Twi - Linguist

OVERVIEW

We are looking for Twi speakers with a linguistic degree to participate in a unique project aimed at preserving various language varieties by collecting audio data and transcribing it to train AI models for voice recognition. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact in the AI field, specifically in enhancing voice recognition capabilities.

As a linguist, your primary role will be to check and ensure the quality of audio recordings and transcriptions, among other tasks described below.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

-Conduct quality checks on audio recordings and their corresponding transcriptions

-Learn and use our scorecard system to do quality checks

-Adapt and localize guidelines as necessary

-Maintain daily communication with Project Managers to monitor and ensure project progress

-Assist in evaluating other candidates for fluency in Twi

-Record audio and provide transcriptions as required

PROJECT DETAILS

We will provide a list of prompts/questions (e.g., "What is your favorite recipe?") for candidates to use when making audio recordings. Their task is to answer questions in Twi while recording their responses.

Schedule: Minimum of 2-4 Hours/Day  

The workload is based on project needs. Weekly hours may vary

Start Date: August, 2024

Employment Type: Freelance, Remote

Language: Twi

Passionate about preserving the Twi language and culture? We would love to hear from you! Join us for a unique chance to contribute to the future of voice recognition technology.

If you know someone who speaks the language and could be interested, please share this job opportunity with them.

• Fully proficient in Twi and the most commonly spoken language in your region: Should be able to speak clearly and accurately.
• Linguistic degree.
• English Proficiency: Ability to understand instructions and communication emails written in English.
• Must be able to understand and follow the instructions provided thoroughly.
• Basic Technical Skills: Familiarity with recording equipment or software. Excel knowledge is a plus.
• Reliable Equipment: Access to a microphone, can be a phone microphone.
• Can work a minimum of 10-15 hours weekly.

When you join Welocalize, you have the opportunity to bring your career to the next level:

... receive steady volume of work and long-term partnership {where this applies} 

... professional development: work on exciting projects that will empower you keep learning and growing

... work with multicultural, international team with a great variety of documents and content types  

... 24-hour 6-day a week support from our Community team.

If this opportunity sounds appealing to you, apply below. 

As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com