Transcription Specialist -- Amharic

Appen Limited; Colombia; Remote; COP 130,223,000 - 185,469,000; Full time

Job summary

CrowdGen invites you to join a remote transcription project as an Independent Contractor. You will listen to audio recordings in Amharic, transcribe spoken content with high accuracy, and ensure transcripts reflect pauses, fillers, and speaker changes.

This role emphasizes attention to detail and adherence to quality standards. Responsibilities include adding timestamps, labeling speakers, and marking non-speech events while applying established transcription rules.

Qualifications

• Fluent in Amharic with correct spelling conventions.
• Good reading comprehension in English.
• Stable internet connection.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe audio recordings with high accuracy.
• Capture pauses, fillers, repetitions, and incomplete sentences.
• Add timestamps to match the audio.
• Identify and label speakers in conversations.
• Mark non-speech events such as laughter or background noise.

Skills

Transcription

Attention to detail

English reading

Remote work

Tools

PC or iPad

Job description

Join us as a Transcription Specialist and contribute to improving AI-driven speech recognition. You will review audio files, transcribe spoken content accurately, and refine transcripts to ensure high-quality data that supports the development of advanced language models.

Project Benefits

• Flexible hours – Work on your own schedule
• Remote – Work from anywhere
• Fair pay globally – Always above minimum wage in your market
• Scalable earnings – The more you work, the more you earn

Task Summary (What to Expect)

Your role in this project is to listen to audio recordings and create accurate written transcripts of what is spoken. These transcripts will help improve AI-powered speech recognition systems.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Transcribing audio recordings into text with high accuracy
• Capturing speech exactly as spoken, including pauses, filler words (e.g., "uh," "um"), repetitions, and incomplete sentences
• Adding timestamps to match the audio
• Identifying and labeling different speakers in conversations
• Marking non-speech events such as laughter, background noise, or unclear audio

Attention to detail and strong listening skills are important to ensure high-quality transcription output.

What We're Looking For

To qualify for this project, the following requirements must be met:

• Excellent knowledge of and familiarity with spelling conventions in Amharic language.
• Can be located anywhere, but must be fluent in Ethiopian dialect.
• Good reading comprehension skills in English.
• Stable internet connection.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to review examples and apply rules to the provided data.
• Prior experience with transcription.
• Prior experience with audio data.
• Access to a PC/laptop or an iPad.

Payments

You will be paid at the published rate per audio hour. Tasks are presented in units of varying audio lengths, and you may complete as many units as you wish.

All submitted work must meet the required quality standards. Failure to meet quality requirements may result in task rejection.

This is a project-based opportunity with CrowdGen, where you will join the CrowdGen Community as an Independent Contractor. If selected, you will receive an email from CrowdGen with instructions to create your account, complete setup requirements, and proceed with participation in the project.

If you’re passionate about precision, language, and AI innovation — we’d love to have you on the team!

$36 - $36 an hour