Expert Danish Audio Transcriber, Flexible Scheduling

Perle Systems; Denmark; Remote; DKK 207,000 - 413,000; Full time

Job summary

Perle is seeking Danish transcription experts to convert audio of native speakers into precise transcripts. You will determine speaker attribution, handle dialects, disfluencies, and non-speech events, following Perle's style guide.

Work is remote with flexible scheduling and project-based volume adjustments. Ideal candidates have at least two years of professional transcription experience, a strong grasp of Danish orthography, and the ability to meet deadlines while maintaining high accuracy.

Qualifications

• Native fluency in Danish with lifelong residence or deep immersion in Denmark.
• Strong ear for Danish phonological features and willingness to transcribe them consistently.
• Mastery of standard Danish orthography.
• Ability to distinguish major Danish regional accents.
• At least two years of professional transcription, captioning, court reporting, broadcast, translation, or linguistic annotation experience.
• Demonstrated accuracy at the word level under deadline pressure.
• Comfortable with web-based annotation platforms and variable-speed audio playback.
• Reliable high-speed internet, quality headphones, and a quiet workspace.
• Ability to commit to defined volume per week during active project phases.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe audio recordings into accurate, time-aligned written text following Perle's project-specific style guide.
• Apply correct conventions for speaker identification, overlapping speech, disfluencies, fillers, false starts, and non-speech events such as laughter, background noise, and music.
• Make principled orthographic decisions for dialectal, colloquial, and code-switched speech.
• Flag ambiguous segments, uncertain speakers, and audio quality issues using project conventions.
• Self-review every submission against Perle's quality bar before delivery.
• Engage with QA reviewers on edge cases, calibration sessions, and style guide updates.

Skills

Danish fluency

Transcription

Orthography mastery

Dialect awareness

Deadline-driven

Web-based tools

Job description

Perle is seeking Danish transcription experts to convert audio of native speakers into precise transcripts. You will determine speaker attribution, handle dialects, disfluencies, and non-speech events, following Perle's style guide.

Work is remote with flexible scheduling and project-based volume adjustments. Ideal candidates have at least two years of professional transcription experience, a strong grasp of Danish orthography, and the ability to meet deadlines while maintaining high accuracy.