English Language Expert (Australia & New Zealand) - Remote

Job Description: English Language Expert - Australia & New Zealand
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote (Australia or New Zealand)
About The Role
We are seeking English Language Experts from Australia and New Zealand to support an AI training project focused on improving speech recognition and language understanding. You will use your knowledge of regional accents, dialects, vocabulary, and language variations to review audio recordings and improve transcription accuracy.
Key Responsibilities
Listen to multi-speaker audio recordings and identify speaker and audio metadata, including dialect, accent, audio quality, background noise, age, and speaking style.
Review and correct first-pass ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) transcripts using Australian and New Zealand English conventions.
Identify and categorize regional accents, including General, Broad, and Cultivated Australian English, Aboriginal English, Māori English, and Pasifika-influenced English.
Recognize community and regional language variations, including those influenced by Italian, Greek, Vietnamese, and Lebanese heritage communities.
Distinguish Australian and New Zealand speakers using pronunciation and linguistic features, including the New Zealand short-front vowel shift.
Apply knowledge of local vocabulary, idioms, slang, Māori expressions, code-switching, and spelling conventions.
Ensure accurate and consistent language annotation according to project guidelines.
Preferred Qualifications
Fluent proficiency in Australian and/or New Zealand English, with familiarity across regional accents and dialects.
Background in linguistics, language teaching, transcription, editing, translation, journalism, or a related field.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
Ability to distinguish subtle differences in Australian and New Zealand pronunciation, vocabulary, and usage.
Experience with audio annotation, metadata tagging, or transcription is an advantage.
Ability to work independently and follow detailed annotation guidelines.
Interest in linguistic technology, AI training, or language data projects is a plus.

Work arrangement
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