Linguistics Data Analyst
Job Summary
Job Description
As a Linguistics Data Analyst, you will leverage your language expertise to support the development and refinement of language data across Lightcast's products. You'll analyze and enhance the data quality of multilingual text classifiers and collaborate with linguistics and engineering teams to develop and optimize language parsers. You will also translate and align taxonomies across multiple languages, create crosswalks from source language skills and job titles to standardized taxonomies, and utilize SQL for efficient data handling and database management. This full-time contract role offers a unique opportunity to influence the evolution of language data on a global scale.
Must have:
- Analyze and enhance data quality of multilingual text classifiers
- Collaborate to develop and optimize language parsers
- Translate and align taxonomies across multiple languages
- Create crosswalks to standardized taxonomies
- Utilize SQL for data handling and database management
- Strong linguistics knowledge, including syntax and structural analysis
- Competency in three or more languages
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including vlookups and data cleanup
- Knowledge of query languages such as SQL
- Knowledge of RegEx
Good to have:
- Knowledge of multinational labor markets
- Experience with data analysis using tools such as Excel or Python
- Familiarity with text analysis or machine learning principles
8 skills required
Job Details
We’re looking for a driven, multilingual professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and is excited to contribute to a collaborative, multicultural team.
As a Data Analyst on our Linguistics team, you’ll leverage your language expertise to support the development and refinement of language data across our products. Your fluency will directly impact how specific languages are represented and maintained within Lightcast’s global platform. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping linguistic features, driving quality standards, and enhancing product functionality.
This is a full-time contract role with the potential to transition into a W-2 employee position based on performance and business needs. It’s a unique opportunity to influence the evolution of language data on a global scale while contributing to cutting-edge technology.
Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.
As a Data Analyst on our Linguistics team, you’ll leverage your language expertise to support the development and refinement of language data across our products. Your fluency will directly impact how specific languages are represented and maintained within Lightcast’s global platform. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping linguistic features, driving quality standards, and enhancing product functionality.
This is a full-time contract role with the potential to transition into a W-2 employee position based on performance and business needs. It’s a unique opportunity to influence the evolution of language data on a global scale while contributing to cutting-edge technology.
Major Responsibilities:
- Analyze and enhance the data quality of multilingual text classifiers
- Collaborate with linguistics and engineering teams to develop and optimize language parsers
- Translate and align taxonomies across multiple languages, including Skills, Titles, and Occupations
- Create crosswalks from source language skills and job titles to Lightcast’s standardized taxonomies
- Utilize SQL for efficient data handling, querying, and database management
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Data Analytics, NLP, or a related field (preferred)
- Strong linguistics knowledge, including syntax and structural analysis of languages
- Competency in three or more languages — strong preference given to candidates fluent in Danish, Croatian, and Czech
- Knowledge of multinational labor markets (preferred)
- Experience with data analysis using tools such as Excel or Python
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including vlookups, data cleanup, and functions
- Knowledge of query languages such as SQL
- Familiarity with text analysis or machine learning principles
- Knowledge of RegEx
Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.
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