Basque Speaker Recording Quality Assurance

Lifted (an Upwork Company); United States; Remote; USD 17,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Output-based pay

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Lifted (an Upwork Company) is seeking a native Basque speaker to perform Recording Quality Assurance (RecQA) reviews. You will listen to existing recordings, compare them with prompts, and correct minor text-audio mismatches while flagging larger issues using defined categories.

This role emphasizes accuracy and consistency to support AI training datasets. The work is approximately 7 hours per week with output-based pay.

Qualifications

• Native Basque speaker with excellent listening comprehension.
• Prior experience in QA, audio review, transcription, or similar quality-review work preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify subtle audio-text mismatches.
• Comfortable making careful judgment calls when reviewing audio recordings.

Responsibilities

• Listen to audio recordings and compare them to the prompt text.
• Correct minor text-audio mismatches (missing/added words, punctuation).
• Apply defined quality tags for major discrepancies (e.g., Mismatch, Noise, Mumble).

Skills

Native Basque speaker

QA experience

Audio review

Transcription

Attention to detail

Job description

• Listen carefully to each audio recording and compare it against the corresponding prompt text.
• Identify subtle differences between the spoken audio and written text.
• Correct minor text errors, including missing or added words.
• Identify and correct mispronunciations where applicable.
• Adjust punctuation to accurately reflect pauses, questions, and other aspects of the spoken delivery.
• Apply the appropriate issue tag when the recording contains a significant mismatch or quality problem.
• Distinguish between minor text corrections and issues that require a defined quality tag.
• Follow project guidelines and apply judgment consistently across production units.
• Maintain careful, reliable, and consistent review quality throughout the project.

• Native Basque speaker
• Prior experience with QA, audio review, speech data, transcription, or similar quality-review work is preferred
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify subtle audio-text mismatches.
• Excellent listening comprehension in the assigned locale.
• Ability to recognize issues such as missing words, added words, mispronunciations, unclear speech, and recording noise.
• Ability to apply defined issue categories accurately and consistently.
• Comfortable making careful judgment calls when reviewing audio recordings.
• Reliable availability for approximately 7 hours per week.

• Work anytime, provided you meet project deadlines and quality standards.
• The work is judgment-heavy, so contributors are expected to prioritize accuracy and consistency rather than simply maximizing speed.
• Tasks and overall workload may shift based on project needs and locale-specific audio volume.
• Consistent availability and high quality are required throughout the assignment.
• Payment is output-based, calculated according to the total number of correctly reviewed utterances.

Our enterprise client, a leading provider of high-quality, diverse datasets for AI model development is seeking skilled native speakers to support a Recording Quality Assurance (RecQA) initiative. In this role, you will listen to existing audio recordings, compare them against the corresponding prompt text, correct minor text-audio mismatches, and identify larger recording or quality issues using defined categories. Your careful review will help ensure high-quality speech data for the client's AI training initiative

Work Assignment and Task Summary (What to Expect)

Contributors will evaluate audio recordings against corresponding prompt text. The role requires carefully listening to each recording to make direct text edits for minor errors (e.g., missing/added words, mispronunciations, or punctuation) and applying specific issue tags (such as Mismatch, Cutoff, Mumble, or Noise) for major discrepancies, ensuring high accuracy and consistent quality across all reviews.

Originally posted on Himalayas