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Role Title:English Language Expert (Canada)
Role Type: Contractor
Location:Canada, Remote
our partner is engaging English Language Experts (Canada) to contribute to a customer's audio annotation project focused on Canadian English. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. This engagement is ideal for those with extensive experience in language-related fields such as teaching, transcription, editing, translation, or journalism—any background that demonstrates a deep familiarity with the nuances of Canadian English.
Scope of Work
- Listen to and analyze multi-speaker conversational audio samples featuring a range of Canadian English dialects and accents.
- Tag audio and speaker metadata, including aspects such as audio quality, background noise, dialect, accent, age, and speaking style.
- Edit and correct automatic speech recognition (ASR) transcripts using Canadian English spelling, vocabulary, and conventions.
- Identify and annotate region-specific linguistic features, idioms, slang, and phonological phenomena like Canadian raising.
- Ensure all annotations are accurate, consistent, and align with project guidelines emphasizing Canadian English distinctions.
- Collaborate with project team members through written and verbal channels to clarify guidelines or resolve linguistic ambiguities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Fluent proficiency in Canadian English, with a strong command of its regional varieties.
- Background in linguistics, language teaching, transcription, editing, translation, journalism, or related fields.
- Demonstrated ability to distinguish between Canadian English dialects (e.g., Atlantic Canadian, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie, West Coast).
- Familiarity with Canadian English vocabulary, idioms, slang, and spelling conventions (including British and American influences).
- Meticulous attention to detail and a keen ear for subtle linguistic differences.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on clarity, accuracy, and collaboration.
- Experience in audio annotation or ASR transcript editing is an asset, though not required.
This is a 100% remote contract role, open to applicants worldwide in the countries the employer accepts.
