Audio Annotation Adjudicator

Welo Data; United States; Remote; USD 8,000 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

Welo Data in the United States is seeking experienced Adjudicators to review and resolve discrepancies in word-level transcription and timestamp annotations for an English (US) speech data project. This contract/freelance role offers USD7.00 per hour with an estimated 15–20 hours per week.

You will apply project guidelines, ensure consistency, and provide clear rationales for adjudication decisions, helping maintain high quality across the annotation pipeline.

Qualifications

• US culture in English; excellent listening comprehension.
• Prior experience in transcription/annotation QA, adjudication, or linguistic review preferred.
• Strong ability to apply detailed guidelines consistently and make sound judgment calls.
• High attention to detail and comfort with ambiguity.
• Reliable internet connection and quiet workspace with good headphones.

Responsibilities

• Review annotations flagged by first-pass annotators for disagreement or ambiguity.
• Listen to audio clips and make final determinations on word-level segment boundaries and transcriptions.
• Apply the project style guide consistently to resolve edge cases.
• Provide clear rationale for adjudication decisions.
• Identify patterns in annotator errors and feedback quality observations where needed.

Skills

US English proficiency

Listening comprehension

Judgment & decision making

Job description

About the Role:

We are looking for experienced Adjudicators to review and resolve discrepancies in word level transcription and timestamp annotations for an English (US) speech data project. This role requires strong judgment to make final calls on flagged or disputed segments, ensuring quality and consistency across the annotation pipeline.

Project Details: Andromeda Delta

EngagementType:Contract/Freelance

Rate:USD7.00/hour

EstimatedHours:15–20hours/week

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewannotationsflaggedbyfirst-passAnnotatorsfordisagreementorambiguity
• Listentoaudioclipsandmakefinaldeterminationsonword-levelsegmentboundariesandtranscriptions
• Applytheprojectstyleguideconsistentlytoresolveedgecases
• Provideclearrationaleforadjudicationdecisions
• Identifypatternsinannotatorerrorsandfeedbackqualityobservationswhereneeded

Requirements

• USculturalexpertiseinEnglish;excellentlisteningcomprehension
• Priorexperienceintranscription/annotationQA,adjudication,orlinguisticreviewpreferred
• Strongabilitytoapplydetailedguidelinesconsistentlyandmakesoundjudgmentcalls
• Highattentiontodetailandcomfortworkingwithambiguity
• Reliableinternetconnectionandquietworkingenvironmentwithgoodheadphones