Audio Quality Analyst | $8/hr Remote

Crossing Hurdles; Colombia; On-site; COP 16,531,000 - 24,797,000; Part time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking an experienced part-time audio captioning specialist to work on a six-week engagement in Colombia. You will listen to audio clips, describe voices and sounds in clear English, and transcribe speech with attention to accents, overlaps, and context.

You will review machine drafts and ensure precise, consistent annotations across batches. The role requires 3+ years in audio transcription/annotation, a linguistics or audio production background preferred, and native-level

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in audio captioning, transcription, or annotation.
• Background in linguistics, voice analysis/coaching, or audio production preferred.
• Native-level written English with precise voice and sound description.
• Ability to distinguish English accents and recognize other languages.
• Strong listening skills to identify quiet, overlapping, or changing details.
• Ability to distinguish sound sources and describe their characteristics, loudness and timing.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain consistency across long batches.

Responsibilities

• Listen critically to audio clips and write clear, concise English descriptions of voices, sounds, and scene changes.
• Transcribe English speech accurately, including repetitions, fillers, and names, and flag speech in other languages.
• Identify different speakers and track conversations, including overlaps, interruptions, and group speech.
• Describe voice characteristics such as pitch, voice quality, loudness, pace, emotion, and intonation.
• Identify, count, and time non-speech vocal sounds such as laughter, coughs, sneezes, sobs, gasps, and breathing.
• Identify and describe background sounds, music, ambience, and other audio events.
• Accurately identify sound beginnings, endings, speaker changes, overlaps, and transitions.
• Review machine-generated drafts and identify invented, missing, mistimed, or incorrectly attributed content.
• Maintain consistent judgment and annotation quality across audio clips and batches.

Job description

Commitment:

Part-time (20-40 hours/week), for 6 weeks

Role Responsibilities

• Listen critically to audio clips and write clear, concise English descriptions of voices, sounds, and scene changes.


• Transcribe English speech accurately, including repetitions, fillers, and names, and flag speech in other languages.


• Identify different speakers and track conversations, including overlaps, interruptions, and group speech.


• Describe voice characteristics such as pitch, voice quality, loudness, pace, emotion, and intonation.


• Identify, count, and time non-speech vocal sounds such as laughter, coughs, sneezes, sobs, gasps, and breathing.


• Identify and describe background sounds, music, ambience, and other audio events.


• Accurately identify sound beginnings, endings, speaker changes, overlaps, and transitions.


• Review machine-generated drafts and identify invented, missing, mistimed, or incorrectly attributed content.


• Maintain consistent judgment and annotation quality across audio clips and batches.

Requirements

• 3+ years of direct professional experience in audio captioning, transcription, or audio annotation.


• Background in linguistics, voice analysis/coaching, or audio production is preferred.


• Native-level written English proficiency with the ability to describe voices and sounds precisely and concisely.


• Ability to distinguish English accents and recognize other languages.


• Strong listening skills, including the ability to identify quiet, brief, overlapping, and changing audio details.


• Ability to distinguish individual sound sources and describe their characteristics, relative loudness, and timing.


• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain focus and consistency across long batches.