Remote | Cantonese Transcription Expert — $20–$35/hour

24-Mag
  • New York, New York
  • Remote
    6 days ago

    Job Description

    We are sharing a specialised remote consulting opportunity for Cantonese language professionals with strong transcription, annotation, and linguistic quality-review skills to contribute to an advanced AI training project focused on high-quality Cantonese and English audio data.

    Selected professionals will transcribe and annotate audio recordings, review automatic transcriptions, identify linguistic nuances and speaker variations, and produce clean, time-stamped transcripts that meet defined quality standards. The work requires native-level Cantonese proficiency, excellent attention to detail, and strong sensitivity to dialect, context, and spoken-language variation. No prior experience in AI is required.

    Key Responsibilities

    Cantonese & English Audio Transcription

    • Transcribe Cantonese and English audio recordings with a high degree of accuracy and consistency
    • Capture spoken content faithfully while preserving relevant context and speaker intent
    • Handle regional accents, dialectal variation, and natural speech patterns carefully
    • Produce clean, structured transcripts that accurately reflect the underlying audio
    • Maintain consistency across repeated transcription assignments

    Annotation & Automatic Transcript Review

    • Review and refine automatically generated transcriptions
    • Correct errors involving wording, punctuation, segmentation, or interpretation
    • Annotate audio and transcript content according to project-specific linguistic guidelines
    • Identify language nuances, contextual cues, and ambiguous passages requiring further review
    • Apply transcription and annotation standards consistently across assignments

    Timestamping & Quality Assurance

    • Deliver time-stamped transcripts according to defined formatting requirements
    • Proofread and validate completed work for accuracy, completeness, and consistency
    • Identify and correct transcription or annotation errors before submission
    • Ensure deliverables meet established quality benchmarks
    • Maintain strong attention to detail throughout the transcription and review process

    Linguistic Collaboration & Project Delivery

    • Collaborate with project leads to resolve unclear or ambiguous audio content
    • Communicate linguistic edge cases and transcription challenges clearly
    • Contribute Cantonese-language insights that improve the quality of AI training data
    • Incorporate reviewer feedback and evolving project guidelines into future work
    • Submit deliverables according to established project timelines and milestones

    Ideal Profile

    • Native proficiency in Cantonese
    • Strong understanding of regional Cantonese dialectal variation
    • Demonstrated professional experience in audio transcription
    • Experience working with both Cantonese and English audio content is strongly preferred
    • Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and linguistic sensitivity
    • Proficiency with transcription tools and audio playback software
    • Ability to type effectively in both traditional and simplified Chinese
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Experience reviewing or annotating linguistic data for technology, media, research, or related projects is advantageous
    • Comfortable working independently and managing assignments in a remote environment
    • Reliable ability to meet project quality standards and deadlines
    • No prior experience in AI training is required

    Engagement Details

    • Independent contractor engagement
    • Fully remote
    • Compensation: $20–$35/hour
    • Work will involve Cantonese and English audio transcription, annotation, automatic-transcript review, timestamping, and linguistic quality assurance
    • Native-level Cantonese proficiency and strong transcription accuracy are central to this engagement
    • Experience with traditional and simplified Chinese input is highly relevant
    • Project workload, timelines, formatting standards, and annotation requirements may vary depending on project needs
    • Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party

    About the Platform

    This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNew York, New York (
    Remote
    )
    Website4-mag.com/privacy-policy

    Skills

    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Benchmarkingunmatched
    • Cantonese Chinese Languageunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Consultingunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • English Languageunmatched
    • Media Researchunmatched
    • Music and Audio Softwareunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Project Evaluationunmatched
    • Proofreadingunmatched
    • Quality Assuranceunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Quality Metricsunmatched
    • Standards Developmentunmatched
    • Technical Consultingunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Training Data Setsunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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