LINGUIST List 17.2857
Mon Oct 02 2006
Jobs: English & Comp Ling: VUI Ling Grammar Architect, VoiceBox Tech.
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1. Joyce
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English & Computational Linguistics: VUI Linguistics Grammar Architect, VoiceBox Technologies
Message 1: English & Computational Linguistics: VUI Linguistics Grammar Architect, VoiceBox Technologies
Date: 29-Sep-2006
From: Joyce Zenner <jzennervoicebox.com>
Subject: English & Computational Linguistics: VUI Linguistics Grammar Architect, VoiceBox Technologies
Organization: VoiceBox Technologies Web Address: http://www.voicebox.com Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics Required Language(s): English (eng)
Description: We are seeking seasoned professionals who have the desire to be in a pivotal role in a growing company with exciting and emerging voice/speech technology products. We are looking for team players with great attitudes, who are willing to do whatever is necessary to make the company and products a success. The role requires people with an aptitude to consider the bigger picture, an innovative nature, and the determination to deliver quality and value to the customer.
Work with VoiceBox a very exciting company located in Seattle, Washington and have a significant impact on emerging technology. We are growing strong and are profitable today without accepting any VC funding! Be a part of delivering exciting products to millions of users and have a unique opportunity to be involved with V1.0 products.
It is a great time to join! IBM said they were a 'Harvard textbook case' of building a company, a board member from Google said it was the best demo he had seen in 20 years, and even the Discovery Channel recently stopped by to do a segment on the company! Not too mention, all of our customers are household names - either #1 or 2 in their respective industries.
The Voice User interface (VUI) Designer works with the application development team and development partners to design and develop state-of-the-art speech recognition and location-based (LBS) applications.
Minimum Qualifications: -3 years related experience with a minimum of two years experience in designing speech and voice user interfaces.
Primary Responsibilities: -Recommend and implement improvements to applications, design call flows, write prompts and VUI specification documents, develop grammars, coach voice talents, and conduct usability tests. -Help determine speech recognition grammars and techniques for products and projects -Participate in meetings to discuss solutions and new applications. -Work with our development partners as required on all aspects of application development and maintenance. -Provide finely tuned phonetic transcriptions -Write and test speech recognition grammars -Become an experienced phonetician and speech recognition grammar developer
A successful candidate will have: -4-year college or university degree. -3+ years of related experience. -Excellent verbal/written communication skills. -Excellent MS Office Skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio a big plus. -Significant experience in designing speech voice user interfaces. -Knowledge of industry best practices in voice user interface design. -The ability to take ownership of the customer user experience. -An understanding of branding in the voice environment, including persona and audio logos -Proven ability to quantifiably improve application performance. -Experience with Nuance or other voice application software and grammar development. -Usable and practical phonetic alphabet knowledge -Demonstrably comfortable with command line application tools
The ideal candidate may also possess: -Experience with applications used on cellular phones -Experience in researching and understanding marketing requirements -Experience in working with GIS related data or LBS applications -Knowledge of speech recognition software is a plus -Scripting or programming language experience is a plus
To apply or for more information, please send your resume to jzennervoicebox.com
Apply on-line at: http://www.voicebox.com
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