Freelance Transcriptionist - Oromo

About the Company

Perle is an AI infrastructure company focused on building expert-led training data, evaluation systems, and applied AI products for leading labs and enterprises. With its headquarters in San Francisco and specialists working across more than forty markets, the company emphasizes tasks that depend on human judgment, language precision, and cultural accuracy.

Role Summary

Perle is looking for a freelance transcriptionist with fluent Oromo language skills to support a remote transcription project. This is a paid contract opportunity open to qualified contributors globally.

What the Work Involves

You will work on two-speaker audio files in Oromo where each channel is clearly separated. The task is to create a clean, accurate transcript in sequence, including speaker labels and timestamps.

• Carefully listen to Oromo audio recordings with two speakers
• Transcribe everything said by each speaker with full accuracy
• Mark every turn as Speaker 1 or Speaker 2 based on the audio channel
• Place timestamps at the beginning of each turn in HH:MM:SS format
• Keep the transcript in strict order without any unexplained skips

Requirements

• Fluency in Oromo at native or near-native level, both spoken and written
• Strong command of written Oromo, including spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Ability to work without supervision and consistently meet daily output goals
• Access to a computer and reliable internet connectivity
• Availability for a minimum of 4 hours each day
• Previous transcription experience is helpful but not mandatory
• All contributors must clear a qualification assessment

Quality Standards

• Delivered transcripts must maintain a word error rate of 5% or lower
• Speaker labeling must be completely accurate, with Speaker 1 always matching Channel 1
• Work will be reviewed continuously, and feedback will be shared quickly
• Submissions that do not reach the required quality level will be sent back for revision

Project Details

Language required: Oromo

Project type: Manual audio transcription

Commitment: About 4 hours per day, with a flexible remote schedule

Start date: As soon as the candidate is qualified, with rolling onboarding

Application Process

Applicants will need to complete a short qualification task on the Perle platform. The test involves a 5-minute Oromo audio transcription sample. Candidates who pass will be onboarded right away and moved into production work.

Equal Opportunity

Perle states that it is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.