QA Speech-to-Text Audio Collection Project

TELUS Digital AI Data Solutions; Shah Alam; Remote; MYR 84,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hyperwallet payments

Independent contractor

Job summary

TELUS Digital AI Data Solutions is seeking quality assurance specialists to validate Malay-English Manglish scripts produced by language models for an STT project. You will review scripts for grammar, completeness, and naturalness while ensuring alignment with predefined headers and tags.

This remote Independent Contractor role offers flexible hours (approximately 20 hours per week) through the FTS platform, with payments via Hyperwallet.

Qualifications

• Native Malay speaker with strong command of Malaysian English slang.
• Experience in language QA, assessment, or linguistic tasks preferred.
• Able to identify grammatical inconsistencies and edge cases.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate LLM-generated Malay-English Manglish scripts for grammar, completeness, and naturalness.
• Flag linguistic edge cases for escalation and QA sample batches processing.
• Operate the FTS platform and related QA tools with attention to detail.

Skills

Malay language

English (Malaysian colloquialisms)

Attention to detail

Linguistic QA

Platform QA tools

Tools

FTS platform

Hyperwallet

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.

Expected Project Duration

July 2026 – September 2026

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
• 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)