Transcription Specialist - African Accents

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Position: African Afrikaans-Accented English Experts Type: Contract Compensation: $15–$20/hour Location: Remote Duration: 1–2 weeks Commitment: 20 hours Role Responsibilities Transcribe recorded English conversations spoken with an African or Afrikaans accent.
Create accurate timestamps against the audio to ensure precision.
Apply a consistent transcription convention across a batch of files.
Flag audio quality issues, unclear speech, and speaker-attribution problems.
Potentially help produce conversations for subsequent transcription.
Qualifications Must-Have Prior transcription or transcription-QA experience (professional or freelance).
Able to confidently understand and accurately transcribe the accents you apply for.
For the Afrikaans group: fluent in Afrikaans .
Strong attention to detail and consistency across a batch.
Reliable internet and the ability to work to a short deadline.
Available to start immediately.
Preferred Experience with timestamping, captioning, or subtitling workflows.
Data annotation or AI-training data experience.
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