Linguist, Transcriber – Chichewa/Nyanja

🔥 22 hours ago

🇿🇲 Zambia – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✨ Linguist

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LILT AI

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2015

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

☁️ SaaS

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $25M Funding Round - LILT on 2025-06

Artificial Intelligence • SaaS • Enterprise

LILT AI is a multilingual AI platform that helps enterprises and public-sector organizations create, translate, verify, and manage content across languages at scale. It combines domain-specific AI models, continuous model training, and a human intelligence layer of professional linguists to deliver secure, brand-consistent localization, translation verification, and multilingual model development. The platform offers enterprise project management, 100+ native integrations, on-prem and air-gapped deployments, and tools to train, evaluate, and govern multilingual AI for use cases like website localization, product launches, technical documentation, and regulatory/compliance communications.

📋 Description

• Work with existing Chichewa audio recordings for a multilingual speech-to-text project focused on African languages • Identify and tag personal information (PII) in audio content • Mark background sounds and non-speech events according to provided guidelines • Review and correct automatically generated Chichewa transcripts against audio • Ensure high fidelity to spoken content, including noises and cross talk • Review finished transcripts for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to guidelines • Correct errors and provide structured feedback on linguistic issues • Contribute to AI and language technology development • Complete onboarding and payment setup after selection and any required evaluation

🎯 Requirements

• Native-level proficiency in Chichewa • Strong listening skills and close attention to detail • Prior experience with spoken language transcription or linguistic annotation is a strong advantage • Background in linguistics, language studies, or translation is a plus • Good-quality headphones and a quiet place to work • Availability for around 20–30 hours per week over the 2–3 month project period • Reliable availability and commitment to on-time delivery • Most tasks require a minimum of 2 hours per day or 10 hours per week • Updated CV in English • Must pass an evaluation if required • Must be able to work as a 1099 independent contractor and handle own tax obligations • Geographic restrictions may apply due to international embargoes or sanctions

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible schedule and ability to work when desired • No fixed hours, check-ins, or micromanaging • Competitive rates and prompt payments • Access to diverse, innovative projects • Professional portfolio and skill development opportunities • Global community of linguists, subject matter experts, and language professionals • No employer-provided health insurance, paid time off, or retirement contributions (1099 contractor) • Work from anywhere, any time, subject to geographic restrictions • Supportive professional community and networking opportunities