English Language Expert (South Africa)

Role Title: English Language Expert (South Africa)

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

micro1 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

1. Listen to and analyze multi-speaker conversational audio, capturing the nuance of South African English dialects and accents.
2. Tag audio and speaker metadata, including linguistic features such as dialect, accent, noise level, quality, age, and speaking style.
3. Review and correct ASR-generated transcripts, ensuring accurate use of South African English spelling, idioms, and usage.
4. Annotate speech with specific regional and cultural markers, identifying influences from Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, and other local languages.
5. Document and explain colloquialisms, slang, and vocabulary unique to South Africa (e.g., "braai", "lekker", "robot").

Preferred Qualifications

1. Fluent proficiency in South African English, with a keen ear for its diverse dialects and accents.
2. Background in language-related fields such as teaching, linguistics, transcription, editing, translation, or journalism.
3. Familiarity with regional varieties including Cultivated, General, Broad, Afrikaans-influenced, Black, and Indian South African English.
4. Strong awareness of South African vocabulary, idioms, and local expressions, including cross-linguistic borrowings.
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
6. Ability to recognize and annotate speech affected by regional, cultural, or multilingual influences.