Expert Audio Transcriber, Cebuano

Perle Systems; Philippines; Remote; PHP 167,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid pilot task

Per-task or per-minute pay

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Perle Systems is seeking expert Cebuano transcribers in the Philippines to convert audio into precise transcripts aligned to our style guide. This role emphasizes expert linguistic judgment rather than data entry, including handling code-switching and nuanced speech events.

You will work with Perle's linguistic leads and QA team, with paid pilots, per-task or per-minute compensation, and flexible scheduling across client-driven volumes.

Qualifications

• Native fluency in Cebuano with deep immersion in Cebuano-speaking regions.
• Mastery of current Cebuano orthography.
• Comfortable with Cebuano-English and Cebuano-Tagalog code-switching.
• Familiarity with regional Cebuano variation across Visayas and Mindanao.
• Proven accuracy at the word level under deadline pressure.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe audio recordings into accurate, time-aligned written text following Perle's project-specific style guide.
• Apply correct conventions for speaker identification, overlapping speech, disfluencies, fillers, false starts, and non-speech events.
• Make principled orthographic decisions for dialectal, colloquial, and code-switched speech.
• Flag ambiguous segments, uncertain speakers, and audio quality issues using project conventions.
• Self-review every submission against Perle's quality bar before delivery.
• Engage with QA reviewers on edge cases, calibration sessions, and style guide updates.

Skills

Cebuano fluency

Cebuano orthography

Code-switching Cebuano-Eng

Regional Cebuano variation

Word-level accuracy under deadlines

Annotation platforms proficiency

Reliable internet & quiet workspace

Volume commitment per week

Tools

Annotation platforms

Job description

ABOUT PERLE

Perle is an AI infrastructure company building expert-driven training data, evaluation systems, and applied AI products for the world's leading labs and enterprises. Our partners include xAI, Samsung, ELM, and Unisys. Headquartered in San Francisco with experts across more than forty markets, we specialize in the work that requires real human judgment: domain expertise, linguistic nuance, and cultural fidelity that generic data vendors cannot deliver.

THE ROLE

We are hiring expert Cebuano transcribers to convert audio recordings of native speakers into precise, conventionally formatted written transcripts. The work powers speech recognition, dialogue, and evaluation systems for major AI labs. Audio ranges from clean studio recordings to natural conversational speech in real-world acoustic conditions. You will be working at the level of expert linguistic judgment. This is not data entry. Decisions about orthography, code-switching, speaker attribution, disfluencies, and non-speech events shape the quality of every model trained on your output.

DIALECT AND SCOPE

Cebuano (Bisaya / Binisaya), the most widely spoken non-Tagalog Philippine language, dominant across the Visayas and Mindanao. Project audio reflects everyday Cebuano speech with frequent code-switching to English and Tagalog. Primary speaker regions: Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Bohol, Negros Oriental, Mindanao.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Transcribe audio recordings into accurate, time-aligned written text following Perle's project-specific style guide
• Apply correct conventions for speaker identification, overlapping speech, disfluencies, fillers, false starts, and non-speech events such as laughter, background noise, and music
• Make principled orthographic decisions for dialectal, colloquial, and code-switched speech
• Flag ambiguous segments, uncertain speakers, and audio quality issues using project conventions
• Self-review every submission against Perle's quality bar before delivery
• Engage with QA reviewers on edge cases, calibration sessions, and style guide updates

MUST HAVE

• Native fluency in Cebuano with lifelong residence or deep immersion in a Cebuano-speaking region
• Mastery of current Cebuano orthography
• Comfortable transcribing Cebuano-English and Cebuano-Tagalog code-switching
• Familiarity with regional Cebuano variation across the Visayas and Mindanao
• At least two years of professional transcription, captioning, court reporting, broadcast, translation, or linguistic annotation experience
• Demonstrated accuracy at the word level under deadline pressure
• Comfortable with web-based annotation platforms and variable-speed audio playback
• Reliable high-speed internet, quality headphones, and a quiet workspace
• Ability to commit to defined volume per week during active project phases

NICE TO HAVE

• Background in Philippine linguistics, journalism, translation, education, or broadcast media
• Prior experience annotating Cebuano or other Philippine-language speech data
• Working knowledge of Tagalog, Hiligaynon, or Waray for cross-lingual audio
• Familiarity with IPA or other phonetic transcription systems
• Experience with verbatim versus clean-verbatim transcription conventions

HOW WE WORK WITH YOU

• Paid pilot task before full onboarding so both sides can calibrate
• Per-task or per-minute compensation, with rates tied to audio complexity and turnaround
• Flexible scheduling, with volume scaling up and down based on active client projects
• Direct working relationship with Perle's linguistic leads and QA team
• Eligible for invitation to additional Perle expert projects across related domains

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Perle hires experts on the basis of skill, language proficiency, and demonstrated quality. We welcome applicants from every background and every region where our target languages are spoken.