Indonesian Language Expert

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Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Linguistics, Indonesian/English Literature, Communications, Journalism, Translation, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).

Native or near-native Indonesian proficiency (reading and writing required).

Strong professional proficiency in English (minimum C1) to follow guidelines and provide detailed feedback in English.

3+ years of professional experience in writing, editing, localization, translation, content QA, journalism, education, or related language-focused work.

Deep understanding of Indonesian grammar, spelling conventions (EYD/PUEBI), punctuation, and style—able to explain why something is wrong and how to fix it.

Comfortable handling multiple registers (formal/informal), Indonesian business writing norms, and slang usage only when appropriate to audience and platform.

High attention to detail when spotting subtle meaning shifts, awkward literal translations, hallucinated claims, or culturally mismatched phrasing.

Reliable, self-directed, and able to deliver consistent quality in an hourly, remote contractor workflow across time zones.

Prior experience with AI data training/annotation, translation QA, editorial QA, or rubric-based evaluation is strongly preferred.

Develop AI Training Content: Create prompts and gold-standard Indonesian answers across multiple domains (general knowledge, customer support, education, conversational writing).

Optimize AI Performance: Evaluate and rank AI outputs to improve fluency, correctness, tone match, and cultural appropriateness.

Ensure Model Integrity: Detect unsafe or misleading content, factual hallucinations, bias, and policy-risk language; validate reliability across use cases.

Translation Quality Review Proofreading Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) Copyediting English Fact-Checking Cultural Context Tone & Register Grammar & Style Localization