Amharic Audio Transcription Specialist

Company Description

Our enterprise client, a leading provider of high-quality, diverse datasets for AI model development is seeking a skilled Amharic Audio Transcription Specialist to listen to recorded audio and produce highly accurate, verbatim transcripts.c

This role requires capturing not only what is said, but how it is said, including filler words, repetitions, stutters, false starts, and incomplete thoughts.

Job Description

• Produce verbatim transcripts from single-speaker and multi-speaker audio recordings with a target accuracy rate of 98% or higher.
• Timestamp transcript segments with precise alignment to audio, maintaining offsets of less than 500 milliseconds.
• Identify and label speakers in conversations involving two to three participants.
• Annotate non-speech events, including laughter, background noise, interruptions, and unintelligible audio segments.
• Follow transcription guidelines and quality standards consistently across all assignments.
• Deliver completed work within established deadlines.

Qualifications

• Native-level fluency in Amharic.
• Basic or junior transcription experience.
• Ability to transcribe verbatim, preserving stutters, filler words, false starts, and repeated words.
• Comfortable working with browser-based transcription tools.
• Reliable and able to consistently meet quality standards and deadlines.

Additional Information

• Flexible working hours
• Remote opportunity
• Variable weekly work volume
• Pay rate based on audio hours transcribed