Swahili Transcript Editor hourly

We are building a remote team of native or near-native Swahili speakers to correct AI-generated transcripts. This is careful, detail-oriented language work. The best candidates are people who love the language, notice when something sounds off, and take pride in getting it right.

You will receive audio files alongside a machine-generated transcript. Your job is to listen to the audio and correct the transcript: fixing errors, standardising formatting, and applying our style guide before the file is approved for delivery.

• Listen to audio files and read the AI-generated transcript simultaneously
• Correct word-level errors including Sheng terms, English code-switching, proper nouns, and numbers
• Fix speaker labels, punctuation, and formatting per our style guide
• Mark inaudible sections with the correct notation
• Submit completed files on time via our platform
• Flag genuinely degraded audio to the team lead rather than guessing

Volume: Flexible, you choose how many files you take on per week. 

Turnaround: Files have individual deadlines (typically 2–3 working days from assignment).

Must have

✓ Native or near-native Swahili speaker with strong written skills, bilingual in English

✓ Prior transcription, subtitling, or translation experience

✓ Comfortable with at least one Swahili dialect or register (Nairobi, standard Kenyan, or Tanzanian)

✓ Reliable internet connection and a computer or laptop

✓ Able to follow a detailed style guide consistently

✓ Available for at least 60 audio minutes of work per week

Nice to have

✓ Familiarity with Nairobi Sheng

✓ Exposure to multiple Swahili dialects

✓ Experience with similar transcription platforms

✓ Background in linguistics, journalism, or media

We pay per audio minute of completed and approved transcript. Payment is processed weekly for all files approved in that week. 

Typical earnings: An editor working 2–3 hours per day on light-edit files typically completes 60–90 audio minutes per day. Exact earnings depend on file mix and your working pace.

• Files are assigned to you with a deadline. You accept or decline within 12 hours.
• You work at your own pace within the deadline.
• A senior editor reviews a sample of every editor's output. You will receive written feedback on any errors found.
• Our style guide is shared in Google Docs and updated regularly. You are expected to check for updates before starting a new batch.

This is freelance work. You are not an employee. We do not guarantee a minimum number of files per week. Volume varies by project. Some weeks will be busy; others slower. We aim to give you reasonable notice of upcoming batches.