Language & Translation
English Language Expert (South Africa)
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Role Title: English Language Expert (South Africa)
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
The company is engaging English Language Experts (South Africa) to participate in a specialized audio annotation project for a customer, with a focus on the richness and diversity of South African English. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input.
Scope of Work
- Listen to and analyze multi-speaker conversational audio, capturing the nuance of South African English dialects and accents.
- Tag audio and speaker metadata, including linguistic features such as dialect, accent, noise level, quality, age, and speaking style.
- Review and correct ASR-generated transcripts, ensuring accurate use of South African English spelling, idioms, and usage.
- Annotate speech with specific regional and cultural markers, identifying influences from Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, and other local languages.
- Document and explain colloquialisms, slang, and vocabulary unique to South Africa (e.g., "braai", "lekker", "robot").
Preferred Qualifications
- Fluent proficiency in South African English, with a keen ear for its diverse dialects and accents.
- Background in language-related fields such as teaching, linguistics, transcription, editing, translation, or journalism.
- Familiarity with regional varieties including Cultivated, General, Broad, Afrikaans-influenced, Black, and Indian South African English.
- Strong awareness of South African vocabulary, idioms, and local expressions, including cross-linguistic borrowings.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to recognize and annotate speech affected by regional, cultural, or multilingual influences.
Skills
- Transcription
- Linguistics
- Dialect
- English Teaching
- South African English
This role at a glance
At $20–$45/hr, the English Language Expert (South Africa) role comes to about $1,730–$3,900 a month for 20 hours a week, or $3,470–$7,800 a month full time — roughly $42,000–$94,000 over a full year. These are estimates before tax; contract roles are paid for the hours you work. It was posted 1 day ago. Language & Translation roles listed on RemoteJobsOne have stayed open a median of 37 days before closing, counted over the 54 that have closed so far.
20 hours a week
$1,730–$3,900
a month, before tax
Full time
$3,470–$7,800
a month at 40 hours a week
A full year
$42,000–$94,000
full time, 52 weeks
Open for
1 day
Language & Translation roles here close after about 37 days, counted over 54 that have closed. Apply while it is open.
How this pay compares
This role pays $20–$45/hr. Across the 25 hourly language & translation roles open on RemoteJobsOne right now, the median runs from $30 to $65 an hour, and published rates range from $15 to $150. Its top rate of $45 sits within the category's median range.
This role
$20–$45/hr
Language & Translation median
$30–$65/hr · full spread $15 to $150
What these skills pay
Hourly pay across every open role on RemoteJobsOne that asks for the same skills as this one.
- Dialect$20–$45/hr median
9 open roles · up to $45/hr
- English Teaching$20–$45/hr median
9 open roles · up to $45/hr
- Linguistics$20–$45/hr median
9 open roles · up to $45/hr
- Transcription$20–$45/hr median
9 open roles · up to $45/hr
Questions about this role
How much does the English Language Expert (South Africa) role pay?
It pays $20–$45/hr, which is about $3,470–$7,800 a month full time before tax. The rate is set by the employer and shown exactly as published.
Compare pay across remote rolesIs this English Language Expert (South Africa) job fully remote?
Yes. It is listed as a fully remote role, with the posting naming Global. You work from home, on your own equipment.
Is it full-time, part-time or contract work?
It is a contract role: you are paid for the hours you work, and you choose how many to take on within what the employer needs.
How remote contract work worksWhat skills does the English Language Expert (South Africa) role ask for?
The posting asks for Transcription, Linguistics, Dialect, English Teaching and South African English. Naming them clearly in your application helps.
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