Freelance Transcriptionist - Afrikaans

About Perle Perle is an AI infrastructure company building expert-driven training data, evaluation systems, and applied AI products for the world's leading labs and enterprises. We specialize in the work that requires real human judgment: domain expertise, linguistic nuance, and cultural fidelity that generic data vendors cannot deliver. Perle is hiring a freelance transcriptionist fluent in Afrikaans for a remote transcription role. This is a paid contract position open to qualified contributors worldwide. 1. Role Overview You will transcribe 2-speaker, channel-separated audio recordings in Afrikaans. Each file has two clearly separated speakers. Your job is to produce a clean, accurate, sequentially ordered transcript with speaker labels and timestamps. 2. What You Will Do Listen to 2-speaker audio recordings in Afrikaans Type out what each speaker says, accurately and in full Label each speaker turn as Speaker 1 or Speaker 2, matching the audio channel Add timestamps at the start of each speaker turn (format: HH:MM:SS) Ensure transcripts are sequential with no unexplained gaps 3. Requirements Native or near-native fluency in Afrikaans (spoken and written) Strong written Afrikaans — accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar Ability to work independently and meet daily output targets Access to a computer with a stable internet connection Availability for at least 4 hours per day Prior transcription experience is a plus but not required — all contributors must pass a qualification test 4. Quality Standard Word Error Rate (WER) of 5% or less on all delivered transcripts Zero speaker label errors — Speaker 1 must always correspond to Channel 1 Transcripts reviewed on a rolling basis; feedback provided promptly Files that do not meet the quality threshold will be returned for correction 5. Project Details Detail Information Language required Afrikaans Project type Audio transcription (manual) Commitment ~at least 4 hours/day (remote, flexible schedule) Start date As