Russian Team Lead
Russian Team Lead is a remote contract SME Careers opportunity focused on quality monitoring: Spot-check Russian items, identify quality issues, provide ongoing feedback through DMs, and escalate recurring or critical issues. Applicant pay shown: Up to $30/hour.
- Platform
- SME Careers
- Fit category
- Language and bilingual
- Remote/location
- Remote — 11 listed countries, including Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan; review the public role for the complete current list
- Pay
- Advertised ceiling: Up to $30/hour
- Eligibility
- Remote, eligibility not specified
- Difficulty
- Selective
- Last reviewed
- Jul 19, 2026
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What this role involves
Russian Team Lead is a remote contract SME Careers opportunity focused on quality monitoring: Spot-check Russian items, identify quality issues, provide ongoing feedback through DMs, and escalate recurring or critical issues. The public role asks for bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Russian, Linguistics, Translation, Communications, Journalism, English, Education, Quality Assurance, or a relevant domain/related field. Public responsibilities include quality monitoring: Spot-check Russian items, identify quality issues, provide ongoing feedback through DMs, and escalate recurring or critical issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Russian, Linguistics, Translation, Communications, Journalism, English, Education, Quality Assurance, or a relevant domain/related field.
- Native or near-native Russian proficiency with strong reading and writing skills.
- Strong grasp of the English language to follow project guidelines, communicate with teams, and provide clear feedback in English.
- 3+ years of professional experience in Russian writing, editing, translation, localization, content QA, AI training, education, annotation, or related language-review workflows.
- Strong understanding of Russian grammar, spelling conventions, punctuation, declension, aspect, gender agreement, tone, register, and cultural context.
Best for
- People with credible language expertise
- Applicants comfortable with role-specific screening for Russian Team Lead
Skip this if...
- You need guaranteed placement, hours, or continuous project work
- You cannot meet the current country or identity-verification requirements
Application tips
- Prepare concise evidence that matches the Russian Team Lead requirements.
- Expect role-specific screening; SME Careers documentation says AI may support the interview assessment while people make final decisions.
- Confirm current country eligibility, applicant pay, Deel or identity onboarding, and project availability before accepting work.