PDF Annotation & Transcription Experts – Korean | $33.58/hr Remote
Overview
This remote role feeds document AI models with the Korean PDF pages that typical parsers do not handle well. You will source one public PDF in an assigned document category, then annotate its full structure: each title, heading, paragraph, table, figure, caption, formula, and answer field gets a component type and a reading-order index. With structure in place, you transcribe every text region character for character in Hangul, including handwritten notes and hanja. A second Korean expert reviews every delivered page, and mistakes trigger a redo, so exactness matters more than volume.
What You'll Do8
- 1Search public web sources for a Korean PDF in a prescribed document type and confirm the page contains at least one image, table, diagram, or handwritten note before recording the source URL.
- 2Draw bounding boxes around each meaningful page region: the title, section headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, figures, captions, formulas, questions, and answer fields.
- 3Tag every box with the correct component type from the project taxonomy.
- 4Place a reading-order index on each component and verify it matches the natural reading path for multi-column and nested layouts.
- 5Enter the parent component identifier so each text region links to the figure or table it belongs to.
- 6Type the content of every region character for character in Hangul, keeping hanja as printed. Flag areas where the source is not legible instead of guessing.
- 7Record page metadata for language, document type, source, page dimensions, and any table, formula, or handwriting flags.
- 8Review a colleague's completed page, compare boundaries, types, reading order, and transcription against the original, and approve or send the task back for repair.
Requirements7
- 1Native Korean fluency with full command of Hangul, plus working knowledge of hanja in formal or older documents.
- 2Work experience in transcription, translation, editorial, or AI training data. Language QA or reviewer experience is preferred.
- 3Demonstrated ability to transcribe with character-level fidelity, preserving original spelling, jamo composition, and handwritten forms.
- 4Ability to read complicated page layouts, including multi-column newspapers, dense tables, diagrams, exam papers, and untyped forms.
- 5Capacity to use the same annotation taxonomy over hundreds of pages without improvising or skipping edge cases.
- 6Location in South Korea, Japan, India, the United States, Canada, or Western Europe.
- 7Preferred: familiarity with Unicode normalization, Hangul input systems, OCR correction workflows, MTPE, bilingual QA, or typesetting.
Who Should Apply
An ideal candidate combines native Korean fluency with a history of transcription or language QA work. People who want to write original Korean content or who get bored by repetitive tagging should skip this role. Applicants fail the screen when they claim native Korean fluency without a Hangul transcription sample or reference. Location matters too: the project hires from South Korea, Japan, India, the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe, and applicants from other countries do not qualify.
Salary Insight
The hourly rate is $33.58, and the role is a remote contract assignment. That rate fits a specialist with native Korean fluency, Hangul and hanja literacy, and document annotation experience, not an entry-level labeling wage.
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Application Tip
Before you submit, build a mini annotation sample. Use one public Korean PDF page with a table and handwriting, draw the region boxes, assign reading order, and transcribe the text in Hangul. Attach that sample to your application.
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