Data Annotation QA Coordinator - London

Full Time
London, UK
6 months ago
Who are we?

From your everyday PowerPoint presentations to Hollywood movies, AI will transform the way we create and consume content. Today, people want to watch and listen, not read — both at home and at work. If you’re reading this and nodding, check out our brand video.

Despite the clear preference for video, communication and knowledge sharing in the business environment are still dominated by text, largely because high-quality video production remains complex and challenging to scale—until now….

Meet Synthesia

We're on a mission to make video easy for everyone. Born in an AI lab, our AI video communications platform simplifies the entire video production process, making it easy for everyone, regardless of skill level, to create, collaborate, and share high-quality videos. Whether it's for delivering essential training to employees and customers or marketing products and services, Synthesia enables large organizations to communicate and share knowledge through video quickly and efficiently. We’re trusted by leading brands such as Heineken, Zoom, Xerox, McDonald’s and more. Read stories from happy customers and what 1,200+ people say on G2.

In 2023, we were one of 7 European companies to reach unicorn status. In February 2024, G2 named us as the fastest growing company in the world. We’ve raised over $150M in funding from top-tier investors, including Accel, Nvidia, Kleiner Perkins, Google and top founders and operators including Stripe, Datadog, Miro, Webflow, and Facebook.

About the role

As a detail-oriented and experienced Data Annotation QA Coordinator you will be responsible for both annotating in-house data-sets and ensuring the quality assurance of our outsourced data annotation deliveries.Your key responsibilities will include text, audio, image, and video annotation tasks, following detailed guidelines. To be successful in the team you will have to be comfortable working with standard tools and workflows for data annotation and possess the ability to manage projects and requirements effectively.

You will join a group of more than 40 Researchers and Engineers in the R&D department. This is an open, collaborative and highly supportive environment. We are all working together to build something big - the future of synthetic media and programmable video through Generative AI. You will be a central part of a dynamic and vibrant team and culture.

Please, note, this role is office-based. You will be working at our modern friendly office at the very heart of London.

What will you be doing?

In this position, You will be collaborating with our Machine Learning teams to define requirements for data annotation projects and:

  • Actively participate and deliver internal annotation, and annotation projects for text, audio, and video data 
  • Manage data delivery for external data annotation workflows.
  • Conduct quality assurance to ensure the high quality of deliverables for our external annotation projects.
  • Ensure adherence to all project requirements and guidelines.
  • Communicate effectively within the team and with external parties when necessary.
  • Constantly seek improvements in data annotation processes and workflows.
Who are you?

We are looking for someone that brings:

  • Hands-on experience in data annotation or a related field.
  • Strong digital literacy and familiarity with tech/AI fields.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite or Google Suite.
  • Exceptional communication and documentation skills.
  • Experience with presentation tools such as PowerPoint or Google Slides.
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
  • Experience with data annotation platform or software is a plus. 
  • Working with external data annotation partners is a plus.
The good stuff...

In addition to being a part of a great team, working in a fun and innovative environment, we offer...

  • A competitive salary + stock options in our fast-growing Series C start-up.
  • Work from our London office in Soho.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Private Medical Insurance (Medical History Disregarded basis) including mental health support, dental & vision, cashback and gym discounts.
  • 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Fun culture with regular socials and company retreats (Portugal, Copenhagen & Barcelona!)
  • Regular tasty lunches and office snacks.
  • A generous referral scheme.
  • Pension contribution/salary sacrifice.
  • A brand new computer + monitor
  • Strong opportunities for your career growth

You can see more about Who we are and How we work here: https://www.synthesia.io/careers