Language & Translation
English Language Expert (United States)
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Role Title: English Language Expert (United States)
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
The company is engaging English Language Experts (United States) to contribute to a specialized audio annotation project focused on American English. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Contributors will work with diverse conversational audio, focusing on the rich variety of American English dialects and accents. Backgrounds in teaching, transcription, editing, translation, journalism, or other language-focused domains are especially valued. A passion for both written and verbal communication is essential as you'll be working to ensure accuracy, clarity, and authenticity in all audio and transcript data.
Scope of Work
- Listen to multi-speaker conversational audio and assess linguistic content for annotation purposes.
- Tag audio samples and speakers with relevant metadata, including dialect, accent, speaking style, age, quality, and background noise.
- Review and correct automated speech recognition (ASR) transcripts, ensuring alignment with American English spelling and usage.
- Identify and annotate regional and cultural language variants, such as Southern English, AAVE, New York City English, Midwestern English and others.
- Leverage your familiarity with American idioms, slang, and vocabulary to validate and enrich transcript data.
Preferred Qualifications
- Fluency in American English, with a strong grasp of US dialects and pronunciation subtleties.
- Experience in linguistics, language teaching, transcription, editing, translation, or journalism.
- Keen ear for differentiating and describing regional American accents and cultural language variations.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Comfort working remotely and independently on digital platforms.
- Familiarity with American English spelling conventions, idioms, and informal expressions.
- Previous experience with audio annotation or transcription projects is a plus.
Skills
- Transcription
- Linguistics
- Dialect
- English Teaching
- American English
This role at a glance
At $20–$45/hr, the English Language Expert (United States) 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 (United States) 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 (United States) 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 (United States) role ask for?
The posting asks for Transcription, Linguistics, Dialect, English Teaching and American English. Naming them clearly in your application helps.
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