German Transcriber for Precise TextGrid Transcripts

YPAI; United States; Remote; USD 31,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

YPAI is seeking a freelancer to check and correct automatic German transcripts for short speech recordings. You will work with Praat TextGrids, ensuring transcripts match audio, including hesitations and partial words, and precisely adjust word timings. Work is by invitation after your profile is reviewed.

Applicants should have native or near-native German, a good headset, reliable internet, and be 18+. Pay is €20–€28 per hour, with biweekly payments via PayPal, Wise or bank transfer.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native command of German.
• 18 years or older.
• A good headset and reliable internet.

Responsibilities

• Open each WAV recording with its TextGrid in Praat and correct the transcript.
• Check and correct the start and end time of every word and fragment.
• Leave pauses empty and mark unintelligible passages.
• Deliver one corrected TextGrid per recording.

Skills

German language proficiency

Tools

Praat

Job description

YPAI is seeking a freelancer to check and correct automatic German transcripts for short speech recordings. You will work with Praat TextGrids, ensuring transcripts match audio, including hesitations and partial words, and precisely adjust word timings. Work is by invitation after your profile is reviewed.

Applicants should have native or near-native German, a good headset, reliable internet, and be 18+. Pay is €20–€28 per hour, with biweekly payments via PayPal, Wise or bank transfer.