The role involves reviewing and assessing machine-translated Korean to Japanese song lyrics for quality and accuracy, providing feedback to enhance translation systems.
Welo Data works with technology companies to provide datasets that are high-quality, ethically sourced, relevant, diverse, and scalable to supercharge their AI models. As a Welocalize brand, WeloData leverages over 25 years of experience in partnering with the world’s most innovative companies and brings together a curated global community of over 500,000 AI training and domain experts to offer services that span:
ANNOTATION & LABELLING: Transcription, summarization, image and video classification and labeling.
ENHANCING LLMs: Prompt engineering, SFT, RLHF, red teaming and adversarial model training, model output ranking.
DATA COLLECTION & GENERATION: From institutional languages to remote field audio collection.
RELEVANCE & INTENT: Culturally nuanced and aware, ranking, relevance, and evaluation to train models for search, ads, and LLM output.
Want to join our Welo Data team? We bring practical, applied AI expertise to projects. We have both strong academic experience and a deep working knowledge of state-of-the-art AI tools, frameworks, and best practices. Help us elevate our clients' Data at Welo Data.
About the Role:
We are seeking bilingual language specialists to evaluate machine-translated song lyrics. The focus is on assessing the quality and accuracy of translations from Korean (South Korea) to Japanese (Japan). This is a review-only role—no rewriting or editing is required. Your feedback will directly contribute to improving automated translation systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review and assess machine-translated lyrics for meaning, fluency, and naturalness.
- Provide quality ratings based on predefined evaluation criteria.
- Identify issues such as mistranslations, awkward phrasing, or cultural inaccuracies.
- Maintain consistent and objective judgment throughout the review process.
Project Details:
- Job Title: Lyric Translation Reviewer
- Pay Rate: The approximate hourly rate is $15/hour
- Location: Remote, Japan, South Korea, China, United States
- Schedule: Flexible; Average 4 hours per day
- Start Date: ASAP
- Employment Type: Freelance
- Project Duration: Ongoing
-Learning Program Reimbursement : Candidates who get onboarded and completes 10 hours in the first week will be reimbursed 1 hour of their evaluated hourly rate.
Note: Welo Data uses state-of-the-art fraud detection systems to ensure all freelancers engaged in the project do not misrepresent their identity, location, or financial details.
Required Qualifications:
- Native-level or near-native proficiency in both Korean (South Korea) to Japanese (Japan)
- Strong understanding of linguistic nuances, idiomatic expressions, and cultural context in both languages.
- Ability to focus on detail and maintain concentration over large volumes of content.
- Previous experience in translation, localization, or linguistic quality evaluation is a plus but not required.
- [Nice to have] Familiarity with different music genres and lyrical styles.
- [Nice to have] Experience using online evaluation tools or platforms.
Accepted countries: South Korea, Japan, United States, China, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Singapore, Germany, France, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Brazil, Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Spain, Netherlands, Thailand, Italy, Turkey, Pakistan, Ireland, Sweden, Poland, Mexico, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Finland, Argentina, , Portugal, Belgium, South Africa, Israel, Egypt, Nigeria, Norway, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Qatar, Panama, Macao SAR, Morocco, Kenya, Cambodia, Czechia, Nepal, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Hungary, Myanmar, Mongolia, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Algeria, Guatemala, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Monaco, Cameroon, Trinidad and Tobago, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Puerto Rico, Tunisia, Estonia, Kuwait, Uruguay, Belarus, Jordan, American Samoa, Honduras, North Macedonia, Guyana, Croatia, Angola, Oman
How to Apply:
Please submit your resume to be considered for this role. You may also include a short statement highlighting any relevant experience in content evaluation, research, or analysis if you wish.
This opportunity is perfect for those looking to build professional evaluation skills, gain meaningful experience, and work on a flexible schedule.
Apply today and take the next step in your professional growth.
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