Phonetics Expert

Job Title: Phonetics Expert

Job Type: Contract (Full-Time or Part-time)

Location: Remote

Job Summary:

Join our customer's team as a Phonetics Expert, where your deep linguistic knowledge and native-level English proficiency will drive high-impact language analysis. You will play a pivotal role in transcribing multimedia content, analyzing nuanced language attributes, and supporting complex linguistic tasks within a collaborative, remote environment.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Transcribe video content with exceptional accuracy, clearly marking timestamps and capturing nuanced verbal elements.
2. Analyze the emotional tone and intent of speakers, describing their expressiveness and mood in detail.
3. Evaluate and document grammatical structures and language patterns across diverse multimedia resources.
4. Define key words and phrases, exploring their conceptual meanings and contextual relevance.
5. Deliver insightful written and verbal reports with a focus on clarity, depth, and linguistic accuracy.
6. Collaborate with the customer's team to tackle advanced language and phonetic tasks as assigned.
7. Maintain strict consistency and quality standards in all transcription and linguistic analysis work.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

1. Native-level English proficiency with a strong command of spoken and written communication.
2. Advanced understanding of phonetics, phonology, and language analysis techniques.
3. Demonstrable experience in transcription, with meticulous attention to detail in marking timestamps and speaker cues.
4. Ability to interpret and describe speaker emotion, tone, and intent with accuracy.
5. Deep familiarity with grammar, semantics, and language use in diverse contexts.
6. Strong written and verbal communication skills—clarity, care, and professionalism are essential.
7. Availability to commit a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Advanced academic background in linguistics, phonetics, or a related field.
2. Experience with complex language research or analysis projects.

Required Skills

• linguistic annotation
• Precision transcription
• Phonetic & phonological analysis