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.