[Remote] Data Annotator Norwegian ↔ English
Auto ImportNote: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ascendion is a full service digital engineering solutions company that provides software platforms and products for enterprise clients. They are seeking Native Language Data Annotators fluent in Norwegian and English to perform quality assurance reviews on audio transcription outputs, ensuring accuracy and adherence to guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Review transcription output against source audio to verify accuracy, completeness, and adherence to style/formatting guidelines
- Identify and correct transcription errors, including misheard words, mis-timed segments, punctuation, and speaker labeling
- Apply light corrections to bring transcripts to required quality standards; flag files that show signs of requiring substantial rework beyond standard QA scope
- Maintain consistency with style guides and project-specific glossaries/terminology for the assigned language(s)
- Meet productivity and quality targets on a recurring (hourly-rated) basis
- Communicate clearly with the project team on recurring quality trends, ambiguous audio, or edge cases
Skills
- Native or near-native fluency in the assigned language (reading, writing, and listening comprehension), and strong working fluency in English where the role involves an English pairing
- Demonstrated experience in transcription, translation, captioning, localization, or linguistic QA
- Strong attention to detail and ability to consistently apply style/formatting guidelines
- Comfortable working with audio review tools and standard transcription/QA software (training provided as needed)
- Reliable home office setup with a quiet work environment and stable internet connection (remote, US-based engagement)
- For language pair roles: fluency in both the main and secondary language listed for that role
- Prior experience specifically in transcription QA (rather than first-pass transcription)
- Familiarity with linguistic annotation or transliteration conventions for the assigned language
- Experience working on large-scale, high-volume linguistic data projects
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Long-term disability insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- 5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertain to the City/ State
- 10-15 days of paid vacation time
- 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year
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