Audio Transcription Adjudicator

Welocalize; Jakarta Pusat; Remote; IDR 86,627,000 - 115,503,000; Part time

Job summary

Welocalize, Inc. is seeking experienced Adjudicators to review and resolve discrepancies in word-level transcription and timestamp annotations for an English (US) speech data project.

This role requires strong judgment to make final calls on flagged or disputed segments, ensuring quality and consistency across the annotation pipeline. The engagement is Contract/Freelance, paid at USD 7.00 per hour, with estimated 15–20 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in transcription/annotation QA, adjudication, or linguistic review preferred.
• Strong ability to apply detailed guidelines consistently and make sound judgment calls.
• High attention to detail and comfort with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Review annotations flagged by first-pass annotators for disagreement or ambiguity.
• Listen to audio clips and make final determinations on word-level segment boundaries and transcriptions.
• Apply the project style guide consistently to resolve edge cases.
• Identify patterns in annotator errors and feedback quality observations where needed.

Skills

Transcription QA

Adjudication

Linguistic review

Job description

We are looking for experienced Adjudicators to review and resolve discrepancies in word level transcription and timestamp annotations for an English (US) speech data project. This role requires strong judgment to make final calls on flagged or disputed segments, ensuring quality and consistency across the annotation pipeline.

EngagementType:Contract/Freelance

Rate:USD7.00/hour

EstimatedHours:15–20hours/week

Key Responsibilities

Reviewannotationsflaggedbyfirst-passAnnotatorsfordisagreementorambiguity

Listentoaudioclipsandmakefinaldeterminationsonword-levelsegmentboundariesandtranscriptions

Applytheprojectstyleguideconsistentlytoresolveedgecases

Identifypatternsinannotatorerrorsandfeedbackqualityobservationswhereneeded

Requirements

Priorexperienceintranscription/annotationQA,adjudication,orlinguisticreviewpreferred

Strongabilitytoapplydetailedguidelinesconsistentlyandmakesoundjudgmentcalls

Highattentiontodetailandcomfortworkingwithambiguity

Reliableinternetconnectionandquietworkingenvironmentwithgoodheadphones