Bilingual Audio Contributor - Indian Languages
Listing checked October 5, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery
Overview
AfterQuery is an expert data lab that builds evaluation and training data for frontier AI labs. The company hires bilingual speakers as independent contractors to capture and check the speech data those models learn from and get tested on. You would record scripted prompts and casual conversation in your native Indian language and in English, then create code-switched audio that sounds like real bilingual talk. Another part of the work involves reviewing transcriptions and calling out audio that sounds natural but does not match the written text. The project runs remote and async, with a minimum of 10 hours each week and no ceiling on hours.
What You'll Do5
- 1Record scripted lines and unscripted conversation in your native Indian language and in English.
- 2Produce code-switched recordings that capture how bilingual speakers move between languages in daily talk.
- 3Check transcriptions against the recordings and correct errors in the text.
- 4Mark audio clips where the speech sounds fluent but the transcript does not match what was said.
- 5Follow detailed prompt specifications for each recording task.
Requirements8
- 1Native command of an Indian language such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, or Kannada.
- 2Full professional fluency in English.
- 3A quiet recording space and a microphone that captures clean audio.
- 4Comfort recording your own voice and following detailed prompt instructions.
- 5Availability for at least 10 hours per week.
- 6Voice over, podcasting, or audio production experience (preferred).
- 7Transcription or data annotation background (preferred).
- 8Native fluency in more than one Indian language (preferred).
Who Should Apply
The role suits native speakers of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, or another Indian language who also work in English at a professional level. You need a quiet room, a microphone that captures clean audio, and the discipline to follow detailed prompt specs while recording your own voice. Reviewers who catch small transcript errors will do well, because the work depends on matching spoken words to written text. Candidates who lack native fluency in an Indian language or cannot commit at least 10 hours each week should look elsewhere. A noisy recording setup or a habit of skimming transcriptions will lead to low fit scores, since the project demands accurate audio and careful review.
Salary Insight
The listing shows $30.00/hr, and the project range runs from $20 to $40/hr based on experience. AfterQuery pays each week through Stripe, and the company sets your rate from your background rather than renegotiating it after you start. That band matches contractor audio and language work that requires native Indian language skills, clean recording gear, and careful transcription review.
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When you answer the structured questions, name every Indian language you speak natively and give a specific example of your English fluency, such as a degree, job, or client project that you completed in English. If you have voice over, podcasting, transcription, or data annotation experience, cite the tools you used and the number of hours or files you handled. That detail helps reviewers match you to live work and raise your fit score before the written assessment.
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