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Data Analyst (Mandarin)

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Analysts will process multilingual data to improve classifier outputs, translate taxonomy content between English and Mandarin, and support parser development and rule refinement for high-volume text data.

About this role

Lightcast is seeking detail-oriented, data-driven professionals with strong Mandarin language skills to support the expansion of our global product features. In this role, you will help ensure we deliver accurate, high-quality data to our customers by analyzing multilingual outputs, improving classification performance, and supporting taxonomy translation and parser development.
This is a full-time (40 hrs/week) independent contractor position for up to 8 months. This role is BYOD—Bring Your Own Device (laptop).

Major Responsibilities:

  • Analyze, evaluate, and improve the quality of multilingual text classifier outputs.
  • Partner with linguistics and engineering teams to develop and refine language-specific parsers.
  • Translate and validate taxonomy content such as Skills, Titles, and Occupations from English to Mandarin (and/or Mandarin to English as needed).
  • Identify patterns in data errors and contribute to ongoing improvements in rules, logic, and workflows.
  • Document findings clearly and follow established processes to ensure consistency and quality.

    • Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Data Analytics, NLP, or a related field (preferred).
  • Fluency in reading and writing Mandarin and English, with strong attention to linguistic detail.
  • Understanding of syntax and structural language analysis.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including VLOOKUPs, functions, and data cleanup).
  • Working knowledge of query languages such as SQL.
  • Advanced experience writing and debugging rules using RegEx.
  • Familiarity with text analysis, NLP, or machine learning fundamentals.
  • Experience performing data analysis using tools such as Excel and/or Python.
  • Comfort working with high-volume, repetitive tasks while maintaining accuracy and focus.
  • Ability to follow complex instructions, navigate ambiguity, and work independently.
  • Strong sense of urgency, organization, and time management.
  • Reliable laptop and stable internet access.

    • Skills

    Data AnalysisData Quality AssuranceData Validation WorkflowsEnglish Bilingual Text ProcessingExcel (VLOOKUPs, Data Cleanup)High-volume Data HandlingLinguistics ConceptsMachine Learning FundamentalsMandarinMultilingual Data AnalysisNLP FundamentalsParser DevelopmentPython (data Analysis)Regex (RegEx) For RulesRule-based Data ProcessingSQLTaxonomy TranslationText Classification

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