Harvey Nash

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We're seeking skilled Speech Experts (SMEs) to contribute their specialized knowledge and enhance the quality of our speech datasets, with a focus on speech aesthetics. We are specifically looking for exceptional discriminative listening skills—highly trained ears capable of identifying nuanced qualities (pitch, inflection, intentionality) in audio that general listeners may overlook. This role offers the chance to work remotely, but requires professional-grade equipment. What You'll Do * Domain Expertise Advisory: Focused on speech aesthetics; collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in data. Your trained ear will help set the gold standard for quality and rigor in speech annotation. * Guideline Development: Create, edit, and maintain high-quality annotation guidelines tailored to speech aesthetics. Ensure these guidelines are up-to-date, clear, and concise to enable accurate annotations. * Quality Assurance: Evaluate and grade the quality of speech annotations. Identify areas of improvement and provide feedback to optimize annotation quality, especially where subtle differences in emotion, audio quality, intention, and adherence are critical. * Data Annotation: Directly annotate data for key tasks when necessary, including writing prompt responses and judging output quality datasets. Your discriminative skills will provide reliable signals for improving data quality. * Expert Evaluation: Assess speech samples for subtle differences in emotion, audio quality, intention, and adherence to task requirements across our products. * Quality Signal: Provide reliable, high-fidelity quality signals for datasets, addressing gaps in quality assurance observed in datasets. * Voice Recording: Must be comfortable recording your voice * Iterative Improvement: Participate in processes that use pairwise comparisons and iterative evaluation to refine annotation guidelines and quality standards. What Would Make You A Great Fit * Discriminative Skills: You have a professionally "posttrained" ear, able to reliably (90%) discriminate between extremely subtle differences in speech, such as: * 24kHz vs. 48kHz audio (transients, noise floor, sibilance, fidelity) * Scripted vs. spontaneous conversation in double-blind settings * Subtle emotional cues, intention, and adherence in speech * Equipment: Owns and is familiar with above-average listening equipment (e.g., studio monitors rather than consumer headphones) * Sony MDR 7506 * Sennheiser HD600 * Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro Communication Skills * Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey complex ideas and guidance to internal teams and external vendors. * Analytical Skills: Exceptional analytical abilities to identify trends, evaluate annotation quality, and provide actionable feedback. * Collaboration: Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partners to achieve shared goals. * Adaptability: Flexibility and willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and processes in a rapidly evolving environment. * Annotation Experience: Prior experience in annotations is very welcome and a bonus What We Offer * If you are passionate about contributing your expertise to revolutionize the world of speech technology, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.