Telugu Document Annotation Specialist

Role: Telugu Language Expert / Document Annotation Specialist

Work Type: Remote Contract

Language Requirement: Native Telugu and English

Project: AI Training Data — Document Understanding

About the RoleWe are looking for native Telugu speakers to help train and evaluate AI models on real-world Telugu documents. You will annotate PDF pages by identifying document structures, labeling text and visual elements, mapping reading order, and transcribing all text accurately in Telugu script.

The project focuses on complex documents, including newspapers, textbooks, examination papers, handwritten forms, tables, diagrams, and mixed-script layouts. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential.

Key Responsibilities

- Review assigned PDF pages for Telugu content, legibility, and suitability for annotation.
- Identify, classify, and mark document regions, including headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, figures, captions, formulas, questions, and answer fields.
- Assign accurate reading-order indices and link related elements using parent component identifiers.
- Transcribe printed and handwritten Telugu text faithfully in the original script.
- Maintain character-level accuracy, including diacritics, conjunct forms, punctuation, and numerals.
- Record page metadata, including language, document type, source, dimensions, and relevant content flags.
- Flag illegible, unsuitable, or sensitive pages according to project guidelines.




- Review and quality-check annotations completed by other Telugu annotators as needed.

Requirements
- Native or near-native Telugu proficiency with excellent command of Telugu script.
- Robust attention to detail and commitment to transcription accuracy.
- Experience in transcription, proofreading, translation, localization, annotation, subtitling, journalism, or regional-language data review.
- Ability to interpret complex document layouts, including multi-column pages, tables, and handwritten content.
- Ability to follow detailed annotation guidelines and apply labeling standards consistently.
- Reliable internet access and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience with AI training data, OCR correction, document annotation, or data labeling.
- Familiarity with Telugu Unicode, input methods, and script normalization.
- Experience in document digitization, typesetting, copy-editing, or language quality assurance.
- Experience reviewing annotations or performing linguistic quality checks.

What Success Looks Like
- Complete and accurate identification of all meaningful document regions.
- Correct component labels, boundaries, relationships, and reading order.
- Faithful Telugu transcription with minimal character-level errors.
- Consistent adherence to project guidelines and successful quality reviews.
- Early identification of unsuitable or illegible pages.

📌 AI annotation & Transcription Expert(Telugu) (India)
🏢 Kaliper
📍 India