English Language Expert (Australia & New Zealand)

What You'll Do4

• Listen to conversations with multiple speakers and record details such as dialect, accent, audio quality, background noise, speaker age, and speaking style.
• Review and correct first-pass ASR transcripts, following Australian and New Zealand spelling, usage, and language conventions.
• Identify and categorize features across varieties such as General, Broad, and Cultivated Australian English, Aboriginal English, Māori English, Pasifika-influenced English, and regional or community varieties shaped by Italian, Greek, Vietnamese, and Lebanese heritage.
• Distinguish Australian from New Zealand speech, including the New Zealand short-front vowel shift, and apply knowledge of local vocabulary, idioms, slang, spelling, and code-switching such as Māori words in everyday New Zealand English.

Requirements4

• Accurately identify and label speaker and audio characteristics in multi-speaker recordings.
• Edit speech-recognition transcripts using Australian and New Zealand English spelling and usage conventions.
• Recognize dialect and pronunciation differences across Australian and New Zealand English, including the distinction between the two varieties.
• Apply relevant knowledge of regional vocabulary, idioms, slang, and code-switching when annotating language data.

Preferred Qualifications6

• Fluent Australian and/or New Zealand English, with familiarity across multiple dialects and regional accents.
• Education or experience in language teaching, linguistics, transcription, editing, translation, journalism, or a related field.
• Strong written and spoken communication, with close attention to language variation and usage.
• Experience with audio data, metadata tagging, or transcription practices.
• Able to work with detailed annotation guidelines independently, with care and adaptability.
• Interest in linguistic technology, AI training, or language data projects.

Who Should Apply

Candidates with fluent Australian or New Zealand English and a strong ear for dialect, pronunciation, and regional language differences may be a good fit. Experience in linguistics, teaching, transcription, or related language work is welcome.

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