QA Specialist

About the role

HumanSignal is a human data partner for companies building AI models and products. We partner with researchers from real-world data creation to annotation to delivery, design and create datasets from scratch, recruit and manage domain experts who evaluate model output, and run everything through our own platform, Label Studio, the open-source standard for data labeling and evaluation, used by over 1 million practitioners worldwide. We specialize in operationally complex real-world data collection, multimodal pipelines, and multi-step workflows.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve and organize audio and video recordings from designated storage locations and import them into Label Studio.
• Synchronize multiple audio and video recordings, aligning footage and audio waveforms to the correct timestamps according to project guidelines.
• Trim recordings to the required start and end points, ensuring all relevant content is retained.
• Follow established playbooks for media alignment, trimming, file naming, export settings, and file size requirements.
• Perform quality checks to identify missing files, synchronization errors, incomplete recordings, or other inconsistencies.
• Save, export, and organize completed files according to the required formats and submission procedures.
• Troubleshoot basic processing or platform issues, proactively flagging problems and escalating concerns when needed.
• Maintain accuracy and consistency while meeting expected daily processing and quality targets.
• Communicate progress, blockers, and recurring issues to the project team to help improve workflows.

Requirements

• Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable working on tasks that require accuracy and consistency.
• Tech-savvy and confident learning new software, platforms, and digital workflows.
• Able to follow detailed instructions and established guidelines with minimal supervision.
• Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable troubleshooting issues as they arise.
• Clear communicator who raises concerns early when something doesn't look right.
• Able to manage repetitive, detail-heavy tasks while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.

Skills

Experience with data annotation, quality assurance, audio/video editing, or media processing is a plus, but not required.

Pay

$30 to $50 per hour, depending on relevant experience.

Schedule

Up to 40 hours per week; occasional evening and weekend availability required.