English Language Expert (South Africa)

Job Description

Role Title: English Language Expert (South Africa)

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

micro1 is engaging English Language Experts (South Africa) to participate in a specialized audio annotation project for a customer, with a focus on the richness and diversity of South African English. 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 and analyze multi-speaker conversational audio, capturing the nuance of South African English dialects and accents.

• Tag audio and speaker metadata, including linguistic features such as dialect, accent, noise level, quality, age, and speaking style.

• Review and correct ASR-generated transcripts, ensuring accurate use of South African English spelling, idioms, and usage.

• Annotate speech with specific regional and cultural markers, identifying influences from Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, and other local languages.

• Document and explain colloquialisms, slang, and vocabulary unique to South Africa (e.g., "braai", "lekker", "robot").

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent proficiency in South African English, with a keen ear for its diverse dialects and accents.

• Background in language-related fields such as teaching, linguistics, transcription, editing, translation, or journalism.

• Familiarity with regional varieties including Cultivated, General, Broad, Afrikaans-influenced, Black, and Indian South African English.

• Strong awareness of South African vocabulary, idioms, and local expressions, including cross-linguistic borrowings.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.

• Ability to recognize and annotate speech affected by regional, cultural, or multilingual influences.