Portuguese Language Transcription Expert

CrowdGen by Appen; United States; Remote; USD 17,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work

Fair pay globally

Scalable earnings

Job summary

CrowdGen by Appen is seeking Independent Contractors for Project Lupin to help improve AI-powered speech recognition models by checking and modifying audio segmentation and transcription.

You will listen to real audio recordings and produce precise verbatim transcripts, including every hesitation, timestamping, and non-speech events, with reliable internet and a laptop.

Qualifications

• Native-level fluency in Portuguese including regional accents and informal speech.
• Reliable internet connection and access to a laptop.
• Ability to produce verbatim transcripts including stutters and fillers.
• Experience in transcription, annotation, or linguistics is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Listen to real audio recordings and produce precise, verbatim transcripts.
• Timestamp segments with high accuracy (less than 500 ms deviation).
• Label speakers for conversations with 2 to 8 participants.
• Annotate non-speech elements (laughter, background noise, unintelligible audio).

Skills

Portuguese fluency

Attention to detail

Listening comprehension

Verbatim transcription

Reliability

Education

Experience in transcription/linguistics

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.

This role is a project-based opportunity with CrowdGen, where you will join the CrowdGen Community as an Independent Contractor. If selected, you will receive an email from CrowdGen regarding the creation of an account using your application email address. You will need to log in to this account and reset the password, complete the setup requirements, and proceed with your application for this project-based role.

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.