AlignerrVoice & audio
Brazilian Portuguese Audio Transcript Editor (AI Training)
up to $35/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your sharp ears and precision with language could directly improve how AI understands spoken Portuguese? We're looking for detail-oriented Audio Transcript Editors to review, clean up, and correct machine-generated audio transcripts in Brazilian Portuguese — ensuring every word, timestamp, and formatting detail is exactly right.
What you'll do
- Listen to audio recordings and compare them against existing transcripts in Brazilian Portuguese
- Identify and correct errors in transcription — including misspelled words, missing words, incorrect words, and punctuation issues
- Ensure word-level accuracy and verify that timestamps and timing alignments are precise
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- Apply detailed style and formatting guidelines consistently across all tasks
- Flag sections with unclear audio, overlapping speakers, or other quality issues
- Maintain high accuracy and consistency across large volumes of transcript data
- Work independently and asynchronously — fully on your own schedule
Candidate background
Who You Are
- Native or near-native Brazilian Portuguese speaker with an excellent command of written Portuguese
- Strong listening skills — you can parse spoken language accurately, even when audio quality varies
- Exceptionally detail-oriented with a patient, methodical approach to work
- Comfortable working at the word level — you care about every accent, comma, and timestamp
- Able to follow detailed style guides and formatting rules with precision and consistency
- Self-motivated and reliable when working independently
- Comfortable using web-based tools and audio playback interfaces
Nice to Have
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- Experience as a transcriptionist, court reporter, or stenographer
- Background in subtitling, closed captioning, or subtitle editing
- Linguistics training or a degree in language-related fields
- Prior work with annotation platforms, data labeling tools, or AI training workflows
- Experience with audio editing or quality assurance for media content
- Familiarity with transcription software or timing/alignment tools
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Audio Transcript Editor — Brazilian Portuguese (AI Training)
About the Role
What if your sharp ears and precision with language could directly improve how AI understands spoken Portuguese? We're looking for detail-oriented Audio Transcript Editors to review, clean up, and correct machine-generated audio transcripts in Brazilian Portuguese — ensuring every word, timestamp, and formatting detail is exactly right.
This is a great opportunity for Portuguese speakers based in Lisbon or anywhere in Portugal who have strong command of Brazilian Portuguese variants, whether through background, education, or professional experience.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role. No AI background needed — just native or near-native Brazilian Portuguese, strong listening skills, and comfort following detailed style and formatting guidelines.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Listen to audio recordings and compare them against existing transcripts in Brazilian Portuguese * Identify and correct errors in transcription — including misspelled words, missing words, incorrect words, and punctuation issues * Ensure word-level accuracy and verify that timestamps and timing alignments are precise * Apply detailed style and formatting guidelines consistently across all tasks * Flag sections with unclear audio, overlapping speakers, or other quality issues * Maintain high accuracy and consistency across large volumes of transcript data * Work independently and asynchronously — fully on your own schedule
Who You Are
* Native or near-native Brazilian Portuguese speaker with an excellent command of written Portuguese * Strong listening skills — you can parse spoken language accurately, even when audio quality varies * Exceptionally detail-oriented with a patient, methodical approach to work * Comfortable working at the word level — you care about every accent, comma, and timestamp * Able to follow detailed style guides and formatting rules with precision and consistency * Self-motivated and reliable when working independently * Comfortable using web-based tools and audio playback interfaces
Nice to Have
* Experience as a transcriptionist, court reporter, or stenographer * Background in subtitling, closed captioning, or subtitle editing * Linguistics training or a degree in language-related fields * Prior work with annotation platforms, data labeling tools, or AI training workflows * Experience with audio editing or quality assurance for media content * Familiarity with transcription software or timing/alignment tools
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, task-based work * Contribute to AI development that directly improves how technology understands spoken Portuguese * Develop and sharpen in-demand skills in AI data quality and audio annotation * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
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- 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 Portuguese
53 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 (this platform) | 9 | $30 to $120 |
| micro1 | 3 | $18 to $40 |
| Mercor | 3 | $20 to $30 |
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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.
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