English Language Expert (Canada)

Pay: $20 - $45/hour

Role Title: English Language Expert (Canada)

Role Type: Contractor

Canada, Remote

micro1 is engaging English Language Experts (Canada) to contribute to a customer's audio annotation project focused on Canadian English. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. This engagement is ideal for those with extensive experience in language-related fields such as teaching, transcription, editing, translation, or journalism—any background that demonstrates a deep familiarity with the nuances of Canadian English.

Scope of Work

• Listen to and analyze multi-speaker conversational audio samples featuring a range of Canadian English dialects and accents.
• Tag audio and speaker metadata, including aspects such as audio quality, background noise, dialect, accent, age, and speaking style.
• Edit and correct automatic speech recognition (ASR) transcripts using Canadian English spelling, vocabulary, and conventions.
• Identify and annotate region-specific linguistic features, idioms, slang, and phonological phenomena like Canadian raising.
• Ensure all annotations are accurate, consistent, and align with project guidelines emphasizing Canadian English distinctions.
• Collaborate with project team members through written and verbal channels to clarify guidelines or resolve linguistic ambiguities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent proficiency in Canadian English, with a strong command of its regional varieties.
• Background in linguistics, language teaching, transcription, editing, translation, journalism, or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to distinguish between Canadian English dialects (e.g., Atlantic Canadian, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie, West Coast).
• Familiarity with Canadian English vocabulary, idioms, slang, and spelling conventions (including British and American influences).
• Meticulous attention to detail and a keen ear for subtle linguistic differences.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on clarity, accuracy, and collaboration.
• Experience in audio annotation or ASR transcript editing is an asset, though not required.