Job Description
Audio Transcription & Alignment Specialist (AI Training)
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About the Role
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What if your ear for detail and obsession with accuracy could directly shape how AI understands human speech? We're looking for Audio Transcription & Alignment Specialists in the Sydney area to clean up word-level transcripts inside a proprietary editor — correcting text and precisely aligning timing boundaries to match spoken audio, frame by frame, word by word.
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Sydney's strong media, film, and language services industries produce professionals with exactly the kind of precision-driven mindset this role demands. If you've ever worked in closed captioning, broadcast transcription, linguistics, subtitling, or audio data annotation, you already have the instincts to excel here.
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This is a fully remote, flexible contract role. No prior AI experience needed — just sharp ears, a detail-obsessed mindset, and comfort working inside specialized tools.
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Organization: Alignerr
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Type: Hourly Contract
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Location: Remote
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Commitment: ***** hours/week
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What You'll Do
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Review and correct word-level transcripts for accuracy, spelling, grammar, and adherence to strict style and formatting conventions
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Precisely align word and segment timing boundaries to match spoken audio at the millisecond level
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Work inside a specialized web-based audio labeling tool to edit text and timing simultaneously
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Follow detailed transcription style guides and rule-based conventions with absolute consistency
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Identify and resolve edge cases — overlapping speech, filler words, false starts, background noise, and unclear audio
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Maintain high accuracy and quality standards across large volumes of audio tasks
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Meet reliable turnaround times on tight per-task deadlines
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Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule
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Who You Are
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Native or near-native English fluency with excellent listening comprehension
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Exceptionally detail-oriented — you notice what others miss, down to the millisecond
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Comfortable following strict style guides and applying rule-based conventions consistently across tasks
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Experienced with or quick to learn specialized web-based editing tools and interfaces
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Methodical, patient, and precise — you thrive on getting the small things exactly right
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Self-motivated and reliable when working independently under task-based deadlines
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Strong ability to distinguish speech nuances — accents, dialects, mumbled words, and overlapping speakers
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Nice to Have
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Background in closed captioning, broadcast transcription, subtitling, or court reporting
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Experience in linguistics, phonetics, or audio data annotation
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Familiarity with audio labeling tools, waveform editors, or subtitle/caption software (e.g., Praat, ELAN, Subtitle Edit)
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Prior work in speech-to-text quality assurance or audio post-production
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Experience following detailed annotation guidelines in data labeling or AI training projects
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Rapid, accurate typing skills
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Why Join Us
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Work on cutting-edge AI audio projects alongside leading research labs
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Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you
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Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, precision-driven work
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Contribute to AI development that directly improves how technology understands human speech
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Leverage your specialized skills in transcription, captioning, or linguistics in a growing field
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Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
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