Telugu Document Annotation Specialist

Responsibilities

• Source documents by finding publicly accessible Telugu PDFs with multimodal elements; record the source of each document.
• Annotate structure by identifying and bounding every meaningful region of the page; assign each a component type and reading-order index.
• Record relationships by linking each region to its parent component, such as a figure or table.
• Transcribe text faithfully in Telugu script, including handwritten content; flag any illegible regions.
• Capture page metadata including language, document type, source, page dimensions, and flags for tables, formulas, and handwriting.
• Review a colleague's work thoroughly; experienced annotators take on end-to-end reviews.

Qualifications

• Must-Have: Native fluency in Telugu, including full command of the script.
• Experience with document annotation, transcription, or related fields.
• Attention to detail with character-level accuracy.
• Systematic approach to applying taxonomy across pages.
• Comfort with unfamiliar layouts like multi-column newspapers and handwritten forms.

Preferred

• Experience with regional-language AI data annotation or bilingual evaluation.
• Skills in transcription, localization, and OCR correction.
• Knowledge of Unicode normalization and Telugu input methods.