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Korean Music Content Specialist in Japan (Remote)

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A Korean Music Content Specialist remotely based in Japan curates and manages lyrical and metadata content, evaluates partner and internal content for quality, and ensures standards before release.

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Welo Data, a Welo Global brand, is the multilingual data and evaluation partner for foundation labs and enterprises deploying GenAI systems globally. They deliver the human judgment, data infrastructure, and evaluation systems that ensure AI models perform reliably across languages, cultures, and real-world contexts, at every stage from training through deployment.  Its global network of 500,000+ vetted experts spans 300+ languages and locales, enabling high-quality multilingual data creation and structured model evaluation across the full spectrum of modern AI applications — from large language models and voice and speech systems to agentic workflows and robotics and embodied AI. This breadth of linguistic, cultural, and domain expertise enables Welo Data to address critical AI development challenges, including safety, bias, inclusivity, and cross-lingual reliability. A unified global operating model, led by specialized program and quality experts and grounded in assessment-driven talent selection, localized rubrics, and continuous calibration, ensures consistent performance across languages, domains, and modalities. Underpinning all of this is NIMO™ (Network Identity Management and Operations), Welo Data's proprietary identity and fraud-prevention framework. Built to maintain data integrity and workforce trust across a global contributor base, NIMO combines advanced verification, continuous monitoring, and structured QA to ensure every dataset is accurate, traceable, and culturally grounded. welodata.ai


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We’re looking for Korean candidates to work remotely in Japan as a Music Content Specialist.

The specialists will be involved in curating and managing lyrical and metadata content in their target language in line with project and industry priorities. Your role is to evaluate the quality of both internal and external partner content to ensure the quality and standards of the finished products before they reach the user.

We are aiming to look for applicants with strong music, lyrics, metadata analysis, translation/transliteration, and localization backgrounds. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing Music Lyrics Content - synchronization of lyrics, proofreading/editing/QC-ing lyrics, and analyzing music/artist metadata. Excellent linguistic skills and music knowledge. You will need a passion for technology and a will to question the current workflows with the mindset to improve tools and processes.
Job Information -
Competitive Salary + Benefits
Full-time employment
Start date: ASAP
Location: Japan (Remote)
Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following;
Lyrics -
- Perform in-depth analysis and synchronization of lyrics for high-priority content.
- Review and verify the accuracy of lyrics sourced from partners, ensuring alignment with established quality standards.
- Maintain comprehensive time-synchronization coverage for the top 80% of playback activity.
- Adhere to and enhance internal review guidelines and multilingual reference materials to optimize workflows and improve localization accuracy.
- Proactively contribute to high-priority, time-sensitive ad-hoc projects, ensuring timely and effective execution.
Music Curation -
- Polish top albums in the local market each week.
- Review albums/tracks featured in campaigns.
- Maintain polishing coverage for the top 80% of plays.
- Perform updates and modifications to the metadata and credits as required.

Qualifications

  • Have native-level fluency in Korean.
  • Proficiency in English is a must.
  • Candidates having any linguistic background / previous experience transcribing lyrics in Korean or English will be a plus.
  • Passionate about music and media and well-versed in pop culture and music history
  • Knowledgeable in artist discography
  • Highly detail-oriented and feel comfortable multitasking and working in a dynamic environment while maintaining the quality and quantity of their work.
  • Excellent research skills.
  • Must be currently located in Japan.
  • Ambitious individuals who work well both independently and with a team.
  • Focused, upbeat, adaptable, and results-oriented with a positive attitude.
  • Thorough knowledge of macOS is preferred.
  • Experience and Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree and experience working with music, metadata, and content management (preferred).
  • Skills

    LocalizationLyrics AnalysisMacOSMetadata AnalysisMusic CurationQCTranslationTransliteration

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