Bilingual French and English professional with 11+ years of experience in fact-checking, content annotation, response evaluation, and misinformation analysis. Native-level French proficiency paired with strong English comprehension allows me to interpret evolving guidelines and apply structured annotation frameworks with precision and consistency. I work across high-stakes domains (news, science, health, law, finance, technology) evaluating factual accuracy, identifying unsupported or hallucinated claims, and assessing AI/RAG response quality—including coding and tool-use outputs. Known for sharp critical thinking, meticulous attention to detail, and reliable independent delivery in remote freelance environments.…

Catherine Allard

Bilingual French and English professional with 11+ years of experience in fact-checking, content annotation, response evaluation, and misinformation analysis. Native-level French proficiency paired with strong English comprehension allows me to interpret evolving guidelines and apply structured annotation frameworks with precision and consistency. I work across high-stakes domains (news, science, health, law, finance, technology) evaluating factual accuracy, identifying unsupported or hallucinated claims, and assessing AI/RAG response quality—including coding and tool-use outputs. Known for sharp critical thinking, meticulous attention to detail, and reliable independent delivery in remote freelance environments.…

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Bilingual French and English professional with 11+ years of experience in fact-checking, content annotation, response evaluation, and misinformation analysis. Native-level French proficiency paired with strong English comprehension allows me to interpret evolving guidelines and apply structured annotation frameworks with precision and consistency.

I work across high-stakes domains (news, science, health, law, finance, technology) evaluating factual accuracy, identifying unsupported or hallucinated claims, and assessing AI/RAG response quality—including coding and tool-use outputs. Known for sharp critical thinking, meticulous attention to detail, and reliable independent delivery in remote freelance environments.

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Skills

Experience Level

Language

French
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Advanced
Italian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Content Annotator and Fact-Checking Specialist (Remote) at Veritas Data Solutions GmbH
March 1, 2022 - Present
Evaluate AI-generated responses across fact-checking, response quality, and information accuracy dimensions using structured annotation guidelines; achieve consistent internal quality scores above 94%. Apply RAG output evaluation frameworks to assess factual grounding, source reliability, and claim verification across news, science, health, law, and technology. Identify misinformation, hallucinated content, unsupported claims, and logical inaccuracies, providing structured annotations and detailed feedback. Evaluate coding and code interpreter outputs for technical accuracy. Analyze adversarial prompting scenarios and assess responses for safety and reliability; contributed to multiple red-teaming guideline documents. Maintain high throughput and strong inter-annotator agreement, adapt quickly to evolving guidelines, and complete calibration tasks within turnaround times.
Editorial Researcher and Fact-Checker at Le Courrier de Geneve (Regional Press Group)
June 1, 2019 - February 28, 2022
Verified factual accuracy of published and pre-publication editorial content across politics, economy, science, environment, health, sports, arts and entertainment, and history, processing an average of 35 articles per week. Cross-referenced claims against authoritative primary sources including Swiss federal databases, peer-reviewed science journals, legal repositories, and official government publications. Produced structured fact-checking reports with verdicts and supporting evidence for editors, reducing post-publication corrections. Collaborated with the digital team to flag misinformation and misleading statistics in online news content. Maintained auditable fact-checking logs in the content management system and mentored two junior researchers in source evaluation methodology.
AI Data Annotation Specialist (Remote) at CognitiveMark Annotation Services
September 1, 2017 - May 31, 2019
Completed large-scale annotation projects for NLP and machine learning datasets across arts, history, science, information technology, law, finance, STEM, mathematics, health, and environment. Evaluated model-generated responses for factual correctness, linguistic quality, and guideline compliance in both French and English. Annotated code interpreter outputs and tool-use responses, assessing correctness, efficiency, and clarity. Participated in calibration and inter-annotator agreement exercises (kappa scores above 0.82). Provided detailed feedback on annotation edge cases that informed iterative guideline revisions and improved project-wide consistency.
Research Analyst and Misinformation Specialist at InfoVerify Research Institute
January 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017
Conducted systematic fact-checking and source verification for research reports covering economy, law, science, public health, environmental policy, and technology; findings cited in Swiss parliamentary briefings. Developed and documented structured fact-checking methodologies for high-stakes domains including health misinformation, financial fraud indicators, and legal misrepresentation. Analyzed social media and news content for misinformation patterns and unsupported claims, producing annotated datasets used in academic research on digital information quality. Presented analytical findings to multidisciplinary teams of legal scholars, scientists, and economists, translating complex conclusions into clear structured summaries. Evaluated early AI-generated content for factual accuracy and reliability to help build internal guidelines.
Bilingual Content Evaluator and Quality Reviewer (Remote) at LinguaQuality Europe
April 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015
Reviewed and quality-assessed French-language content across arts and entertainment, sports, travel, food and drink, home and garden, consumer electronics, and history; ensured factual accuracy and editorial standards. Applied structured evaluation rubrics to assess content quality, factual reliability, and linguistic accuracy in French (fr-FR and fr-CH variants). Identified and documented factual errors, unsupported claims, and misleading information across editorial articles, product descriptions, how-to guides, and news summaries. Collaborated asynchronously with remote editorial teams across France, Belgium, and Switzerland while meeting deadlines and quality benchmarks.
Junior Research Officer and Content Verifier at Institut Romand de Recherche Sociale (IRRS)
July 1, 2012 - March 31, 2014
Supported senior researchers in verifying statistical claims, academic citations, and factual assertions in published and working research papers across economy, employment, science, education, and law. Maintained meticulous verification and annotation logs to ensure traceability to authoritative sources. Conducted literature reviews across history, science, technology, environment, and social policy; synthesized findings into structured research summaries. Assisted in designing and piloting annotation frameworks for a social media misinformation study and gained foundational experience in structured content evaluation and inter-rater reliability testing.
Freelance Bilingual Journalist and Fact-Checker (Remote) at Self-Employed (Multiple Publications)
January 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Wrote and fact-checked bilingual French and English journalism for digital publications covering science, technology, health, arts and entertainment, sports, environment, food and drink, and travel. Built personal systems for source reliability assessment, cross-referencing claims against peer-reviewed science, official legal texts, financial data, and authoritative news archives. Maintained strong professional relationships with editors across multiple publications and delivered accurate, well-sourced content ahead of deadlines with minimal revision requests.

Education

Master of Arts in Linguistics and Language Technology at University of Geneva
September 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in French Studies and Journalism at University of Lausanne
September 1, 2006 - June 30, 2009
Certificat de Maturite Gymnasiale (Swiss Federal Maturity Certificate) at Gymnase de Morges
September 1, 2003 - June 30, 2006

Qualifications

CEFR C2 Certificate in English Language Proficiency (Cambridge Assessment English)
January 1, 2018 - July 18, 2026
DALF C2 French Language Certification (Alliance Francaise Geneva)
January 1, 2010 - July 18, 2026
Fact-Checking Fundamentals and Digital Verification (International Fact-Checking Network - IFCN)
January 1, 2021 - July 18, 2026
Data Annotation and Labelling Best Practices (Coursera - Google Certificate Programme)
January 1, 2020 - July 18, 2026
Critical Thinking and Argument Analysis (edX - University of Auckland)
January 1, 2019 - July 18, 2026
Introduction to Natural Language Processing and Text Annotation (DataCamp)
January 1, 2018 - July 18, 2026
Research Methods and Evidence Evaluation for Journalists (Reuters Institute - University of Oxford Online)
January 1, 2017 - July 18, 2026
Swiss Press Council Media Ethics and Accuracy Standards Workshop
January 1, 2016 - July 18, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Government, Healthcare, Financial Services, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Other

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Experience Level