iMerit ScholarsVoice & audio
Audio Transcription – English (Remote)
$15/hr
About this role, in iMerit Scholars' words
We are onboarding English Audio Transcribers for an upcoming AI-related project. If you have strong listening skills and can work in a time-bound environment, we’d love to hear from you.
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What this role asks for
- English
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- English: “listed by the platform under required skills: English”
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in iMerit Scholars' words
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We are onboarding English Audio Transcribers for an upcoming AI-related project. If you have strong listening skills and can work in a time-bound environment, we’d love to hear from you.|
🧩 Role Overview| You will listen to English audio files and accurately transcribe them into text, following project-specific formatting and quality guidelines. This is a deadline-driven role, so reliability and speed with accuracy are essential.|
📅 Project details|
Start: Upcoming (shortlisting underway)|
Engagement: Project-based, remote|
Workload: Volume-based; flexible but deadline-focused|
📌 To take Part in this project| You need to complete one Audio Transcription assessment & based on your score, the next step will be shared by the HR team|
Feel free to share this with anyone who might be a good fit. 📝|
Review and transcribe raw audio content, including spoken conversations, calls, and other audio recordings.
Identify, classify, and assess personally identifiable information, sensitive data, and privacy-related risks conveyed through audio.
Perform risk assessment on audio content involving safety, policy compliance, sensitive topics, and contextual ambiguity.
Evaluate AI model outputs derived from audio for correctness, completeness, relevance, risk classification, and guideline adherence, where applicable.
Apply complex, frequently updated annotation guidelines consistently and with sound judgment.
Handle potentially sensitive, unsafe, or policy-sensitive audio content responsibly and professionally.
Manage own schedule and task throughput within agreed project deadlines and quality expectations.
Escalate ambiguous cases, guideline gaps, tooling issues, and edge cases to project leads or quality teams.
✅ What we’re looking for
Excellent command of written and spoken English
Strong listening skills and attention to detail
Ability to meet strict deadlines and work in a time-bound environment
Previous transcription / audio annotation experience is a plus
Access to a computer, good headphones, and stable internet
Prior experience in Audio Transcription(US English)
Location: UK
Working with iMerit ScholarsPay, getting started and work, from iMerit Scholars' own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Direct bank transfer in US dollars only, started every Friday, with arrival committed within 21 days of timesheet approval, according to its older knowledge base. imerit-docs.gitbook.io/scholars-legacy-kb/working/invoice...
- Before your first paid task
- According to its older knowledge base, selection may include online assessments, interviews or practice work and normally takes up to four weeks, then onboarding with a criminal record check and ID verification. imerit-docs.gitbook.io/scholars-legacy-kb/selection-and-o..., imerit-docs.gitbook.io/scholars-legacy-kb/getting-started..., imerit-docs.gitbook.io/scholars-legacy-kb/getting-started...
- How much work
- According to its older knowledge base, there is no guarantee of work at selection or after onboarding, and volume can be uncertain even on a confirmed project. imerit-docs.gitbook.io/scholars-legacy-kb/selection-and-o..., imerit-docs.gitbook.io/scholars-legacy-kb/selection-and-o...
- Contract
- Contractor under a Master Services Agreement with iMerit, which sets no rate or hours and does not commit iMerit to offer work, according to its older knowledge base. imerit-docs.gitbook.io/scholars-legacy-kb/getting-started...
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 iMerit Scholars's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Voice & audio
Across 372 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 10 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, $15, is in the bottom quarter. Of the 92 distinct rates we count, 8 are lower and 80 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr | 141 | $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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This listing's history
- First seen here on 13 Sep 2026, and still on iMerit Scholars's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by iMerit Scholars
- Not stated
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- UK-036
Pay as the source states it: “$15/Hour”.
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