Simplified Chinese Audio Transcript Editor

Alignerr Corp.; Sydney; Remote; AUD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible scheduling

Freelance opportunity

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking a Simplified Chinese Audio Transcript Editor to clean up and polish transcripts for AI training. Work from Sydney remotely on a flexible, task-based basis, ensuring word-level accuracy and exact timing. No prior AI experience required, just native-level Chinese and meticulous listening skills.

You will review audio against transcripts, correct errors, and adhere to detailed style guidelines. The role offers freelance autonomy with potential for ongoing projects and extension.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native proficiency in Simplified Chinese (reading, writing, listening).
• Exceptional listening skills for clear speech parsing.
• Extremely detail-oriented with patient, repetitive precision work.
• Able to follow structured style guidelines with consistency.

Responsibilities

• Listen to audio recordings and compare them against existing transcripts in Simplified Chinese.
• Correct errors in transcription, including wrong characters, missing words, misheard phrases, and punctuation.
• Ensure word-level accuracy and exact timing/alignment of transcript segments.
• Follow detailed style and formatting guidelines across tasks.
• Flag audio quality issues or segments needing review.
• Maintain high accuracy and consistency across large transcript volumes.
• Work independently on task-based assignments at your own pace.

Skills

Native Simplified Chinese

Excellent listening skills

Detail-oriented

Independent work

Tools

Annotation platforms

Transcript alignment tools

Job description

Simplified Chinese Audio Transcript Editor (AI Training)

What if your native Simplified Chinese and meticulous listening skills could directly shape how AI understands spoken language for over a billion people? We're looking for Audio Transcript Editors in Sydney to clean up, correct, and polish audio transcripts — ensuring every word, character, and timestamp is accurate.

Simplified Chinese Audio Transcript Editor (AI Training)

About The Role

What if your native Simplified Chinese and meticulous listening skills could directly shape how AI understands spoken language for over a billion people? We're looking for Audio Transcript Editors in Sydney to clean up, correct, and polish audio transcripts — ensuring every word, character, and timestamp is accurate.

Sydney's vibrant and highly skilled Mandarin-speaking community is a perfect fit for this kind of precision language work. You'll listen to audio recordings, compare them against existing transcripts, and make the word-level corrections that teach AI systems to truly understand spoken Chinese — meaningful, flexible work that you can do entirely on your own schedule.

This is a fully remote, flexible contract role. No prior AI experience required — just native-level Simplified Chinese, exceptional listening skills, and a commitment to accuracy.

• Organization: Alignerr
• Type: Hourly Contract
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

What You'll Do

• Listen to audio recordings and compare them against existing transcripts in Simplified Chinese
• Correct errors in transcription — including wrong characters, missing words, misheard phrases, and punctuation issues
• Ensure word-level accuracy and verify exact timing and alignment of transcript segments
• Follow detailed style and formatting guidelines consistently across all tasks
• Flag audio quality issues, ambiguous speech, or segments that require further review
• Maintain high accuracy and consistency across large volumes of transcript data
• Work independently on task-based assignments at your own pace and on your own schedule

Who You Are

• Native or near-native proficiency in Simplified Chinese — reading, writing, and listening
• Exceptional listening skills with the ability to parse speech clearly, even in challenging audio conditions
• Extremely detail-oriented with a methodical, patient approach to repetitive precision work
• Comfortable working with word-level accuracy and exact timing or timestamps
• Able to follow structured, detailed style and formatting guidelines with consistency
• Self-motivated and reliable when working independently
• No prior AI or tech experience required

Nice to Have

• Experience as a transcriptionist, court reporter, or stenographer
• Background in subtitle editing, closed-captioning, or dubbing
• Linguistics, phonetics, or language studies education
• Prior work with annotation platforms, data labeling tools, or speech-to-text systems
• Familiarity with audio editing software or transcript alignment tools
• Experience working with multiple Chinese dialects or regional accents

Why Join Us

• Work on cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labs
• Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you
• Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, task-based work
• Contribute to AI development that directly improves how technology understands spoken Chinese
• Develop and sharpen highly marketable transcription and annotation skills
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch