Remote Russian Linguist — Audio Annotation & Transcription

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; USD 141,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Part-Time Contract Audio Annotation Specialist to review multilingual audio datasets for AI evaluation. You will verify transcriptions, assess speaker diarization, timestamps, and metadata, and ensure compliance with strict annotation guidelines.

You must have native Russian, exceptional listening skills, experience with verbatim transcription and multi-speaker annotation, and a background in Linguistics or Phonetics.

Qualifications

• Native Russian with exceptional listening skills
• Experience in verbatim transcription and multi-speaker annotation
• Attention to detail and familiarity with JSON-based data
• Background in Linguistics, Phonetics, or professional transcription
• Ability to identify audio issues like background noise and clipping

Responsibilities

• Review multilingual audio datasets for AI evaluation
• Validate audio quality and transcriptions for accuracy
• Assess speaker diarization, timestamps and metadata elements
• Ensure adherence to established annotation guidelines
• Identify and report subtle audio issues
• Evaluate complex conversational dynamics in recordings
• Maintain detailed documentation of annotation processes

Skills

Audio annotation

Verbatim transcription

Multi-speaker annotation

Quality review

JSON data familiarity

Education

Linguistics / Phonetics background

Tools

JSON-based data

Job description

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Part-Time Contract Audio Annotation Specialist to review multilingual audio datasets for AI evaluation. You will verify transcriptions, assess speaker diarization, timestamps, and metadata, and ensure compliance with strict annotation guidelines.

You must have native Russian, exceptional listening skills, experience with verbatim transcription and multi-speaker annotation, and a background in Linguistics or Phonetics.