PDF Annotation & Transcription Experts - Telugu

Candidates typically face a three‑stage process: an online aptitude test lasting 30‑45 minutes, followed by a practical annotation exercise where you label a sample PDF page in Telugu, and finally an HR interview that assesses communication skills, cultural fit and salary expectations. The difficulty is moderate; thorough preparation of logical reasoning and familiarity with annotation tools greatly improves performance.

Round 1: Online aptitude/logic test → Round 2: Annotation & transcription practical test → Round 3: HR interview (culture fit, availability, compensation discussion)

Weekday AI is an emerging artificial‑intelligence startup focused on building multilingual vision‑language models that can understand complex documents across diverse scripts. The company’s mission is to democratise AI by creating high‑quality training data for low‑resource languages, enabling products that work equally well for Hindi, Telugu, Japanese, Korean and other scripts. With a small but highly motivated team of data scientists, linguists and engineers, Weekday AI partners with global tech firms to deliver datasets that power OCR, document‑understanding and conversational AI solutions.

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline (Arts, Science, Engineering, Commerce, etc.) • Native fluency in Telugu with full command of script and orthography • Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently • 0‑2 years of relevant experience in document annotation, transcription, translation, proofreading, journalism or related fields • Academic performance: 60% or above in the qualifying degree • Batch year: 2023‑2026 (freshers and recent graduates welcomed) • No active backlogs at the time of joining

Weekday AI is an emerging artificial‑intelligence startup focused on building multilingual vision‑language models that can understand complex documents across diverse scripts. The company’s mission is to democratise AI by creating high‑quality training data for low‑resource languages, enabling products that work equally well for Hindi, Telugu, Japanese, Korean and other scripts. With a small but highly motivated team of data scientists, linguists and engineers, Weekday AI partners with global tech firms to deliver datasets that power OCR, document‑understanding and conversational AI solutions. The role of PDF Annotation & Transcription Expert – Telugu is a remote, contract‑based position that forms the backbone of Weekday AI’s data‑generation pipeline. As a native Telugu speaker, you will work directly on real‑world PDF pages – ranging from newspaper spreads and school exam sheets to flyers and manuals – and transform them into richly annotated, machine‑readable training examples. Every annotation, component type, reading order and transcription you produce will be reviewed by a second expert, ensuring the highest level of quality before the data is fed into model training. Key responsibilities include: 1. Verify each assigned PDF page for language, legibility and absence of personal data. 2. Identify and bound every meaningful region (titles, headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, figures, diagrams, captions, formulas, question/answer fields) using the provided annotation tool. 3. Assign correct component types and a logical reading‑order index that mirrors how a human would read the page. 4. Link child components to their parent figures or tables via parent identifiers. 5. Transcribe every text region verbatim in Telugu script, preserving diacritics, conjuncts and handwritten nuances; flag any illegible sections. 6. Capture page‑level metadata such as language, document type, source, dimensions and special flags for tables, formulas and handwriting. 7. Review the work of fellow annotators, providing feedback and ensuring consistency across the dataset. 8. Continuously apply the taxonomy and guidelines, maintaining systematic consistency across hundreds of pages. 9. Report any unsuitable pages early to avoid wasted effort. 10. Contribute suggestions for improving annotation guidelines based on on‑ground experience. The tech stack is lightweight – a web‑based annotation interface, PDF viewer, and basic spreadsheet tools for metadata capture. Familiarity with Unicode Telugu input, OCR post‑editing and data‑labeling platforms is advantageous. Growth opportunities include moving into senior annotation lead, quality‑assurance specialist, or even data‑annotation project manager as the dataset scales. Joining Weekday AI offers the chance to work on cutting‑edge AI research, collaborate with an international team, and make a tangible impact on language technology for Telugu speakers. Why join? You will gain hands‑on experience with AI data pipelines, improve your linguistic precision, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work while contributing to a socially valuable mission of language inclusion.