Junior Annotator

Job title: Junior Annotator (Finance)

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Duration: 10 to 12 months contract

Pay range: $33/hour to $34.80/hour

Job Description:

The mission of the Research team is to make client’s research and its team of analysts available to institutional clients through a Research Portal web site and chat tools including AI-driven chat. To make this vast amount of information more accessible, we have built a variety of tools including a search engine, a machine-learning-driven search intent classifier, an LLM-driven question-answering system, and an ontology/taxonomy, all supported by reference data about companies, industries, and our analysts. Global Research is building a team of SMEs and LLM/NLP experts to support this. The Junior Annotator will be a member of this team.

We are looking for a candidate with some financial background, either in the form of prior junior roles in financial services or a degree in finance or economics. Preferably (not mandatory) some experience in as a junior annotator for AI and NLP-products. The role involves annotating and labeling financial research related datasets and complex financial content under the guidance of the Lead Annotator. The Junior Annotator will work a diverse set of products and projects focused on multiple different uses of large language models – Q&A, summarization, red lining etc.

This role is ideal for candidates who are detail-oriented and are eager to learn and grow in the field of AI.

Responsibilities:

• Accurately annotate and label datasets and OpenAI responses as per provided guidelines to ensure efficient and accurate annotations.

• Ensure timely completion of annotation tasks.

• Maintain a high standard of accuracy, data quality and consistency.

• Work closely with the Lead Annotator to understand and follow the annotation framework.

• Provide feedback on the annotation process and suggest improvements.

• Participate in training sessions.

• Stay informed about the developments in AI and LLMs.

Required Skills:

• Ability to follow complex instructions and guidelines

• Ability to learn new domain specific vocabulary

• Excellent reading comprehension skills

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Very strong communication skills

• Knowledge of financial research and financial services

• Eagerness to learn new skills, develop an understanding of new domains and adapt new tools and technologies

• Basic understanding of AI and LLMs

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Top 3 Skills (Required):

- Background in finance, economics, or investment research via a relevant undergraduate degree (business degree only not sufficient: has to be finance, accounting or economics related) and/or relevant work experience including reading, interpreting, and analyzing relevant documents and research

- Good communication skills including written communication

- Ability to work under tight deadlines

Top 3 Nice to Have Skills:

- Experience or familiarity with data labeling and annotation

- Experience with or interest in NLP, chatbots and/or GenAI solutions and products for financial services

- Experience in either the financial services industry (preferably investment research, investments, broker/dealer, investment banking) and/or technology sector (software solutions)