Associate Editor - Part-Time 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote (Australia) or Hybrid
• Job Type: Part-time, 12-month Fixed-Term Contract
• Salary: Not specified

Dataminr's Editors are crucial to the company's success by ensuring the quality of alerts and advancing the AI platform. As an Editor on the Domain Expert team, you will annotate, label, and edit signals from data feeds in real-time. You will be integral to the algorithm training process and the human-AI feedback loop, integrating key knowledge domains into AI models. You will also contribute to defining new factors for improving alerts, data source coverage, machine learning, and AI models.

This role involves working weekends primarily between 10:00 am - 6:00 pm AEDT and 8:00 am - 4:00 pm AEST, with potential for projects and meetings outside of standard business hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, ideally with a concentration in linguistics, English, international affairs, or history.
• Deep understanding of geopolitical risk issues affecting all continents and industries.
• Ability to monitor and analyze data in a fast-paced environment in both English and relevant languages, if necessary.
• Passion for breaking news, current world events, technology, and a strong understanding of social media and publicly available data.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Foreign language expertise is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze data feeds and signal quality.
• Annotate complex breaking news events.
• Provide subject matter expertise to improve AI models.
• Make real-time decisions with incomplete data.
• Collaborate and communicate within a team on daily priorities.
• Identify and escalate software issues to product and engineering teams.

Company Information

Dataminr is a mission-driven AI company that delivers real-time information from over 1 million public data sources, empowering organizations to respond to critical events and emerging risks before they unfold. Founded in 2009, Dataminr has a long history in artificial intelligence and has developed pioneering technology redefining the future of real-time information.

Dataminr is committed to social good, fostering a culture of allyship, and standing up for those facing systemic barriers to equality. They lead with empathy and condemn racism and discrimination. The company values employees for who they are, empowering them through opportunities like employee resource groups (ERGs) and learning and development funds.

Dataminr offers a competitive benefits package, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plan options.
• Generous PTO, flexible sick days, and remote working options.
• Paid parental leave.
• Mental health benefits and support.

Application Instructions

• Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don't meet every qualification, as reviews are based on skill and potential.
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