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Title: German Transcriber - Flexible Remote Side Project - $17.00 USD/hour
About the role
A flexible way to earn extra income from home. We are looking for detail-oriented German speakers in Austria to transcribe to English and annotate long-form podcast recordings (30-60+ minutes) on a large-scale AI speech project. This is freelance, task-based project work - not employment - with no minimum commitment: you choose how much you work from the available tasks. Paid USD $17.00 per hour.
What you will do
Transcribe long-form podcast recordings accurately, following project guidelines
Identify different speakers and assign consistent speaker labels with accurate timestamps
Mark speaker turn boundaries and segment the audio
Record the perceived gender of each speaker
Flag audio issues: unclear or distorted speech, strong accents, wrong language, synthetic or AI-generated audio
Verify and correct pre-annotated segments when required
Deliver work that meets the project's quality standards (all work is quality-reviewed)
What we are looking for
English at native-level fluency German and English
Currently living in Austria (required)
Strong listening comprehension and close attention to detail
Experience transcribing long audio preferred files
Pay and workload
USD $17.00 per hour, paid in USD; billable time is tracked on the task platform
Freelance, task-based work that fits around study, family, or another job
Tasks are released weekly on a first-come, first-served basis; volume varies by week
Work as much or as little as you want, up to 10 billable hours per day
Typical task unit is a full podcast episode - plan for long, focused listening sessions
What you will need
Desktop or laptop computer with headphones
Reliable internet connection and a quiet workspace
Integrity
All transcription must be done manually. The use of automatic speech recognition or AI transcription tools is strictly prohibited and is detected during quality review.
How it works
Complete a short qualification exercise
Pass the qualification and start picking up weekly tasks
If you enjoy listening to audio and pay close attention to detail, we would love to hear from you.
What are you waiting for? Apply now!
Click the link below to start your application and take the first step towards joining our team.
https://my.oneforma.com/crowd/jobs/13677?from=list&tab=all
(Our team will reach out to you shortly if you meet the requirements!)
