Bilingual Writer - Japanese (Japan)
About the role
Compensation: $18 per task
We are hiring native Japanese speakers to help capture and evaluate real, natural voice interactions with a next-generation AI assistant, in partnership with a leading AI lab.
You will use a specialized version of the app on your own Mac to complete everyday tasks by voice, then log and rate the AI's responses in your bilingual language.
Key Responsibilities
- Use your voice to compose messages, emails, and notes across everyday apps
- Direct the AI to take actions such as generating images, formatting text, applying spreadsheet formulas, or summarizing documents
- Record accurate transcripts of your spoken queries, and produce a cleaned-up transcript
- Rate the AI's responses
- Log all task data in a structured tracking sheet and upload supporting recordings to a shared drive
Ideal Qualifications
- Native or near-native proficiency in Japanese (raised/native to Japan preferred)
- Able to understand and follow instructions in English
- MUST own a Mac with an Apple Silicon chip (M1, M2, or M3) running macOS Sequoia 15.0 or newer
- Regular, everyday use of common productivity apps (email, messaging, docs, spreadsheets, browsers)
- Comfortable with detailed, structured data entry and self-directed quality review
Project Timeline
- Start Date: Immediate
- Duration: 4 weeks
Application & Onboarding
- Upload your resume and application form
- Complete a 25-minute conversational interview on your background, experience, and motivations
- Set up your Expert email and complete technical setup
- Receive next steps and onboarding details within a few days
Where you can work
This role is 100% remote, for applicants located in United States.
From Weekday's job posting, checked Oct 18, 2026.
The application
Just your details and CV.
From Weekday's apply page, checked Oct 18, 2026.
About Weekday
A recruiting company that staffs AI labs' expert training projects, most of them US contracts paying $60 to $160 an hour.
How it pays: Not stated on its postings, which describe independent contract work for the client; its other contract postings say pay goes out weekly through Stripe or Wise.
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