Icelandic Language Expert

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

Native or near-native Icelandic 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 Icelandic grammar and style (cases, declensions, agreement, spelling conventions, punctuation, and register)—able to explain why something is wrong and how to fix it.

Comfortable handling multiple registers (formal/informal), Icelandic business writing norms, and consistent terminology for product/UI localization.

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.

Key responsibilities

Develop AI Training Content: Create prompts and gold-standard Icelandic 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.

Skills & technologies

Icelandic Copyediting Proofreading Translation Quality Review Localization Grammar & Style Tone & Register Cultural Context Fact-Checking English