
Marathi Language Expert
Listing checked October 27, 2026 · pay as published by Braintrust
Key details
- Pay
- $15–20/hr
- Location
- Remote · India; Mauritius; PakistanIndia, Mauritius, Pakistan
- Job type
- contract
- Openings
- 25
- Posted
- September 14, 2026
Overview
SuperAnnotate's AI data services arm, SME Careers, supplies training data to major foundation-model labs, and this contract feeds that pipeline with reviewed Marathi content. The core of the work sits with the ARC science benchmark: you compare English questions and answer choices against an existing Marathi translation and an AI-proposed fix, then settle which version stays true to the source. Accuracy outranks polish here, so small shifts in register, scientific terminology, or answer structure carry more weight than a smoother sentence. You also write Marathi reference rewrites and model answers when the options on the table fall short, and note the reasoning behind each verdict in a short comment. The engagement runs hourly and remote, and interviews happen in English.
What You'll Do10
- Review Marathi translations of ARC science benchmark questions next to the English original and an AI-proposed correction.
- Judge only the question stems and answer choices, setting stylistic polish aside in favor of faithfulness to the source.
- Pick one of four outcomes per item: accept the original, accept the AI fix, edit the final translation yourself, or escalate.
- Attach a concise comment that explains what drove each decision.
- Protect the elements that must survive translation, including meaning, difficulty level, answer structure, and scientific terminology.
- Flag mistranslations, register mismatches, ambiguity, invented claims, and breaks in logical consistency.
- Fact-check claims when the source material calls for it.
- Write Marathi reference content and model answers that demonstrate best practice in the language.
- Rate and compare competing AI responses on correctness and overall quality.
- Apply the core and language-specific guidelines that ship with each batch.
Requirements8
- Bachelor's degree or higher in linguistics, Marathi or English literature, communications, journalism, translation, or a comparable field, or matching professional experience.
- Native or near-native Marathi reading and writing.
- English at C1 or above, enough to follow written guidelines and explain your calls in English.
- Three or more years of professional work in writing, editing, localization, translation, content QA, journalism, education, or another language-focused role.
- Command of Marathi grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style that lets you name the fault and supply the fix.
- Ease moving between formal and informal registers, regional variation such as Pune or Mumbai usage, and audiences in India versus the diaspora.
- Sharp eye for meaning shifts, awkward literal translation, hallucinated claims, and culturally mismatched phrasing.
- Self-directed habits that hold up in an hourly remote contractor setup across time zones.
Preferred Qualifications4
- Prior work in AI data training or annotation.
- Translation QA experience.
- Editorial QA background.
- Familiarity with rubric-based evaluation.
Who Should Apply
Marathi linguists, translators, and editors with three or more years of language work and the English skills to defend each judgment in writing. Suits someone who prizes source fidelity over stylistic flair and has handled QA rubrics before.
Salary Insight
Pay runs $15 to $20 per hour on a freelance contract. For Marathi language specialist work tied to AI training data, that band sits inside the usual range for experienced reviewers, and your exact rate depends on your years of localization or QA experience.
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