Senior Egyptian Arabic Transcription Specialist

Perle; United States; Remote; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid pilot task

Per-task or per-minute pay

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Perle is seeking expert Egyptian Arabic transcribers to produce precise, time-aligned transcripts. You will decide on orthography for dialectal speech and handle code-switching with English. Strong QA collaboration and adherence to a stringent style guide are essential.

Applicants should have at least two years of transcription or linguistic annotation experience, reliable internet, and a quiet workspace. Perle offers paid pilots, per-task or per-minute pay, and flexible scheduling for active

Qualifications

• Native fluency in Egyptian Arabic with long-term immersion in Egypt.
• Fluent reading and writing in Modern Standard Arabic for dialectal decisions.
• Strong knowledge of Cairene and Delta Egyptian variations.
• Comfortable transcribing English-Arabic code-switching as it occurs naturally.
• Minimum two years of professional transcription or linguistic annotation experience.
• Demonstrated accuracy at the word level under deadline pressure.
• Familiar with web-based annotation platforms and quiet workspace.
• Reliable high-speed internet and quality headphones.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe audio recordings into accurate, time-aligned written text following Perle's project-specific style guide.
• Apply correct conventions for speaker identification, overlapping speech, disfluencies, fillers, false starts, and non-speech events such as laughter, background noise, and music.
• Make principled orthographic decisions for dialectal, colloquial, and code-switched speech.
• Flag ambiguous segments, uncertain speakers, and audio quality issues using project conventions.
• Self-review every submission against Perle's quality bar before delivery.
• Engage with QA reviewers on edge cases, calibration sessions, and style guide updates.

Skills

Egyptian Arabic fluency

MSA writing ability

Code-switching transcription

Orthographic judgment

Professional transcription experience

Tools

Web-based annotation platforms

Job description

Perle is seeking expert Egyptian Arabic transcribers to produce precise, time-aligned transcripts. You will decide on orthography for dialectal speech and handle code-switching with English. Strong QA collaboration and adherence to a stringent style guide are essential.

Applicants should have at least two years of transcription or linguistic annotation experience, reliable internet, and a quiet workspace. Perle offers paid pilots, per-task or per-minute pay, and flexible scheduling for active