Portuguese Language Transcription Expert

Lever, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 24,797,000 - 41,328,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work

Fair pay globally

Job summary

Lever, Inc. is seeking Independent Contractors for Project Lupin to help improve AI-powered speech recognition models through precise verbatim transcription. You will label speakers in conversations, timestamp segments, and annotate non-speech events, ensuring high accuracy and natural delivery of transcripts.

The role is remote with flexible hours. Compensation is $35 per audio hour, with a minimum of 10 hours per week and earnings scaling with activity.

Qualifications

• Native-level fluency in Portuguese including familiarity with regional accents and informal speech.
• Strong listening comprehension and attention to detail.
• Ability to produce verbatim transcriptions, including stutters, repetitions, and filler words.

Responsibilities

• Verbatim transcription with high accuracy and 98%+ target.
• Timestamp segments with <500ms deviation.
• Speaker labeling for conversations with 2–8 participants.
• Annotate non-speech elements (laughter, background noise, unintelligible audio).

Skills

Portuguese fluency

Attention to detail

Verbatim transcription

Browser-based tools

Job description

Join our team as an Independent Contractor for Project Lupin.

Project Lupin aims to help improve AI-powered speech recognition models

In this project, participants contribute by checking and modifying the audio segmentation and transcription. The transcriptions generated will contribute to the development of improved AI-powered speech recognition models.

Project Benefits

• Flexible hours – Work on your own schedule
• Remote – Work from anywhere
• Fair pay globally – Always above minimum wage in your market
• Scalable earnings – The more you work, the more you earn

Task Summary

You will listen to real audio recordings and produce precise, verbatim transcripts — capturing not just what was said, but how it was said. That means every “uh,” every repeated word, and every trailing sentence matters. Your work will include:

• Verbatim transcription with a target of 98%+ accuracy
• Timestamping segments with less than 500ms deviation
• Speaker labeling for conversations with 2 to 8 participants
• Event annotation for non-speech elements (e.g., laughter, background noise, unintelligible audio)

Requirements

• Native-level fluency in Portuguese including familiarity with regional accents and informal speech
• Strong listening comprehension and attention to detail.
• Ability to produce verbatim transcriptions, including stutters, repetitions, and filler words.
• Experience in transcription, annotation, or linguistics is an advantage.
• Comfortable using browser-based tools (training will be provided).
• Reliable internet connection.
• Access to a laptop or desktop computer (mobile devices are not supported).
• Reliable availability for minimum 10+ hours per week.

Please Note

This project follows a first-come, first-served approach and operates with demographic quotas to ensure fair and balanced representation across all participant groups. As a result, some individuals may not receive a task assignment if their group has already been filled.

Join us in shaping the future of voice AI. Your participation in Project Lupin will directly help improve how technology understands and responds to real human speech.

$35 - $35 an hour

Payments for the project will be made based on the number of audio hours that you transcribe.

• Earn $35.00 per audio hour – the more you work, the more you make!
• Complete 1 audio hour of transcription for every 5 hours you work – making the most of your time.
• Work a minimum 10 hours a week – perfect for a flexible earning option

Potential Weekly Earnings Breakdown

• $35.00 per audio hour
• 0.2 audio hours/hour × 10 hours/week = 2.0 audio hours/week
• 2.0 audio hours × $35.00 = $70.00/week

Earn $70. weekly with minimum 10 hours of work. More hours = higher earnings.