Transcription Specialist -- Arabic

Appen Limited; Any-Martin-Rieux; Remote; EUR 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work

Global pay above minimum wage

Scalable earnings

Job summary

Appen Limited is seeking a Transcription Specialist to listen to audio, transcribe spoken content, and refine transcripts to support AI language model development. You will work remotely, with flexible hours and earnings tied to audio units completed.

Responsibilities include accurate transcription, timestamping, speaker labeling, and marking non-speech events. Candidates should have Arabic spelling expertise, Egyptian dialect fluency, and English reading skills.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of and familiarity with Arabic spelling conventions.
• Fluent in Egyptian dialect.
• Good reading comprehension skills in English.
• Stable internet connection and reliable hardware.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in transcription.
• Ability to review examples and apply rules to data.
• Prior experience with transcription and audio data.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe audio recordings into text with high accuracy.
• Capture speech as spoken, including 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

Arabic language spelling conventions

Egyptian dialect fluency

English reading comprehension

Attention to detail

Transcription experience

Audio data experience

Stable internet connection

PC/laptop or iPad access

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

• Excellent knowledge of and familiarity with spelling conventions in Arabic language.
• Can be located anywhere, but must be fluent in Egyptian 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!
$45.50 - $45.50 an hour