Italian Expert | $36/hr | Remote

Italian Language Experts, Translators, Linguists & Transcription Specialists. Remote AI Project
We are seeking experienced Italian Language Experts, Translators, Linguists, Transcription Specialists, Localization Professionals, and Language Quality Reviewers to help improve advanced AI systems.
You will review Italian audio and machine-generated transcripts, correct linguistic errors, create detailed annotations and metadata, and ensure outputs accurately reflect natural spoken and written Italian.
What You’ll Do
Review and correct machine-generated Italian transcriptions
Compare transcripts against original audio for accuracy
Identify missing, added, or incorrectly transcribed words
Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and segmentation
Detect subtle differences in pronunciation and meaning
Identify regional accents, dialects, speech patterns, and linguistic variation
Annotate audio and transcripts using structured project guidelines
Add metadata tags to support speech and language datasets
Identify speakers, speech characteristics, and audio events where required
Flag ambiguous, unclear, or low-quality audio
Review annotations for accuracy and consistency
Provide clear written explanations of transcription or linguistic issues
Maintain high-quality standards across large volumes of audio and text
Collaborate asynchronously with reviewers and project stakeholders
Incorporate feedback and continuously improve annotation quality
Who Can Apply
Relevant backgrounds include:
Italian Language Specialists, Italian Linguists, Italian Translators, Italian Transcribers, Italian Transcriptionists, Italian Editors, Italian Proofreaders, Italian Language Reviewers, Italian Localization Specialists, and Italian Content Specialists.
We also welcome:
Linguists, Computational Linguists, Applied Linguists, Sociolinguists, Phoneticians, Phonologists, Language Researchers, Language Analysts, Speech Linguists, Corpus Linguists, and Language Consultants with strong Italian proficiency.
Translation and localization backgrounds may include:
Italian Translators, English-to-Italian Translators, Italian-to-English Translators, Localization Linguists, Localization Specialists, Translation Reviewers, Translation QA Specialists, Linguistic QA Specialists, LQA Reviewers, Terminologists, and Transcreation Specialists.
Transcription and audio backgrounds may include:
Audio Transcriptionists, Speech Transcriptionists, Media Transcriptionists, Legal Transcriptionists, Broadcast Transcriptionists, Captioners, Subtitlers, Closed Captioning Specialists, Speech Annotators, Audio Annotators, and Voice Data Specialists.
Education backgrounds may include:
Italian Teachers, Italian Professors, Italian Tutors, Language Teachers, University Lecturers, Literature Teachers, Language Researchers, and Academic Professionals with advanced Italian-language expertise.
Requirements
Good proficiency in Italian
Excellent spoken and written Italian comprehension
Professional-level English communication
Experience with transcription, translation, editing, localization, linguistic review, annotation, or another language-focused discipline
Ability to accurately interpret spoken Italian
Strong understanding of Italian grammar, spelling, punctuation, and linguistic conventions
Ability to recognize subtle language and meaning differences
Excellent attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication
Ability to follow detailed transcription and annotation guidelines
Strong organizational skills
Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
Comfortable working independently in a remote environment
Ability to incorporate reviewer feedback and maintain consistent quality
Preferred Background
Professional Italian transcription experience
Experience correcting automatic speech recognition or machine-generated transcripts
Linguistics, Translation, Italian, Communications, Journalism, or related academic background
Professional localization or translation experience
Linguistic quality assurance experience
Experience with audio annotation or speech datasets
Experience applying metadata tags or structured linguistic labels
Experience identifying regional accents or dialect variation
Experience with phonetics or phonology
Experience working with speech recognition technologies
Experience reviewing large language or audio datasets
Experience working with multicultural or distributed teams
This opportunity is ideal for Italian-language professionals who can listen carefully to audio and identify exactly what was said, how it was said, which linguistic details matter, and where an automated transcription or annotation system has made a mistake. We are a referral partner of the client.

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