English Language Expert (United States) - Remote

Job Description: English Language Expert – United States

Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote, United States

About the Role

We are seeking English Language Experts based in the United States to support a specialized audio annotation project focused on American English. In this role, you will use your language expertise to help improve AI systems through accurate audio analysis, transcription review, and linguistic annotation.

Candidates with backgrounds in language teaching, transcription, editing, translation, journalism, or other language-focused fields are encouraged to apply. Familiarity with the diverse range of American English dialects and accents is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

1. Listen to multi-speaker conversational audio and analyze linguistic content for annotation.
2. Tag audio samples and speakers with relevant metadata, including dialect, accent, speaking style, age, audio quality, and background noise.
3. Review and correct automatic speech recognition (ASR) transcripts, ensuring accuracy and consistency with American English spelling and usage.
4. Identify and annotate regional and cultural language variations, including Southern English, African American Vernacular English (AAVE), New York City English, Midwestern English, and other varieties.
5. Apply knowledge of American idioms, slang, and vocabulary to validate and improve transcript quality.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Fluency in American English, with a strong understanding of US dialects and pronunciation variations.
2. Experience in linguistics, language teaching, transcription, editing, translation, journalism, or a related field.
3. Ability to recognize and describe regional American accents and cultural language variations.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
5. Ability to work independently in a remote environment using digital platforms.
6. Familiarity with American English spelling conventions, idioms, slang, and informal expressions.
7. Previous experience with audio annotation or transcription projects is an advantage but not required.