German Transcriber: Precise Praat TextGrid Timing

YPAI; United States; Remote; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

YPAI is seeking a detail-oriented German transcription QA specialist to join our remote team in the United States. You will open WAV recordings with their TextGrid, correct transcripts to match audio, and precisely adjust word timings. You will mark unintelligible passages, leave pauses empty, and deliver one corrected TextGrid per recording.

Native German, a good headset, and 18+ years are required. Pay ranges hourly, paid biweekly via PayPal, Wise, or bank transfer; onboarding by invitation

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Open each WAV recording with its automatic TextGrid in Praat.
• Correct the transcript to match the recording, including incomplete words and invented words.
• Check and correct the start and end time of every word and fragment.
• Leave pauses empty.
• Mark unintelligible passages; do not guess words from context.
• Deliver one corrected TextGrid per recording.

Skills

German fluency

Tools

Praat

Job description

YPAI is seeking a detail-oriented German transcription QA specialist to join our remote team in the United States. You will open WAV recordings with their TextGrid, correct transcripts to match audio, and precisely adjust word timings. You will mark unintelligible passages, leave pauses empty, and deliver one corrected TextGrid per recording.

Native German, a good headset, and 18+ years are required. Pay ranges hourly, paid biweekly via PayPal, Wise, or bank transfer; onboarding by invitation