Labelling Editor (US Only)
Position Type: Part Time - Regular
Salary: Hourly
Percentage Travel Required: 0%
Description: Position Title: Labelling Editor
Location: N/A (Home-based work)
Lionbridge (NASDAQ:LIOX) is a global outsourcing company that combines onshore, near-shore and offshore resources with proven program management capabilities to deliver value throughout a client's product or application lifecycle - from development through globalisation, testing and maintenance.
With a history of managing complex IT projects across multiple time zones, languages and cultures, Lionbridge helps clients mitigate the risk of global sourcing by implementing best practices for knowledge transfer, project governance and offshore transition. Lionbridge stays close to its customers by managing global program execution from solution centres in twenty-five (25) countries.
Position Description
This project is a platform that supports online advertising products. This task is to help train search algorithms for the platform.
This is a work from home position requiring attentive and motivated individuals. It involves labelling websites based on given criteria. The successful candidate will work within a web-based application comparing user search engine queries and advertiser keywords with website landing pages. The Labelling Editor must judge the relevancy and relationship between the query, keyword, ad snippets on the page and the page itself.
Applicants will be required to complete and return a basic computer skills test to determine their qualification level. Upon successful completion of this test, candidates will be further screened for the skills listed below (usually over the phone).
Required Skills/Background
- Ability to prioritise
- Demonstrated common sense
- Ability to rank unsorted information
- Ability to recognise patterns and draw conclusions from those patterns
- Desire and interest in doing research when a term is unfamiliar or not understood
- Ability to pinpoint the core meaning and intent of keyword queries
- Decisiveness; Ability to independently make quick decisions under time constraints
- Critical thinking skills (defined as: the analysis, synthesis, evaluation and reconstruction of thinking).
- Fluency in English both written & oral (Must have lived in the US 15 years or more)
- Excellent Communication skills – both written and spoken
- Ability to work under little to no supervision & with tight deadlines
- Teachable, and ability to follow directions (both verbal and written)
- Ability to clearly explain and defend editorial decisions in both written and verbal form
- Experience in the following (min. 2 years, more is a plus):
- Web content awareness and use of the top Internet portals, search engines and major online shopping sites
- Advanced knowledge and experience with searching and query execution and demonstrated ability to return the desired results
Technical Skills Requirements
- 2+ years using Windows OS
- 2+ years using Internet Explorer
- 1+ year using Microsoft Excel
To work on this project successfully, you will need:
- A computer less than three years old
- A screen resolution of at least 1024x768 pixels; we recommend higher resolutions to improve your judging experience.
- An adequate amount of RAM for high-volume internet use (we recommend at least 2GB)
- Working sound card and speakers
- High-speed, broadband, internet connection; depending on your setup and the level of interference in your environment, you may find that working with a hard-wired connection to your home router is faster and more reliable than using a wireless connection.
- Microsoft Windows operating system (Vista or 7)
- Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer version 8
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 or later
- Current, up-to-date commercial anti-virus software; see Section 1.5 for details.
Education/Certification Requirements
University/College Degree level or foreign equivalent: Preferably in human sciences such as Psychology, Sociology, Library Science, etc.
How to Apply
Open Recruitment is now taking place in the US only. If you are interested in joining our program, you can apply for this position by clicking here. If you have any problems opening our link, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Lionbridge is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability, or veteran status.
Agencies – Lionbridge does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party vendors. Only resumes received from contracted agencies/vendors will be considered. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Lionbridge will not be recognised and such agency will have no recourse from Lionbridge.