Italian (OR) German Language Expert.

Role summary:

Code a large set of news items (print, web, radio, TV) about a European regional government, reading each item in its original language and tagging it against a defined codebook. This is detailed, manual analytical work ; accuracy and consistency matter more than speed.

Language requirement :

  • Strong reading comprehension in Italian AND/OR German (certified proficiency preferred; native or near-native welcome)..

  • Coding is done on the original-language text; comprehension of nuance and tone in the source language is critical.

Key responsibilities

  • Read each news item and judge its relevance to the subject.

  • Identify which people/entities are mentioned and assign a visibility level.

  • Assign sentiment (positive / neutral / negative) per entity.

  • Tag topics from a fixed codebook.

  • Maintain consistency across a high volume of items and follow the coding rules exactly.

Required skills

  • Certified or demonstrable Italian/German reading proficiency.

  • Attention to detail and comfort with repetitive, structured analytical work.

  • Comfort working in Excel / structured spreadsheets.

  • Prior media analysis, content coding, or translation/linguistic experience preferred.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with media monitoring or sentiment/tagging work.

  • Awareness of German/Italian regional or political context.

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