Japanese Transcription & Annotation Specialist

Obsidian; Zürich; Remote; CHF 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Obsidian seeks native Japanese annotators to structure and transcribe a wide range of Japanese-language documents, including handwriting and multi-column layouts. You will annotate, align reading order, and ensure exact transcription of kanji, kana, furigana, and other scripts.

The work emphasizes accuracy and consistency across hundreds of pages, with peer review as part of the process. Applicants should possess strong experience in interpretation, transcription, editorial tasks, or related

Qualifikationen

• Native Japanese speaker with full command of kanji, hiragana and katakana, including furigana and variant character forms.

Aufgaben

• Open and check a task: ensure page is in Japanese, legible, has real content, and no personal details.
• Annotate structure: bound every meaningful region and assign component type and reading-order index.
• Record relationships: link regions to their parent figures/tables by component ID.
• Transcribe faithfully: reproduce all text exactly as it appears, including handwritten content.
• Capture page metadata: language, document type, source, page dimensions, and flags for tables, formulas and handwriting.
• Review a colleague's work: undergo second expert review for each task.

Kenntnisse

Japanese language

Jobbeschreibung

Obsidian seeks native Japanese annotators to structure and transcribe a wide range of Japanese-language documents, including handwriting and multi-column layouts. You will annotate, align reading order, and ensure exact transcription of kanji, kana, furigana, and other scripts.

The work emphasizes accuracy and consistency across hundreds of pages, with peer review as part of the process. Applicants should possess strong experience in interpretation, transcription, editorial tasks, or related