Requirements
Native or near-native fluency in Sinhalese (spoken and written), strong written Sinhalese with accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Ability to work independently and meet daily output targets. Access to a computer with a stable internet connection and availability for at least 4 hours per day. Prior transcription experience is a plus but not required.
Description
About PerlePerle is an AI infrastructure company building expert-driven training data, evaluation systems, and applied AI products for the world's leading labs and enterprises. Headquartered in San Francisco with experts across more than forty markets, we specialize in the work that requires real human judgment: domain expertise, linguistic nuance, and cultural fidelity that generic data vendors cannot deliver.Perle is hiring a freelance transcriptionist fluent in Sinhalese for a remote transcription role. This is a paid contract position open to qualified contributors worldwide. Role OverviewYou will transcribe 2-speaker, channel-separated audio recordings in Sinhalese. Each file has two clearly separated speakers. Your job is to produce a clean, accurate, sequentially ordered transcript with speaker labels and timestamps. What You Will DoListen to 2-speaker audio recordings in SinhaleseType out what each speaker says, accurately and in fullLabel each speaker turn as Speaker 1 or Speaker 2, matching the audio channelAdd timestamps at the start of each speaker turn (format: HH:MM:SS)Ensure transcripts are sequential with no unexplained gaps RequirementsNative or near-native fluency in Sinhalese (spoken and written)Strong written Sinhalese — accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammarAbility to work independently and meet daily output targetsAccess to a computer with a stable internet connectionAvailability for at least 4 hours per dayPrior transcription experience is a plus but not required — all contributors must pass a qualification test Quality StandardWord Error Rate (WER) of 5% or less on all delivered transcriptsZero speaker label errors — Speaker 1 must always correspond to Channel 1Transcripts reviewed on a rolling basis; feedback provided promptlyFiles that do not meet the quality threshold will be returned for correction Project DetailsDetailInformationLanguage requiredSinhaleseProject typeAudio transcription (manual)Commitmentat least 4 hours/day (remote, flexible schedule)Start dateAs soon as qualified — rolling onboarding How to ApplySubmit your application through the Perle platform. You will be asked to complete a short qualification task — a 5-minute audio transcription sample in Sinhalese. Applicants who pass the qualification test will be onboarded immediately and assigned to production tasks.Perle is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.