Swahili Transcript Editor
We are building a remote team of native or near-native Swahili speakers to correct AI-generated transcripts. This is careful, detail-oriented language work. The best candidates are people who love the language, notice when something sounds off, and take pride in getting it right.
You will receive audio files alongside a machine-generated transcript. Your job is to listen to the audio and correct the transcript: fixing errors, standardising formatting, and applying our style guide before the file is approved for delivery.
- Listen to audio files and read the AI-generated transcript simultaneously
- Correct word-level errors including Sheng terms, English code-switching, proper nouns, and numbers
- Fix speaker labels, punctuation, and formatting per our style guide
- Mark inaudible sections with the correct notation
- Submit completed files on time via our platform
- Flag genuinely degraded audio to the team lead rather than guessing
Volume: Flexible, you choose how many files you take on per week.
Turnaround: Files have individual deadlines (typically 2–3 working days from assignment).
Must have
✓ Native or near-native Swahili speaker with strong written skills, bilingual in English
✓ Prior transcription, subtitling, or translation experience
✓ Comfortable with at least one Swahili dialect or register (Nairobi, standard Kenyan, or Tanzanian)
✓ Reliable internet connection and a computer or laptop
✓ Able to follow a detailed style guide consistently
✓ Available for at least 60 audio minutes of work per week
Nice to have
✓ Familiarity with Nairobi Sheng
✓ Exposure to multiple Swahili dialects
✓ Experience with similar transcription platforms
✓ Background in linguistics, journalism, or media
We pay per audio minute of completed and approved transcript. Payment is processed weekly for all files approved in that week.
Typical earnings: An editor working 2–3 hours per day on light-edit files typically completes 60–90 audio minutes per day. Exact earnings depend on file mix and your working pace.
- Files are assigned to you with a deadline. You accept or decline within 12 hours.
- You work at your own pace within the deadline.
- A senior editor reviews a sample of every editor’s output. You will receive written feedback on any errors found.
- Our style guide is shared in Google Docs and updated regularly. You are expected to check for updates before starting a new batch.
This is freelance work. You are not an employee. We do not guarantee a minimum number of files per week. Volume varies by project. Some weeks will be busy; others slower. We aim to give you reasonable notice of upcoming batches.