Expert Audio Transcriber, Belarusian

Perle; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Perle is seeking Belarusian transcription experts to convert audio into precise, time-aligned transcripts following a project-specific style guide. You will decide on orthography for dialectal speech and code-switching, identify non-speech events, and self-review before submission.

Work involves distinguishing Belarusian from trasyanka and Russian, handling overlapping speech, and collaborating with QA on edge cases and style updates. Remote freelance work with flexible schedules.

Qualifications

• Native fluency in Belarusian with lifelong residence or deep immersion.
• High accuracy reading and writing in Belarusian Cyrillic.
• Able to distinguish Belarusian from trasyanka and Russian in mixed audio.
• Familiar with official orthography and Tarashkevitsa.
• At least two years of professional transcription or related experience.
• Accuracy at word level under deadline pressure.
• Comfortable with web-based annotation platforms and variable-speed audio playback.
• Reliable high-speed internet and quiet workspace.
• Ability to commit to defined weekly volume.

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 such as laughter and background noise.
• 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

Belarusian

Transcription

Attention to detail

Annotation platforms

Job description

THE ROLE

We are hiring expert Belarusian 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

Belarusian as spoken across Belarus. Project audio reflects both formal and conversational registers, with awareness of the trasyanka register where Belarusian and Russian mix.

Primary speaker regions: Minsk, Brest, Gomel, Vitebsk, Grodno, Mogilev.

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 Belarusian with lifelong residence or deep immersion in Belarus


• High accuracy reading and writing in Belarusian Cyrillic


• Ability to distinguish Belarusian from trasyanka and from Russian in mixed audio


• Familiarity with both the official orthography and Tarashkevitsa where relevant


• 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 East Slavic linguistics, translation, journalism, or media


• Prior experience annotating Belarusian or East Slavic speech data


• Working knowledge of Russian or Ukrainian 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.

About Perle

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.