Live English Transcriptionist (Remote/WFH)

DataForce; Toronto; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Live English Transcriptionist to provide accurate transcriptions of live virtual meetings. This role requires idiomatic fluency in English and a strong understanding of transcription conventions. You'll be responsible for capturing every word and gesture in real-time, ensuring confidentiality and accuracy. Ideal candidates will have experience in live transcription and excellent active listening skills. Join a dynamic team that values precision and professionalism in a remote work environment, where your contributions will play a vital role in supporting various language-related tasks.

Benefits

Equipment provided (Google Chromebook)

Flexible work hours

Remote work opportunity

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience transcribing live events.
• Excellent knowledge of English grammar and orthography.
• Shorthand typing speed is required.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe spoken information during calls without recordings.
• Deliver final transcription within 24 hours after meetings.
• Work on language data tasks like annotation and validation.

Skills

Live transcription

English grammar

Active listening

Attention to detail

Typing/Stenography

Education

Courses in typing / stenography

NAIT certification

Tools

Google Chromebook

Job description

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Work Location: Remote/Work-from-home in Canada in Pacific time zone

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8 hour shifts between the hours of 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT

Employment Duration: 6 months

Hourly rate: $26.60 USD

Equipment Provided by TransPerfect: Google Chromebook

DataForce by TransPerfect is seeking a Live English Transcriptionist / Stenographer to join our team in Canada!

Role Summary

In this role you will accurately transcribe live virtual meetings, ensuring every word and gesture are captured in real-time. The focus is to provide an exact written record of the meetings as they happen. The transcribed content is confidential and must be handled with strict discretion.

You will also support a variety of language-related tasks, including non-live audio transcription, data creation (such as generating natural sentences), annotation (such as speaker labeling and utterance categorization), and language data validation (including proofreading and quality assurance).

Role Responsibilities

• Transcribe all spoken information during calls without relying on recordings or Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) support. The focus is to provide an exact written record of the meetings as they happen.
• Ensure all spoken information and gestures are correctly captured during the virtual meeting.
• Final transcription for the virtual meetings must be delivered within 24 hours after participating in the meeting.
• Work on other language data tasks, like annotation and data validation as per project priorities. Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and accuracy.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and accuracy.

Job requirements

• Candidates selected for an interview will be required to participate in a live, 10-minute transcription test as part of the qualification process
• Minimum 2 years of experience transcribing live, real-time events
• Idiomatic fluency in English Comprehensive understanding of the conventions followed during transcription
• Excellent knowledge of English grammar and orthography
• Completed courses in typing / stenography
• Comprehensive understanding of the conventions followed during transcription
• Shorthand typing speed
• Stable internet connection and comfortable working with Google Chromebook (Note: equipment will be provided)
• Excellent active listening skills and strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and manage time efficiently
• NAIT certification is a plus
• Experience with steno machines is a plus

DataForce offers companies in technology, advertisement, entertainment, and other industries reliable BPO and Data Collection & Annotation services. DataForce helps clients collect, label, and organize datasets that Machine Learning engineers use to train AI-powered Machine Learning Models. We work within our own proprietary tools or within customer tools and environments.

DataForce 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.

For more information about us, please visit our website: https://www.transperfect.com/dataforce

TransPerfect is an equal opportunity employer and committed to all recruitment processes and workplace free from harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination. For more information on the TransPerfect Family of Companies, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology, Administrative, and Art/Creative

• Industries

  Information Services, Technology, Information and Media, and Translation and Localization

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