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English Language Expert - South African English (AI Audio Annotation)
Remote · South Africa · Any timezone · AI gig$20–45/hr≈ R360–810/hrAbout a minute here, then a few on micro1. Your application is saved on Tamborin first.
What this role offers
Paid in USDMonthly payout to your bank, Wise, Payoneer or mobile money
Async-first teamWritten updates, few meetings
Any timezoneAsync-first team, no fixed hours
- Type
- AI gig
- Pay
- $20–45/hr
- Where
- Remote · South Africa
- Expertise
- Open
- Who can apply
- Any timezone
- Apply by
- Open until filled
- Experience
- Mid level
- People needed
- 1
About the role
What you'll do
micro1 is recruiting contractors with a strong ear for South African English for an audio annotation project that trains AI speech models. You will listen to multi-speaker conversations, tag speaker and audio details such as accent, dialect and noise, correct machine-generated transcripts, and flag local slang and words borrowed from Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa and other languages.
Requirements
- Fluent South African English with a good ear for regional accents and varieties
- Background in teaching, linguistics, transcription, editing, translation or journalism
- Strong knowledge of South African idioms and vocabulary
- Careful attention to detail and clear written English
Remote contract for South African English speakers, aimed at people based in South Africa; flexible, self-scheduled hours.
Skills
South African EnglishTranscriptionLinguisticsAudio annotationAttention to detail
About micro1
micro1 connects experts with AI labs for paid AI-training work.
Website ↗$20–45/hrmicro1 · Any timezone