English (US) Linguist/Speech Data Verifier

Work Location: Remote/Work-from-home  

Work Schedule: Flexible schedule (required availability minimum 20 hours per week) 

Engagement Model: Freelance/Independent contractor 

Language Needed: English (United States) 

Expected Project Start: March, 2025
Project duration: approx. 3 weeks

DataForce by TransPerfect is currently looking for linguists with idiomatic fluency in English (US) to join our team of Freelance Linguists. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative project. 

Role Summary 

As a Linguist/Audio Data Verifier, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the capabilities of AI-driven speech recognition and generation assistants.  

The ideal candidate has a linguistic education background, great attention to detail, the ability to work independently, and enthusiasm for improving AI technology. 

Role Responsibilities 

In this role, you will listen to short English audio recordings and review, correct, refine, and/or expand pre-annotated descriptions/labels to accurately reflect voice characteristics and speech delivery. 

• Idiomatic fluency in US English 

• Degree in linguistics or related field (phonetics, phonology, speech pathology, etc.) 

• Phonetics/phonology expertise is preferred 

• Relevant experience in data analysis, labelling, speech/text-to-speech technology, and/or audio annotation is considered a plus 

• Familiarity with online annotation tools is preferred. 

• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines effectively 

• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to deliver error-free work 

• Availability to work a minimum of 20 hours per week 

• Interest in language technologies 

Who We Are 

DataForce by TransPerfect is part of the TransPerfect family of companies, the world’s largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, with offices in more than 100 cities worldwide.   

We offer high-quality data for Human-Machine Interaction to some of the most prestigious technology companies in the world. Our department focuses on gathering, enriching, and processing data for Machine Learning in different AI domains.   

To learn more about DataForce please visit us at https://www.transperfect.com/dataforce    

For more information or inquiries, please contact us at DataForce.Sourcing@transperfect.com, and use the job title as the subject of the email.