About the role A flexible way to earn extra income from home. We are looking for detail-oriented English speakers in Australia to transcribe and annotate long-form podcast recordings (30-60+ minutes) on a large-scale AI speech project. This is freelance, task-based project work - not employment - with no minimum commitment: you choose how much you work from the available tasks. Paid USD $17.00 per hour. What you will do

Transcribe long-form podcast recordings accurately, following project guidelines

Identify different speakers and assign consistent speaker labels with accurate timestamps

Mark speaker turn boundaries and segment the audio

Record the perceived gender of each speaker

Flag audio issues: unclear or distorted speech, solid accents, wrong language, synthetic or AI-generated audio

Verify and correct pre-annotated segments when required

Deliver work that meets the project's quality standards (all work is quality-reviewed) What we are looking for

English at native-level fluency

Currently living in Australia (required)

Strong listening comprehension and close attention to detail





Experience transcribing long audio files preferred Pay and workload

USD $17.00 per hour, paid in USD; billable time is tracked on the task platform

Freelance, task-based work that fits around study, family, or another job

Tasks are released weekly on a first-come, first-served basis; volume varies by week

Work as much or as little as you want, up to 10 billable hours per day

Typical task unit is a full podcast episode - plan for long, focused listening sessions What you will need

Desktop or laptop computer with headphones

Reliable internet connection and a quiet workspace Integrity

All transcription must be done manually. The use of automatic speech recognition or AI transcription tools is strictly prohibited and is detected during quality review. How it works

Apply and register on OneForma

Complete a short qualification exercise

Pass the qualification and start picking up weekly tasks

If you enjoy listening to audio and pay close attention to detail, we would love to hear from you.

📌 English (Australia) Transcriber - Flexible Remote Side Project - $17.00 USD/hour
🏢 OneForma
📍 Australia