teaching Japanese or evaluating learner language
- Strong English communication skills (C1/C2 level)
- Familiar with learner speech patterns and CEFR proficiency frameworks
- Enrolled in or completed a Bachelor's degree or higher
- Detail-oriented with a consistent and principled approach to linguistic judgment
- No prior AI experience required
Nice to Have
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- Background in language assessment, curriculum design, or standardized testing
- Exposure to AI-powered language tools or educational technology
- Experience working independently in structured, asynchronous workflows
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Japanese Language Expert (AI Training)
About the Role
We're looking for Japanese language experts to help evaluate and improve AI systems trained on Japanese-language content. Your linguistic insight and teaching background will directly shape how AI understands, generates, and teaches Japanese — making a real impact on one of the world's most nuanced and widely studied languages.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: Minimum 15 hours/week, fully asynchronous
What You'll Do
* Evaluate AI-generated Japanese 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 using your expert judgment * Suggest improvements for clear, idiomatic, and culturally authentic Japanese * Provide structured, actionable feedback that helps improve AI tutoring and language-learning models * Collaborate asynchronously with project leads and fellow language experts
Who You Are
* Native-level proficiency in Japanese * Experience teaching Japanese or evaluating learner language * Strong English communication skills (C1/C2 level) * Familiar with learner speech patterns and CEFR proficiency frameworks * Enrolled in or completed a Bachelor's degree or higher * Detail-oriented with a consistent and principled approach to linguistic judgment * No prior AI experience required
Nice to Have
* Background in language assessment, curriculum design, or standardized testing * Exposure to AI-powered language tools or educational technology * Experience working independently in structured, asynchronous workflows
Why Join Us
* Work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading research labs * Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule, from anywhere * Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration * Contribute to meaningful work that shapes how AI teaches and understands Japanese * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
Working with AlignerrPay, getting started and work, from Alignerr's own pages
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- 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, $35, is in the middle half. Of the 76 distinct rates we count, 37 are lower and 35 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 Japanese
35 roles with a stated hourly rate in US dollars also ask for Japanese, on 10 platforms. Their top rates run from $18 to $200 an hour, with a median of $40.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Meridial (Invisible) | 10 | $65 |
| Alignerr (this platform) | 9 | $35 to $120 |
| micro1 | 5 | $30 to $200 |
| Rise Data Labs | 3 | $40 to $45 |
| RWS TrainAI | 3 | $18 to $21.50 |
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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
- 4217848a-33e2-4615-96e5-cfabcab13c5e
Pay as the source states it: “$30-35/hr”.
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