What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Specialist position at TransPerfect?
Work Location: Anywhere within the US (Remote)
Engagement Model: Freelancer / Independent Contractor
Weekly Workload: Up to 40 hours/week
Required Experience: Professional experience as a travel agent, travel planner, travel writer, or tourism specialist
Start Date: ASAP
Subject Matter Expert (Travel Expert)
DataForce by TransPerfect is seeking experienced Travel Expert Subject Matter Experts with familiarity across multiple geographies, strong travel-planning knowledge, and deep insights into global destinations. This role supports next-generation AI development by helping refine travel-related datasets and evaluate AI-generated travel content for accuracy, quality, and practical relevance.
Ideal candidates will have a background in professional travel planning, tourism services, or travel journalism. Your real-world knowledge of hotels, destinations, sightseeing logistics, and common traveler constraints will directly contribute to training and evaluating advanced AI systems used in travel planning and global navigation.
Main Responsibilities
- Generate, review, and validate high-quality travel-related data for AI training
- Evaluate AI outputs related to itineraries, destination recommendations, hotel descriptions, sightseeing planning, and route optimization
- Assess content for accuracy, local realism, feasibility, and traveler-oriented decision-making
- Provide expert feedback on model behavior, including suitability of recommendations, travel constraints, and regional nuances
- Help build benchmark datasets covering global travel patterns, destination insights, and practical planning scenarios
Expert Profile
Travel agents or travel specialists with broad familiarity across various geographies and hands-on experience supporting travelers with diverse itineraries.
Key Skills
- Understanding of what constitutes a good hotel (location, amenities, service quality, guest experience)
- Knowledge of effective sightseeing, including prioritization, timing, logistics, and cultural highlights
- Strong grasp of travel planning constraints, such as budget considerations, transportation limitations, seasonality, safety, and accessibility
- Ability to contextualize recommendations for different traveler profiles and trip purposes
Job requirements
Requirements
- 5 years of professional experience as a travel agent, travel planner, tour consultant, or travel-focused content specialist
- Strong destination knowledge across multiple regions of the U.S. or globally
- Ability to clearly explain travel logistics, hotel quality indicators, and itinerary strategy
- Interest in AI/ML, recommendation systems, or travel analytics
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Previous experience working with AI evaluation, data annotation, or content review (preferred)