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English Language Expert (India)
Apply by 13 Jan 2027
About the job
Role Title: English Language Expert (India)Role Type: Contractor
Location: India, Remote
micro1 is engaging English Language Experts (India) to contribute linguistic and cultural expertise to a dynamic customer project. 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
- Listen to multi-speaker conversational audio recordings, identifying and tagging key speaker and audio metadata such as dialect, accent, audio quality, background noise, age, and speaking style.
- Annotate and correct first-pass ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) transcripts, ensuring precise application of Indian English spelling, usage, and conventions.
- Utilize your knowledge of Indian regional accents, shaped by the mother tongues and regional varieties across the country, including Hindi-influenced English, Tamil English, Telugu English, Malayalam English, Bengali English, Marathi English, Gujarati English, Punjabi English, and Kannada English, to accurately identify and categorize dialectal features.
- Apply your knowledge of Indian English vocabulary, idioms, slang, code-switching (such as Hinglish), and spelling to enhance the linguistic accuracy of project data.
Preferred Qualifications
- Native or near-native proficiency in Indian English, with a keen understanding of regional dialects and cultural nuances.
- Background in linguistics, English teaching, language studies, or a related discipline.
- Prior experience in transcription, language annotation, or corpus development is highly valued.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills — clarity, accuracy, and attention to detail are essential.
- Ability to provide constructive feedback, explain linguistic decisions, and adapt to evolving project goals.
- Proficiency in using digital tools for language tasks, such as transcription software or annotation platforms.
- Passion for language innovation and an interest in contributing to advancements in AI-driven language technology.
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