Babel AudioVoice & audio
Portuguese Transcriber (AI Trainer) - Transcritor de Português (Treinador de IA)
up to $110/task
About this role, in Babel Audio's words
Babel Audio is seeking detail-oriented transcribers to help convert audio recordings into accurate, structured text. The audio you will work with includes natural conversations and scripted speech across a wide range of topics, speakers, and acoustic conditions.
Candidate background
What this role asks for
- Fluent Portuguese
Read from the posting's own words: show the exact sentences
- Fluent Portuguese: “…to detail are the core requirements of this role. Who You Are - Native-level fluency in Portuguese - Strong listening skills with the ability to parse overlapping speech, accented…”
A closer look
More context, when you need it.
Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Babel Audio's words
Posted by Babel Audio, reproduced here so you can judge the role before clicking. Original posting ↗
Sobre a Babel Audio
A Babel Audio faz parceria com empresas líderes em tecnologia para coletar dados de voz de alta qualidade usados no treinamento de modelos avançados de IA. Trabalhamos com milhares de participantes ao redor do mundo para capturar conversas humanas autênticas, ajudando a IA a compreender e se comunicar melhor.
Sobre o trabalho
A Babel Audio está procurando transcritores detalhistas para ajudar a converter gravações de áudio em textos precisos e estruturados. Os áudios incluem conversas naturais e falas roteirizadas em uma ampla variedade de temas, locutores e condições acústicas.
Este trabalho exige audição treinada e atenção cuidadosa a tudo o que acontece em uma gravação, não apenas às palavras faladas. Nosso padrão de transcrição captura toda a riqueza da comunicação humana, e será solicitado que você rotule o áudio que ouvir, incluindo palavras, ruídos e sons não verbais.
Você trabalhará com diretrizes claras e materiais de referência que definem como cada tipo de tag deve ser utilizado. Precisão, consistência e atenção aos detalhes são os principais requisitos deste trabalho.
Quem você é - Nativo em Português do Brasil e com nível fluente. - Tem escuta apurada e consegue compreender falas sobrepostas, diferentes sotaques e diversas qualidades de gravação. - Tem facilidade para trabalhar com diretrizes estruturadas de anotação, incluindo convenções de tags que vão além do texto simples. - Metódico e consistente, capaz de aplicar um estilo definido ao longo de muitas horas de áudio. - Experiência em transcrição, legendagem, legendagem descritiva ou áreas relacionadas (preferencial, mas não obrigatório).
Compensação - up to $110 USD por hora de áudio transcrito. - Incentivos adicionais baseados em desempenho podem ser disponibilizados.
Requisitos técnicos - Computador confiável e conexão estável com a internet. - É recomendado o uso de fones de ouvido para revisão precisa do áudio. - Ambiente silencioso que permita uma escuta atenta.
A remuneração se aplica ao tempo de áudio transcrito para este projeto específico. As candidaturas também poderão ser consideradas para outros projetos da Babel Audio, que podem ter remuneração diferente. Consulte nossos Termos de Uso e Política de Privacidade para mais detalhes.
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About Babel Audio
Babel Audio partners with leading technology companies to collect high-quality voice data that trains frontier AI models. We work with thousands of participants worldwide to capture authentic human conversation, so that AI can better understand and communicate with humanity.
About the Role
Babel Audio is seeking detail-oriented transcribers to help convert audio recordings into accurate, structured text. The audio you will work with includes natural conversations and scripted speech across a wide range of topics, speakers, and acoustic conditions.
This role requires a trained ear and careful attention to everything happening in a recording, not just the words being said. Our transcription standard captures the full richness of human communication, and you will be asked to label audio that you hear, including words, noises, and non-speech audio.
You will work from clear guidelines and reference materials that define how each tag type should be used. Accuracy, consistency, and attention to detail are the core requirements of this role.
Who You Are - Native-level fluency in Portuguese - Strong listening skills with the ability to parse overlapping speech, accented speakers, and varied recording quality - Comfortable working with structured annotation guidelines, including tagging conventions beyond plain text - Methodical and consistent, able to apply a defined style across many hours of audio - Experienced in transcription, captioning, subtitling, or a related field (preferred but not required)
Compensation - up to $110 USD / audio hour transcribed - Additional performance-based incentives may be available
Technical Requirements - A reliable computer and stable internet connection - Headphones or earphones recommended for accurate audio review - A quiet environment for focused listening
Rate applies to audio time transcribed for this specific project. Applications may also be considered for other Babel Audio projects, which may carry different rates. Please review our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for full details.
Working with Babel AudioPay, getting started and work, from Babel Audio's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Paid weekly: a week's work is paid the following Tuesday through Dots, to PayPal, Venmo or a bank, with no minimum and no fees. babel.audio/trust
- Before your first paid task
- About 10 minutes: an account, a few questions and a short voice sample that the team reviews. babel.audio/trust, babel.audio
- How much work
- Self-scheduled, with no shifts or minimum hours, subject to project availability. babel.audio, babel.audio/trust
- Contract
- Freelance. The terms are with David AI Labs, Inc., which operates as Babel Audio, and say users are not employees. babel.audio/jobs/french_conversation_partner, babel.audio/terms-of-use
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
How does the pay compare?Across Voice & audio roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from Babel Audio's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Voice & audio
Across 390 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 11 platforms, the middle half pays $20 to $50 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $30.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr | 156 | $20 to $280 · median $50 |
| Meridial (Invisible) | 51 | $20 to $65 · median $31 |
| AfterQuery | 49 | $30 to $135 · median $55 |
| micro1 | 39 | $12 to $70 · median $28 |
| Lionbridge | 39 | $10 to $45 · median $22 |
Other open roles in Portuguese
54 roles with a stated hourly rate in US dollars also ask for Portuguese, on 11 platforms. Their top rates run from $15 to $120 an hour, with a median of $30.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| RWS TrainAI | 16 | $21.50 to $36 · median $26 |
| Meridial (Invisible) | 15 | $65 |
| Alignerr | 10 | $30 to $120 |
| micro1 | 3 | $18 to $40 |
| Mercor | 3 | $20 to $30 |
Sources and listing historyWhere this information comes from
This listing's history
- First seen here on 5 Sep 2026, and still on Babel Audio's list when we last read it on 25 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Babel Audio
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- portuguese_transcriber
Pay as the source states it: “up to $110 USD / audio hour transcribed. Additional performance-based incentives may be available”.
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