[Hiring] Greek Language Transcription Expert @Appen

Role Description

Join our team as an Independent Contractor for Project Lupin. Project Lupin aims to help improve AI-powered speech recognition models. In this project, participants contribute by checking and modifying the audio segmentation and transcription. The transcriptions generated will contribute to the development of improved AI-powered speech recognition models.

Benefits

• Flexible hours – Work on your own schedule
• Remote – Work from anywhere
• Fair pay globally – Always above minimum wage in your market
• Scalable earnings – The more you work, the more you earn

Task Summary

You will listen to real audio recordings and produce precise, verbatim transcripts — capturing not just what was said, but how it was said. That means every “uh,” every repeated word, and every trailing sentence matters. Your work will include:

• Verbatim transcription with a target of 98%+ accuracy
• Timestamping segments with less than 500ms deviation
• Speaker labeling for conversations with 2 to 8 participants
• Event annotation for non-speech elements (e.g., laughter, background noise, unintelligible audio)

Requirements

• Native-level fluency in Greek, including familiarity with regional accents and informal speech
• Strong listening comprehension and attention to detail
• Ability to produce verbatim transcriptions, including stutters, repetitions, and filler words
• Experience in transcription, annotation, or linguistics is an advantage
• Comfortable using browser-based tools (training will be provided)
• Reliable internet connection
• Access to a laptop or desktop computer (mobile devices are not supported)
• Reliable availability for minimum 10+ hours per week

Compensation

$32.50 - $32.50 an hour. Payments for the project will be made based on the number of audio hours that you transcribe.

• Earn $32.50 per audio hour – the more you work, the more you make!
• Complete 1 audio hour of transcription for every 5 hours you work – making the most of your time
• Work a minimum 10 hours a week – perfect for a flexible earning option

Potential Weekly Earnings Breakdown

• $32.50 per audio hour
• 0.2 audio hours/hour × 10 hours/week = 2.0 audio hours/week
• 2.0 audio hours × $32.50 = $65.00/week

💡 Earn $65. weekly with minimum 10 hours of work. More hours = higher earnings.