Expert Audio Transcriber, Spanish

Perle Systems; España; Remote; EUR 15,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Perle Systems is seeking expert Spanish transcribers to convert audio from native speakers into precise, time-aligned transcripts according to our project-specific style guide. You will handle speaker IDs, overlaps, and non-speech events with high linguistic judgment.

We require native fluency in Spanish with regional experience and strong knowledge of RAE orthography. Excellent listening, attention to detail, and comfort with code-switching and annotation platforms are essential.

Qualifications

• Native fluency in Spanish with regional immersion.
• Mastery of Spanish orthography per current RAE / ASALE guidelines.
• Strong ear for regional Spanish accents and ability to distinguish them in transcription.
• Comfortable transcribing Spanish code-switching with English or regional indigenous languages where it occurs.
• At least two years of professional transcription, captioning, court reporting, broadcast, translation, or linguistic annotation experience.

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

Native Spanish

RAE orthography

Regional accents

Code-switching

Transcription accuracy

Annotation platforms

Attention to detail

Tools

Annotation software

Job description

ABOUT PERLE

Perle is an AI infrastructure company building expert-driven training data, evaluation systems, and applied AI products for the world's leading labs and enterprises. Our partners include xAI, Samsung, ELM, and Unisys. Headquartered in San Francisco with experts across more than forty markets, we specialize in the work that requires real human judgment: domain expertise, linguistic nuance, and cultural fidelity that generic data vendors cannot deliver.

THE ROLE

We are hiring expert Spanish transcribers to convert audio recordings of native speakers into precise, conventionally formatted written transcripts. The work powers speech recognition, dialogue, and evaluation systems for major AI labs. Audio ranges from clean studio recordings to natural conversational speech in real-world acoustic conditions. You will be working at the level of expert linguistic judgment. This is not data entry. Decisions about orthography, code-switching, speaker attribution, disfluencies, and non-speech events shape the quality of every model trained on your output.

DIALECT AND SCOPE

Spanish (Castellano) in its various regional standards. The project lead will define the target variety, which may be European Spanish or a Latin American variety such as Mexican, Rioplatense, Andean, or Caribbean Spanish, each with distinct phonology and vocabulary. Primary speaker regions: Variety set per project (Castilian, Mexican, Rioplatense, Andean, Caribbean, and others).

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• 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

MUST HAVE

• Native fluency in Spanish with lifelong residence or deep immersion in your declared variety's region
• Mastery of Spanish orthography per current RAE / ASALE guidelines
• Strong ear for regional Spanish accents and ability to distinguish them in transcription
• Comfortable transcribing Spanish code-switching with English or regional indigenous languages where it occurs
• 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

NICE TO HAVE

• Background in Hispanic linguistics, translation, journalism, or media
• Prior experience annotating Spanish-language speech data across multiple varieties
• Working knowledge of Catalan, Galician, or Portuguese for cross-lingual audio
• Familiarity with IPA or other phonetic transcription systems
• Experience with verbatim versus clean-verbatim transcription conventions

HOW WE WORK WITH YOU

• Paid pilot task before full onboarding so both sides can calibrate
• Per-task or per-minute compensation, with rates tied to audio complexity and turnaround
• Flexible scheduling, with volume scaling up and down based on active client projects
• Direct working relationship with Perle's linguistic leads and QA team
• Eligible for invitation to additional Perle expert projects across related domains

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Perle hires experts on the basis of skill, language proficiency, and demonstrated quality. We welcome applicants from every background and every region where our target languages are spoken.

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