Role Overview
Mercor is hiring on behalf of a leading AI company for transcription specialists who can confidently work with African-accented English. You’ll produce accurate, timestamped transcriptions of recorded conversations used to build and evaluate AI voice agents.
We are hiring for two accent groups in this one posting — apply once, and a quick question in the application will confirm which you fit:
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African-accented English (e.g. Nigerian, Kenyan, Ghanaian, Tanzanian, South African)
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Afrikaans-accented English — requires Afrikaans fluency
This is a short, remote, hourly engagement.
What You’ll Do
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Transcribe recorded English conversations spoken with an African or Afrikaans accent
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Create accurate timestamps against the audio
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Apply a consistent transcription convention across a batch of files
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Flag audio quality issues, unclear speech, and speaker-attribution problems
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Potentially help produce conversations for subsequent transcription
Requirements
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Prior transcription or transcription-QA experience (professional or freelance)
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Able to confidently understand and accurately transcribe the accents you apply for
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For the Afrikaans group: fluent in Afrikaans
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Strong attention to detail and consistency across a batch
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Reliable internet and the ability to work to a short deadline
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Available to start immediately
Nice to Have
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Experience with timestamping, captioning, or subtitling workflows
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Data annotation or AI-training data experience
Engagement Details
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.