Expert Audio Transcriber, Catalan

perle; España; On-site; EUR 1,653,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

Perle is seeking expert Galician transcribers to convert native-speaker audio into precise transcripts for AI model training. You will apply Perle's project style, handle speaker labeling, time-align transcripts, and manage disfluencies and non-speech events in real-world audio.

Work involves principled orthography decisions for dialectal and code-switched speech, with QA collaboration and periodic calibration. Flexible scheduling and per-task compensation support varying workloads.

Qualifications

• Native fluency in Galician and deep immersion in Galicia.
• Mastery of Galician orthography per Real Academia Galega guidelines.
• Ability to distinguish Galician from Portuguese and from Spanish in mixed audio.
• Comfortable with Galician-Spanish code-switching as it occurs naturally.
• At least two years of professional transcription, captioning, or linguistic annotation experience.
• Reliable internet, headphones, and a quiet workspace.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe audio into accurate, time-aligned Galician text per style guide.
• Apply conventions for speaker identification, overlapping speech, disfluencies, and non-speech events.
• Make orthographic decisions for dialectal and code-switched speech.
• Flag ambiguous segments and audio quality issues using project conventions.
• Self-review submissions against Perle's quality bar before delivery.
• Engage with QA reviewers on edge cases and style updates.

Skills

Galician fluency

Orthography mastery

Code-switching

Transcription experience

Tools

Annotation platform

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 Galician 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

Galician (galego) as spoken across the autonomous community of Galicia, with variation between coastal and inland varieties. Project audio includes natural Galician-Spanish code-switching common in everyday speech.

Primary speaker regions

A Coruna, Santiago de Compostela, Vigo, Ourense, Lugo, Pontevedra.

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 Galician with lifelong residence or deep immersion in Galicia
• Mastery of Galician orthography per the Real Academia Galega guidelines
• Ability to distinguish Galician from Portuguese and from Spanish in mixed audio
• Comfortable transcribing Galician-Spanish code-switching as it occurs naturally
• 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 Galician linguistics, translation, journalism, or education
• Prior experience annotating Romance-language speech data
• Working knowledge of Portuguese or Spanish 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.