QA Speech-to-Text Audio Collection Project

TELUS Digital AI Community; Kota Bharu; Remote; MYR 22,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

TELUS Digital is seeking quality assurance specialists to review and validate Malay-English Manglish scripts used for speech-to-text development. You will assess grammar, completeness, and naturalness, using predefined headers and tags, and flag issues for escalation.

This remote contractor role offers about 20 hours per week, with pay at 4.50 USD per hour. You will work via the FTS platform, handling batches and ensuring scripts meet quality standards for Malaysian contexts and colloquialisms.

Qualifications

• Native Malay speaker with strong English proficiency (Manglish).
• Attention to detail and ability to identify grammatical inconsistencies.
• Experience with language QA or linguistic work preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate Malay-English Manglish scripts for grammar, completeness, and naturalness.
• Flag linguistic inconsistencies and edge cases for escalation.
• Process QA batches through the FTS platform and report results.

Skills

Malay language

English proficiency (Manglish)

Colloquialisms knowledge

Attention to detail

FTS platform proficiency

Reliable internet

Access to FTS device

Language QA / linguistics experience

Tools

FTS Platform

QA Tools

Job description

TELUS Digital is seeking quality assurance specialists to participate in a Speech-to-Text (STT) script validation project. Participants will review and validate LLM-generated scripts in Malay English (Manglish), ensuring they meet quality standards for grammatical accuracy, completeness, and naturalness. During script validation reviews through our FTS platform, you will review LLM-generated Malay English (Manglish) scripts with predefined headers/tags, validate scripts for incomplete sentences and critical grammatical errors, conduct manual quality review to ensure naturalness and colloquial accuracy, process and QA sample batches through our FTS platform, and flag linguistic inconsistencies or edge cases for escalation.

The Primary Objective

The primary objective of this project is to ensure the integrity and quality of scripts that will be used for audio recording. Your work ensures that only high-quality, natural-sounding scripts are used for audio recording and speech recognition technology development, which will help improve speech recognition models that understand and process natural speech in the Malaysian context.

Time to Complete the Task

20 hours per week

Location: Remote (work from home)

Qualification path

Payment Rate:

• $4.50 USD per hour for script validation tasks
• Payment is calculated based on the hourly tasks assigned and completed. The number of hours and tasks assigned will depend on script availability, your QA performance quality, and project needs.
• This is an Independent Contractor opportunity.
• Payments will be made via Hyperwallet.

Other Requirements:

• 18+ years of age
• Native speaker of Malay language
• Proficiency in English (including Malay English/Manglish)
• Strong understanding of Malaysian English colloquialisms and dialect variations
• Keen attention to detail and ability to identify grammatical inconsistencies
• Ability to use FTS platform and other digital QA tools
• Stable internet connection for the duration of the project
• Device (computer, laptop, phone, or tablet) to access the FTS platform
• Prior experience in language QA, language assessment, or linguistic work is preferred (formal linguistic certification not required)