Hindi Transcriber | AI Voice Data Project

apna; India; On-site; INR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Arctic Engine is seeking skilled Hindi Transcribers for a large-scale conversational voice data project to train AI speech models. You will transcribe natural, unscripted Hindi conversations across topics such as Finance, Travel, Healthcare, Retail, and Telecom.

Ideal candidates have 1–3+ years in transcription or related fields, strong Hindi typing (40+ WPM), and meticulous listening skills. NDA may be required; work involves code-switching and adhering to project guidelines.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native proficiency in Hindi with excellent reading and writing skills.
• 1–3+ years in transcription, subtitling, captioning, or related work preferred.
• Strong Hindi typing skills; 40+ WPM preferred.
• Excellent listening skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable with natural, unscripted, multi-speaker conversations.
• Experience handling multilingual/code-switched audio is an advantage.
• Laptop/desktop, reliable internet, and good headphones required.

Responsibilities

• Accurately transcribe conversational audio verbatim in Hindi script.
• Preserve fillers, repetitions, stutters, false starts, and natural speech patterns.
• Handle Odia-English/Hindi code-switching and regional accents.
• Identify and tag unintelligible speech, overlapping speech, background noise, and other audio issues.
• Follow project-specific transcription and formatting guidelines.
• Maintain 97%+ transcription accuracy and meet assigned TATs.
• Review and correct work based on QA/reviewer feedback.

Skills

Transcription

Listening

Attention to detail

Code-switching

Typing 40 WPM

Job description

About Arctic Engine

Arctic Engines is an enterprise-grade Al human data operations company specializing in high-quality training data, RLHF, and human feedback pipelines for frontier Al models. We are part of the Apna Group, one of India's fastest-growing unicorns, backed by marquee investors such as Lightspeed, Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Peak XV, and others. With native access to Apna's 60M+ workforce, we deliver high-quality training data at unmatched scale and speed.

Job Summary

We are looking for skilled Hindi Transcribers to support a large-scale conversational voice data project for training AI speech models. You will transcribe natural, unscripted Hindi conversations covering topics such as Finance, Travel, Healthcare, Retail, Telecom, and more.

Selection Process

• Application Screening
• 2-3 minute Hindi transcription skill test
• Evaluation & Shortlisting
• NDA + Onboarding
• Production Assignment

Compensation

Payment is based on approved transcription output, with rates shared during onboarding. High-performing contributors may be considered for ongoing projects and QA/Reviewer opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Accurately transcribe conversational audio verbatim in Hindi script
• Preserve fillers, repetitions, stutters, false starts, and natural speech patterns
• Handle Odia-English/Hindi code-switching, regional accents, and colloquial speech
• Identify and tag unintelligible speech, overlapping speech, background noise, and other audio issues
• Follow project-specific transcription and formatting guidelines
• Maintain 97%+ transcription accuracy and meet assigned TATs
• Review and correct work based on QA/reviewer feedback

Requirements

• Native or near-native proficiency in Hindi, with excellent reading and writing skills
• 1-3+ years of experience in transcription, subtitling, captioning, speech annotation, or similar work preferred
• Strong Hindi typing skills; 40+ WPM preferred
• Excellent listening skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable working with natural, unscripted, multi-speaker conversations
• Experience handling multilingual/code-switched audio is an advantage
• Laptop/desktop, reliable internet, and good-quality headphones are required

Preferred Skills

Hindi Fluency | Verbatim Transcription | Hindi Typing | Listening Skills | Attention to Detail | Audio Annotation | Code-Switching | Quality Focus | TAT Management

Confidentiality

An NDA must be signed before accessing project audio and transcription materials.