Transcription Expert

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Transcription Expert contributing to AI speech recognition project by reviewing audio segmentation and transcriptions for accuracy. Join remotely with flexible hours as an Independent Contractor in the United States.

Posted 7/24/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $440 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in transcription and segmentation, with a strong understanding of phonetics, phonology, and prosodic annotation. Proficient in creating accurate orthographic transcriptions and improving AI speech recognition models.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Fluent US English ProficiencyTranscription ExperienceFamiliarity with ADAPUnderstanding of Phonetics and PhonologyAttention to Detail

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Hard Skills

TranscriptionSegmentationPhoneticsPhonologyProsodic AnnotationSpeech RecognitionOrthographic TranscriptionDisfluency RecognitionIntonational Phrase RecognitionPitch Accent Recognition

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailConsistency

Tools & Technologies

ADAPSpeech Annotation Tools

Industry Keywords

Audio SegmentationSpontaneous Speech ProductionMorphosyntactic VariantsConversational SpeechProsodic Boundaries

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Review pre-labeled audio segmentation and transcription for accuracy and correctness.
Follow project guidelines to ensure high-quality results.
Contribute to improving AI speech recognition models.
Review and refine speech boundaries so that each interval reflects a coherent intonational phrase based on prosodic annotation conventions.
Create accurate orthographic transcriptions that faithfully capture spontaneous speech production, including morphosyntactic variants, overlaps, mimicry, and reduced forms.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluent, Native or near-native proficiency in US English.
Prior experience with transcription and familiarity with ADAP, or similar speech annotation tools.
Strong understanding of phonetics, phonology, and prosodic annotation.
Ability to recognize intonational phrases, pitch accents, and prosodic boundaries.
Keen ear for spontaneous conversational speech, including disfluencies and overlaps.
Strong attention to detail and consistency in transcription conventions.
Background in segmentation and transcription

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work remotely with flexible hours
Meaningful work – Help improve AI technology through your contributions