City Map Researcher

Type: Freelance, Full-Time

Duration: 2-3 Weeks
Lionbridge is the leading provider of translation, development and testing solutions that
enable clients to create, release, manage and maintain their technology applications and
Web content globally. Through our dedicated usiness !rocess division, "e help clients
gro" their businesses by providing the most agile and professional "ork solutions on the
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The team at Lionbridge "ith solution centres in 2% countries "orld"ide is recruiting self-
employed "orkers "ho are fluent speakers in English and are based in Atlanta, USA to &oin
our City Map Researcher team. This pro&ect "ill re'uire an in-depth kno"ledge of your city.
(ou "ill be part of a 2 person team - one person driving a vehicle to a specific location in
your city "hile the other collects and enters specific address ) location information in real
time.
Requirements:
*+cellent kno"ledge of local geographical areas
(ou "ill be re'uired to "ork in a t"o person team
!roficiency in *nglish ) native language is essential
We are seeking people "ho are avid internet users and confident in using the internet
*+perience$kno"-ho" of using online maps and familiar "ith general concepts of ,!- $
.ap co-ordinates for finding locations
Familiarity "ith address formats in your city as you "ill be re'uired to complete address
information for specific locations "ithin your city
For cultural, historical and geographical a"areness purposes candidates must be
resident or have local kno"ledge of the cities listed
Familiar "ith using popular tablet brands
/ full clean driver0s license is re'uired
(ou "ill need a credit card 1n your name for testing purposes only
The goal of this pro&ect is to evaluate and improve on-line mapping content ) soft"are.
2andidates "ill need to follo" specific instructions to navigate to pre-determined locations.
This "ork "ill involve#
- 3riving $ "alking to specific address locations via ,!- co-ordinates each day.
- 4alidating address information at specific ,!- co-ordinates
- 2ollecting address 1nformation and !oints of 1nterest using address formats local to
your 2ity
- (ou "ill be re'uired to complete 5 hours "ork per day for t"o- three "eeks in late
6ctober $early 7ovember
This pro&ect is e+pected to run for appro+imately 2- 3 "eeks. Weekend "ork may be
re'uired to complete all mapping areas in scope. /n immediate start is re'uired and a
starter pack "ill be provided "ith full pro&ect instructions.
/pplicants "ho can nominate$ refer a kno"n colleague to act as a driver or city map
researcher "ill be favorably considered.
!lease indicate the name of the person you intend to "ork "ith and their email address in
your application form.
This is an e+citing opportunity so don0t miss out8