Freelance Transcriber/Linguistic Specialist

Freelance Transcriber / Linguistic Specialist

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Uber AI Solutions is looking for experienced transcribers and linguistic reviewers to support video/audio transcription, quality review, and training material development. This role is critical in building a scalable transcription program with consistent, high‑quality output across multiple languages. This is a freelance, paid, remote contract role.

Key Responsibilities

• Transcribe audio and video content accurately and phonetically in your assigned language.
• Review and perform quality checks on transcriptions completed by others to ensure linguistic accuracy and adherence to formatting and tagging guidelines.
• Develop assessments and training material to onboard and upskill new transcribers.
• Provide feedback and process improvements to ensure consistency and quality at scale.
• Collaborate with the US team to coordinate and align work priorities, timelines, and quality standards.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Prior professional experience in translation and transcription tasks in the assigned language.
• Strong attention to detail on spelling, grammar and punctuation, especially in handling non‑speech events (e.g., laughter, background sounds).
• Ability to maintain high accuracy under tight deadlines.
• Strong reviews/reputation on ProZ (preferred).
• Familiarity with slang or medical terms is a strong plus.
• Must be able to work 40 hrs/week.
• Experience with multimedia contents (video/audio transcriptions) and linguist QA.
• Proficient in French, German, Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese.

Why This Role is Critical for Our Success

The idea is that this bench can become the core bench who will build assessment & training to help us develop a bigger transcriber bench with relatively lower experience.

Contract Details

• Contract: 40 hrs/week (remote)
• Location: US-based preferred (for easier coordination)
• Engagement: Final selection subject to client approval

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Training, Writing/Editing, and Quality Assurance

Industries

Technology, Information and Internet

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