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Roles
Compensation
Paid freelance contract transcription role; payment via Payoneer or Wise.
- Salary period
- unclear
Location
Telangana, India
Work setup
- Employment
- contractor
- Level
- Junior
- Remote policy
- Remote work; flexible schedule; commitment ~4 hours/day.
- Remote scope
- worldwide
Role details
Responsibilities
- Listen to 2-speaker audio recordings in Akan
- Type what each speaker says accurately and in full
- Label each speaker turn as Speaker 1 or Speaker 2, matching the audio channel
- Add timestamps at the start of each speaker turn (format: HH:MM:SS)
- Ensure transcripts are sequential with no unexplained gaps
Requirements
- Native or near-native fluency in Akan (spoken and written)
- Strong written Akan with accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar
- Ability to work independently and meet daily output targets
- Access to a computer with a stable internet connection
- Availability for at least 4 hours per day
- Prior transcription experience is a plus but not required
- Must pass a qualification test
Application
Submit your application through the Perle platform. You will be asked to complete a short qualification task: a 5-minute audio transcription sample in Akan. Applicants who pass are onboarded immediately and assigned to production tasks. Mention the word PROPER and tag RMTM4LjIwMS4xMjYuMTgx when applying.
- Portfolio
- not required
- GitHub
- not required
- Cover letter
- not required
- Apply flow
- ats
Company context
- Product
- AI infrastructure company building expert-driven training data, evaluation systems, and applied AI products
- Industry
- unclear
- HQ
- San Francisco
Description
Perle is hiring a freelance transcriptionist fluent in Akan for a remote transcription role. You will transcribe 2-speaker, channel-separated audio recordings in Akan, producing clean, accurate, sequentially ordered transcripts with speaker labels (Speaker 1/2) and timestamps (HH:MM:SS). Responsibilities include listening to 2-speaker Akan audio, typing each speaker’s words accurately, labeling speaker turns to match audio channels, and adding timestamps. Requirements include native or near-native fluency in Akan (spoken and written), strong written Akan (spelling, punctuation, grammar), ability to work independently and meet daily output targets, access to a computer with stable internet, availability for at least 4 hours/day, and prior transcription experience as a plus. Quality standards require Word Error Rate (WER) of 5% or less, zero speaker label errors (Speaker 1 corresponds to Channel 1), and rolling review with prompt feedback; files below threshold will be returned for correction. Commitment is about ~4 hours/day with remote, flexible schedule. Start date is as soon as qualified (rolling onboarding). Apply via the Perle platform and complete a short qualification task: a 5-minute audio transcription sample in Akan. Equal opportunity employer.
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