Labeling Editor (US Only)

Position Type: Part Time - Regular
Salary: Hourly
Percentage Travel Required: 0%
Description: Position Title: Labeling Editor  
Location: N/A (Home based work)

Lionbridge (NASDAQ:LIOX) is a global outsourcing company that combines onshore, near-shore and offshore resources with proven program management capabilities to deliver value throughout a client's product or application lifecycle - from development through globalization, testing, and maintenance.

With a history of managing complex IT projects across multiple time zones, languages, and cultures, Lionbridge helps clients mitigate the risk of global sourcing by implementing best practices for knowledge transfer, project governance, and offshore transition. Lionbridge stays close to its customers by managing global program execution from solution centers in twenty-five (25) countries.

Position Description

This project is a platform that supports online advertising products. This task is to help train search algorithms for the platform.

This is a work from home position requiring attentive and motivated individuals. It involves labeling websites based on given criteria. The successful candidate will work within a web-based application comparing user search engine queries and advertiser keywords with website landing pages. The Labeling Editor must judge the relevancy and relationship between the query, keyword, ad snippets on the page and the page itself.

Applicants will be required to complete and return a basic computer skills test to determine their qualification level. Upon successful completion of this test, candidates will be further screened for the skills listed below (usually over the phone).

Required Skills/Background

• Ability to prioritize
• Demonstrated common sense
• Ability to rank unsorted information
• Ability to recognize patterns and draw conclusions from those patterns
• Desire and interest in doing research when a term is unfamiliar or not understood
• Ability to pinpoint the core meaning and intent of keyword queries
• Decisiveness; Ability to independently make quick decisions under time constraints
• Critical thinking skills (defined as: the analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and reconstruction of thinking).
• Fluency in English both written & oral (Must have lived in the US 15 years or more)
• Excellent Communication skills – both written and spoken
• Ability to work under little to no supervision & with tight deadlines
• Teachable, and ability to follow directions (both verbal and written)
• Ability to clearly explain and defend editorial decisions in both written and verbal form
• Experience in the following (min. 2 years, more is a plus):
  • Web content awareness and use of the top Internet portals, search engines, and major online shopping sites
  • Advanced knowledge and experience with searching and query execution and demonstrated ability to return the desired results

Technical Skills Requirements

• 2+ years using Windows OS
• 2+ years using Internet Explorer
• 1+ year using Microsoft Excel

System Requirements

• High-speed Internet connection (DSL or cable) 
• Secure access to personal computer running a recent version of Windows (Vista or XP)
• Microsoft Office, Adobe reader and WinZip required
• Personal computer must have at least 512 MB of memory and 1.5 GHz.

Education/Certification Requirements

University/College Degree level or foreign equivalent: Preferably in human sciences such as Psychology, Sociology, Library Science, etc.

How to Apply

Open Recruitment is now taking place in the US only. If you are interested in joining our program, you can apply for this position by clicking here. If you have any problems opening our link, please do not hesitate to contact us at gssrecruiting@lionbridge.com.

Lionbridge is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or marital status.

Agencies – Lionbridge does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party vendors. Only resumes received from contracted agencies/vendors will be considered. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Lionbridge will not be recognized and such agency will have no recourse from Lionbridge.