English Language Expert (Ireland)

What You'll Do5

• Listen to multi-speaker conversations and distinguish among Irish English accents and regional varieties.
• Annotate audio and speaker metadata, including recording quality, noise, dialect, accent, speaking style, and age.
• Check and correct automatic speech recognition transcripts for Irish English spelling, syntax, and idioms.
• Record vocabulary, slang, and grammatical patterns found across Irish English varieties.
• Share detailed observations that can improve language model accuracy and annotation guidance.

Requirements4

• Be based in Ireland for this remote project.
• Be able to assess conversational audio with multiple speakers and varied Irish English accents.
• Be able to annotate audio and speaker details, including quality, noise, dialect, accent, speaking style, and age.
• Be able to review transcripts for Irish English spelling, syntax, idioms, vocabulary, and grammar.

Preferred Qualifications6

• Fluency in Irish English and broad exposure to its dialects and accents.
• Experience in language teaching, transcription, editing, translation, journalism, or similar language-focused work.
• A good ear for phonetic differences, regional pronunciation, and Hiberno-English grammar.
• Prior use of transcription or annotation tools.
• Strong command of Irish English spelling, idioms, vocabulary, and regional slang.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with care for detail and accuracy.

Who Should Apply

Candidates based in Ireland with strong Irish English knowledge may suit this project, including people from language teaching, transcription, editing, translation, or journalism. Familiarity with regional accents and varieties is useful; formal linguistics training is not required.

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