Transcription Specialist - Arabic

CrowdGen by Appen; United States; Remote; USD 17,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible hours

Fair pay above minimum wage

Job summary

CrowdGen by Appen is seeking a Transcription Specialist to review audio, transcribe spoken content, and refine transcripts to support AI language models. Remote, flexible hours, independent contractor role.

You will listen to audio, capture exact speech including fillers, add timestamps, label speakers, and mark non-speech events. Prior transcription experience and strong attention to detail required; English reading skills and Arabic spelling proficiency essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of Arabic spelling conventions.
• Fluent in Egyptian dialect.
• Strong reading comprehension in English.
• Stable internet connection.
• Attention to detail and listening skills.
• Prior transcription experience with audio data.
• Access to a PC/laptop or tablet.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe audio recordings into text with high accuracy.
• Capture speech exactly as spoken, including pauses, fillers, repetitions and incomplete sentences.
• Add timestamps to match the audio.
• Identify and label different speakers in conversations.
• Mark non-speech events such as laughter, background noise, or unclear audio.

Skills

Arabic spelling

Egyptian dialect

English reading

Attention to detail

Listening skills

Transcription experience

Stable internet

Job description

Join us as a Transcription Specialist and contribute to improving AI-driven speech recognition. You will review audio files, transcribe spoken content accurately, and refine transcripts to ensure high-quality data that supports the development of advanced language 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 (What to Expect)

Your role in this project is to listen to audio recordings and create accurate written transcripts of what is spoken. These transcripts will help improve AI-powered speech recognition systems.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Transcribing audio recordings into text with high accuracy
• Capturing speech exactly as spoken, including pauses, filler words (e.g., "uh," "um"), repetitions, and incomplete sentences
• Adding timestamps to match the audio
• Identifying and labeling different speakers in conversations
• Marking non-speech events such as laughter, background noise, or unclear audio

Attention to detail and strong listening skills are important to ensure high-quality transcription output.

What We're Looking For To qualify for this project, the following requirements must be met:

• Excellent knowledge of and familiarity with spelling conventions in Arabic language.
• Can be located anywhere, but must be fluent in Egyptian dialect.
• Good reading comprehension skills in English.
• Stable internet connection.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to review examples and apply rules to the provided data.
• Prior experience with transcription.
• Prior experience with audio data.
• Access to a PC/laptop or an iPad.

Payments

You will be paid at the published rate per audio hour. Tasks are presented in units of varying audio lengths, and you may complete as many units as you wish. All submitted work must meet the required quality standards. Failure to meet quality requirements may result in task rejection. This 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 with instructions to create your account, complete setup requirements, and proceed with participation in the project. If you’re passionate about precision, language, and AI innovation — we’d love to have you on the team!

Originally posted on Himalayas