[Hiring] English Language Expert @YO AI Labs

Role Description

We are seeking English Language Experts based in Great Britain to support a specialized audio annotation project focused on British English. In this role, you will use your language expertise to help improve AI systems through accurate audio analysis, transcription review, and linguistic annotation.

Candidates with backgrounds in language teaching, linguistics, transcription, editing, translation, journalism, or other language-focused fields are encouraged to apply. A strong understanding of British English and its diverse regional dialects and accents is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Listen to multi-speaker conversational audio and annotate speaker and audio metadata, including dialect, accent, audio quality, background noise, age, and speaking style.
• Review and correct first-pass automatic speech recognition (ASR) transcripts, ensuring accuracy and consistency with British English spelling and usage.
• Identify and categorize regional accents and dialects, including Received Pronunciation, Estuary English, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Mancunian, West Country, Welsh English, and Scottish English.
• Apply knowledge of British vocabulary, idioms, slang, and spelling conventions to improve transcript accuracy.
• Maintain consistent annotation quality and follow project guidelines across all assigned tasks.

Qualifications

• Strong fluency in British English, with familiarity across multiple regional dialects and accents.
• Experience in language teaching, linguistics, transcription, editing, translation, journalism, or a related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with close attention to language variation and usage.
• Ability to recognize subtle differences in British English pronunciation, vocabulary, and expressions.
• Experience with audio data, metadata annotation, or transcription is an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently with detailed annotation guidelines.
• Interest in linguistic technology, AI training, or language data projects is a plus.