Mobile Device Data Collection - Mandarin Chinese (Malaysia)

Seoulstart; Malaysia; Hybrid; MYR 12 - 29; Full time

Job summary

CrowdGen by Appen offers a remote Mandarin Chinese data collection task based in Malaysia. You will record short, one-sided phone calls for simulated banking, telco, or retail interactions using made-up details.

Requirements include reading Mandarin instructions, owning an iPhone 17 series, a quiet recording space, and completing 4–10 calls (1–2 minutes each) spread across several days.

Qualifications

• Can read and follow short instructions in Mandarin Chinese
• Own an iPhone 17, 17 Air, 17 Pro, or 17 Pro Max
• Have a quiet indoor space to record (no TV, traffic, fans, or other voices)
• Can complete 4-10 calls, each 1-2 minutes (5 minutes max)
• Can spread calls out: no more than 3 per day, at least 3 hours apart, at different times of day across several days
• Comfortable improvising a natural, unscripted call that follows a 6-step flow: greeting, ID verification, describing the issue, pausing for the agent’s reply, resolution, and closing
• Will use only fake names and account or order numbers (no real personal information)
• Willing to be recorded, give recorded consent, sign an NDA, and follow project guidelines

Responsibilities

• Record solo calls on our secure platform. No second person is needed; pause where the agent would respond
• Submit basic metadata after each call
• Payments are $0.70 per QA-approved session, with up to 10 sessions in payout
• Sessions that fail QA don't count toward payment; doing all 10 yields full payout

Job description

Listed on CrowdGen by Appen as “Mobile Device Data Collection - Mandarin Chinese (Malaysia)”

Pay in listing Remote Terms in listing Chinese speakers

Help build more natural voice AI by recording short, one-sided phone calls in Mandarin Chinese. Imagine you're calling a bank, telco, or retailer for help, and speak naturally using made-up details. Each session takes only a few minutes.

Requirements

• Can read and follow short instructions in Mandarin Chinese
• Own an iPhone 17, 17 Air, 17 Pro, or 17 Pro Max
• Have a quiet indoor space to record (no TV, traffic, fans, or other voices)
• Can complete 4-10 calls, each 1-2 minutes (5 minutes max)
• Can spread calls out: no more than 3 per day, at least 3 hours apart, at different times of day across several days
• Comfortable improvising a natural, unscripted call that follows a 6-step flow: greeting, ID verification, describing the issue, pausing for the agent’s reply, resolution, and closing
• Will use only fake names and account or order numbers (no real personal information)
• Willing to be recorded, give recorded consent, sign an NDA, and follow project guidelines

How it works

Record solo calls on our secure platform. No second person is needed; pause where the agent would respond.

Submit basic metadata after each call.

Pay: $0.70 per QA-approved session

You need at least 4 approved sessions to be paid ($2.8), and you can do up to 10 ($7.00).

Sessions that fail QA don't count toward payment.

We recommend doing all 10 to get the full payout.

Why join?

It's flexible and remote, you work on your own schedule, and pay is always above minimum wage in your market.

Please Note

This project follows a first-come, first-served approach and operates with demographic quotas to ensure fair and balanced representation across all participant groups. As a result, some individuals may not receive a task assignment if their group has already been filled.

This role 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 regarding the creation of an account using your application email address. You will need to log in to this account and reset the password, complete the setup requirements, and proceed with your application for this project-based role.

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