AlignerrVoice & audio
French Audio Transcript Editor (AI Training)
up to $35/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your perfect ear for French and obsession with precision could directly shape how AI understands spoken language? We're looking for meticulous French Audio Transcript Editors based in Brussels and across Belgium to review, clean up, and correct audio transcripts — ensuring every word, timestamp, and formatting detail is exactly right.
What you'll do
- Listen to French audio recordings and compare them against existing transcripts
- Identify and correct errors in spelling, word choice, punctuation, and speaker attribution
- Ensure word-level accuracy and precise timing alignment throughout each transcript
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- Apply detailed style and formatting guidelines consistently across all assignments
- Flag unclear or ambiguous audio segments and document them according to project standards
- Work with annotation platforms and transcript editing tools to deliver polished output
- Complete task-based assignments independently on your own schedule
Candidate background
Who You Are
- Native or near-native French speaker with an excellent ear for spoken French across accents, registers, and speaking speeds — including Belgian French varieties
- Exceptionally detail-oriented — you catch the small errors others miss
- Comfortable working with word-level accuracy and exact timing in transcripts
- Able to follow detailed style guides and formatting rules with precision and consistency
- Strong listening comprehension, even with challenging audio quality or overlapping speakers
- Self-motivated, reliable, and comfortable working independently
- No prior AI or tech experience required
Nice to Have
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- Experience as a transcriptionist, court reporter, or stenographer
- Background in subtitle editing, closed-captioning, or media localization
- Training or experience in linguistics, phonetics, or language sciences — particularly in a Belgian or European context
- Prior work with annotation platforms, data labeling tools, or transcript editing software
- Familiarity with Belgian French, as well as other French-speaking regional accents and dialects
- Experience in translation, proofreading, or editorial quality assurance
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French Audio Transcript Editor (AI Training)
About the Role
What if your perfect ear for French and obsession with precision could directly shape how AI understands spoken language? We're looking for meticulous French Audio Transcript Editors based in Brussels and across Belgium to review, clean up, and correct audio transcripts — ensuring every word, timestamp, and formatting detail is exactly right.
Brussels' unique multilingual environment makes it a rich source of talent for this kind of nuanced language work. Whether your French is rooted in Belgian French traditions or shaped by exposure to a broad range of European accents, your ear is a genuine asset here.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role. No prior AI experience needed — just native-level French, strong listening skills, and a commitment to precision.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Listen to French audio recordings and compare them against existing transcripts * Identify and correct errors in spelling, word choice, punctuation, and speaker attribution * Ensure word-level accuracy and precise timing alignment throughout each transcript * Apply detailed style and formatting guidelines consistently across all assignments * Flag unclear or ambiguous audio segments and document them according to project standards * Work with annotation platforms and transcript editing tools to deliver polished output * Complete task-based assignments independently on your own schedule
Who You Are
* Native or near-native French speaker with an excellent ear for spoken French across accents, registers, and speaking speeds — including Belgian French varieties * Exceptionally detail-oriented — you catch the small errors others miss * Comfortable working with word-level accuracy and exact timing in transcripts * Able to follow detailed style guides and formatting rules with precision and consistency * Strong listening comprehension, even with challenging audio quality or overlapping speakers * Self-motivated, reliable, and comfortable working independently * No prior AI or tech experience required
Nice to Have
* Experience as a transcriptionist, court reporter, or stenographer * Background in subtitle editing, closed-captioning, or media localization * Training or experience in linguistics, phonetics, or language sciences — particularly in a Belgian or European context * Prior work with annotation platforms, data labeling tools, or transcript editing software * Familiarity with Belgian French, as well as other French-speaking regional accents and dialects * Experience in translation, proofreading, or editorial quality assurance
Why Join Us
* Work on cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labs * Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you * Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, detail-rich work * Contribute to AI development that directly improves how technology processes spoken French * Sharpen your transcription and editorial skills on diverse, real-world audio content * 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 389 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, 56 are lower and 33 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr (this platform) | 155 | $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 French
54 roles with a stated hourly rate in US dollars also ask for French, on 13 platforms. Their top rates run from $10 to $200 an hour, with a median of $30.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Meridial (Invisible) | 22 | $65 |
| Alignerr (this platform) | 12 | $30 to $200 · median $40 |
| RWS TrainAI | 5 | $10 to $21.50 |
| Mercor | 4 | $20 to $100 |
| Lionbridge | 2 | $12 to $35 |
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- First seen here on 1 Sep 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 25 Oct 2026.
- 1 recorded pay change is not shown.
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