English Lingust (United States, Remote)

Work Location: United States (Remote/Work-from-home)Work Schedule: Flexible schedule (preferred weekly availability is 20 hours or more)Engagement Model: Freelance/Independent contractorLanguage Needed: English (US)Project duration: Until the end of December 2025DataForce by TransPerfect is currently looking for linguists with idiomatic fluency in US English to join our team of Freelance Linguists. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative project.The ideal candidate has a linguistic education/background, great attention to detail, the ability to work independently, and enthusiasm for improving AI technology.Role SummaryAs a Linguist/Speech Data Verifier, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the capabilities of AI-driven speech recognition and generation assistants.Role ResponsibilitiesIn this role, you will listen to short English audio recordings and review, correct, refine, and/or expand pre-annotated descriptions/labels to accurately reflect voice characteristics and speech delivery.Role RequirementsIdiomatic fluency in English (US)Excellent listening, writing and spelling skills in EnglishDegree in linguistics or related fields (phonetics, phonology, speech pathology, etc.)Phonetics/phonology expertise is preferredRelevant experience in data analysis, labelling, speech/text-to-speech technology, and/or audio annotation is considered a plusFamiliarity with online annotation tools is preferredAbility to work independently and meet deadlines effectivelyExceptional attention to detail and the ability to deliver error-free workAvailability to work a minimum of 20 hours per weekInterest in language technologiesAs part of the application process, you are required to complete a 1-minute questionnaire, which will be sent to you via email from a dataforce.recruitee.com domain after you click Apply to submit your application.Who We AreDataForce by TransPerfect is part of the TransPerfect family of companies, the world’s largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, with offices in more than 100 cities worldwide.We offer high-quality data for Human-Machine Interaction to some of the most prestigious technology companies in the world. Our department focuses on gathering, enriching, and processing data for Machine Learning in different AI domains.To learn more about DataForce please visit us at https://www.transperfect.com/dataforce