Jr. Cultural Intelligence Analyst x7-8

Our client, A Fortune 500 company is seeking a Cultural Intelligence Analyst to join their team.

Cultural Intelligence Analyst

Menlo Park, CA

$30-40/HR W2

We are hiring Cultural Intelligence Analysts to evaluate and improve AI systems that power search and discovery for media content across U.S. markets. This role requires research-grade thinking and structured analytical writing. You will operate at the intersection of cultural intelligence, qualitative research, statistical analysis, and AI system evaluation. Your findings will directly influence model architecture decisions and will be read by ML engineers, product managers, and senior leadership.

• Evaluate search result pages across relevance, freshness, authority, intent alignment, and thematic cohesion
• Validate search result relevance across diverse query types
• Identify systematic model failure patterns with technical precision
• Assess the impact of metadata (poster identity, post date, content format) on perceived trustworthiness and user satisfaction

• Detect humor, satire, irony, tonal nuance, and generational language shifts
• Analyze Gen-Z and Millennial communication patterns, slang evolution, and memetic propagation
• Identify locale-specific cultural context across North America
• Differentiated high-quality AI-generated content from low-quality or untrustworthy AI-generated outputs

• Categorize model failures using structured taxonomies
• Assign severity tiers based on user harm and business impact
• Quantify error distributions (by query type, locale, category)
• Conduct root cause analysis linking surface failures to model limitations
• Produce engineering-ready reports requiring minimal clarification

• Cultural Fluency
  • Expert understanding of Gen-Z & Millennial internet culture
  • Demonstrated ability to stay ahead of emerging trends
  • Proven experience analyzing social media ecosystems
  • Ability to detect subtle contextual misalignment in content outputs
• Analytical Rigor
  • Experience in qualitative research, content analysis, or structured evaluation
  • Advanced pattern recognition skills
  • Ability to build taxonomies from unstructured observations
  • Strong statistical reasoning (error distributions, trend shifts, comparative analysis)
  • Exceptional written communication—precise, structured, and technically clear
• Technical Aptitude
  • Comfort with evaluation platforms and AI tools
  • Conceptual understanding of machine learning systems
  • Experience translating qualitative insights into engineering recommendations

If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells

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Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity – as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 Manpower Group was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year – all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in‑demand talent.