Remote Southern Sotho Speech Contributor - Freelance

RWS; Welkom; Remote; ZAR 151,000 - 215,000; Part time

Job summary

RWS in South Africa invites native Southern Sotho speakers to join a remote freelance speech data collection project. Start date is immediate; expected 2–4 hours daily with flexible scheduling. You will record spontaneous speech, annotate data, and provide metadata, contributing to the development of AI speech recognition.

A quiet recording space and reliable internet are required; prior experience is a plus. English proficiency is required to follow instructions.

Qualifications

• Native-level fluency in Southern Sotho (South Africa).
• Advanced English to understand instructions.
• Strong attention to detail for annotations and metadata.
• Experience with speech recording or data annotation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Record natural, spontaneous Southern Sotho speech per guidelines.
• Annotate speech data according to instructions.
• Provide metadata for each recording and complete task reports.
• Contribute to real-life conversation tasks or AI interactions.

Skills

Native-level Southern Sotho

Excellent English

Attention to detail

Speech recording/annotation

Job description

RWS in South Africa invites native Southern Sotho speakers to join a remote freelance speech data collection project. Start date is immediate; expected 2–4 hours daily with flexible scheduling. You will record spontaneous speech, annotate data, and provide metadata, contributing to the development of AI speech recognition.

A quiet recording space and reliable internet are required; prior experience is a plus. English proficiency is required to follow instructions.