AlignerrVoice & audio
Audio Transcription & Alignment Specialist
up to $35/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your ear for detail and obsession with accuracy could directly shape how AI understands human speech? We're looking for Audio Transcription & Alignment Specialists to clean up word-level transcripts inside a proprietary editor — correcting text and precisely aligning timing boundaries to match spoken audio, frame by frame, word by word.
What you'll do
- Review and correct word-level transcripts for accuracy, spelling, grammar, and adherence to strict style and formatting conventions
- Precisely align word and segment timing boundaries to match spoken audio at the millisecond level
- Work inside a specialized web-based audio labeling tool to edit text and timing simultaneously
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- Follow detailed transcription style guides and rule-based conventions with absolute consistency
- Identify and resolve edge cases — overlapping speech, filler words, false starts, background noise, and unclear audio
- Maintain high accuracy and quality standards across large volumes of audio tasks
- Meet reliable turnaround times on tight per-task deadlines
- Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule
Candidate background
Who You Are
- Native or near-native English fluency with excellent listening comprehension
- Exceptionally detail-oriented — you notice what others miss, down to the millisecond
- Comfortable following strict style guides and applying rule-based conventions consistently across tasks
- Experienced with or quick to learn specialized web-based editing tools and interfaces
- Methodical, patient, and precise — you thrive on getting the small things exactly right
- Self-motivated and reliable when working independently under task-based deadlines
- Strong ability to distinguish speech nuances — accents, dialects, mumbled words, and overlapping speakers
Nice to Have
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- Background in closed captioning, court reporting, or professional transcription
- Experience in linguistics, phonetics, or audio data annotation
- Familiarity with audio labeling tools, waveform editors, or subtitle/caption software (e.g., Praat, ELAN, Subtitle Edit)
- Prior work in speech-to-text quality assurance or audio post-production
- Experience following detailed annotation guidelines in data labeling or AI training projects
- Fast, accurate typing skills
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Alignerr's words
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Audio Transcription & Alignment Specialist (AI Training)
About the Role
What if your ear for detail and obsession with accuracy could directly shape how AI understands human speech? We're looking for Audio Transcription & Alignment Specialists to clean up word-level transcripts inside a proprietary editor — correcting text and precisely aligning timing boundaries to match spoken audio, frame by frame, word by word.
This is the kind of meticulous, craft-driven work that makes a real difference in how speech recognition and audio AI systems perform for millions of users. If you've ever worked in closed captioning, court reporting, transcription, linguistics, or audio data annotation, you already have the instincts this role demands.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role. No prior AI experience needed — just sharp ears, a detail-obsessed mindset, and comfort working inside specialized tools.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Review and correct word-level transcripts for accuracy, spelling, grammar, and adherence to strict style and formatting conventions * Precisely align word and segment timing boundaries to match spoken audio at the millisecond level * Work inside a specialized web-based audio labeling tool to edit text and timing simultaneously * Follow detailed transcription style guides and rule-based conventions with absolute consistency * Identify and resolve edge cases — overlapping speech, filler words, false starts, background noise, and unclear audio * Maintain high accuracy and quality standards across large volumes of audio tasks * Meet reliable turnaround times on tight per-task deadlines * Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule
Who You Are
* Native or near-native English fluency with excellent listening comprehension * Exceptionally detail-oriented — you notice what others miss, down to the millisecond * Comfortable following strict style guides and applying rule-based conventions consistently across tasks * Experienced with or quick to learn specialized web-based editing tools and interfaces * Methodical, patient, and precise — you thrive on getting the small things exactly right * Self-motivated and reliable when working independently under task-based deadlines * Strong ability to distinguish speech nuances — accents, dialects, mumbled words, and overlapping speakers
Nice to Have
* Background in closed captioning, court reporting, or professional transcription * Experience in linguistics, phonetics, or audio data annotation * Familiarity with audio labeling tools, waveform editors, or subtitle/caption software (e.g., Praat, ELAN, Subtitle Edit) * Prior work in speech-to-text quality assurance or audio post-production * Experience following detailed annotation guidelines in data labeling or AI training projects * Fast, accurate typing skills
Why Join Us
* Work on cutting-edge AI audio projects alongside leading research labs * Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you * Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, precision-driven work * Contribute to AI development that directly improves how technology understands human speech * Leverage your specialized skills in transcription, captioning, or linguistics in a growing field * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
Working with AlignerrPay, getting started and work, from Alignerr's own pages
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- Getting paid
- Billed weekly, Monday to Sunday, with approved work paid by the following Friday, according to Labelbox's help center. Payment goes through Stripe Connect or PayPal depending on your location, with one provider per country. intercom.help/labelbox/en/articles/13600616-alignerr-paym..., alignerr.com/process
- Before your first paid task
- Sign up, apply, verify your identity, set up billing and onboard. Some jobs add a Zara AI interview or domain assessments. alignerr.com/process
- How much work
- Time to your first project depends on demand and your skills, and there is no minimum number of hours. alignerr.com/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, under terms with ALIGNERR LLC. alignerr.com/faqs, alignerr.com/privacy
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How does the pay compare?Across Voice & audio roles, not this role alone
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Pay across the field: Voice & audio
Across 372 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. This role's top rate, $35, is in the middle half. Of the 93 distinct rates we count, 54 are lower and 33 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr (this platform) | 140 | $20 to $280 · median $50 |
| Meridial (Invisible) | 51 | $20 to $65 · median $31 |
| AfterQuery | 49 | $30 to $135 · median $55 |
| micro1 | 43 | $12 to $100 · median $30 |
| Lionbridge | 39 | $10 to $45 · median $22 |
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- First seen here on 27 Aug 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- 1 recorded pay change is not shown.
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