German Transcription Specialist

Welo Data works with technology companies to provide datasets that are high-quality, ethically sourced, relevant, diverse, and scalable to supercharge their AI models. As a Welocalize brand, WeloData leverages over 25 years of experience in partnering with the world’s most innovative companies and brings together a curated global community of over 500,000 AI training and domain experts to offer services that span:
ANNOTATION & LABELLING: Transcription, summarization, image and video classification and labeling. ENHANCING LLMs: Prompt engineering, SFT, RLHF, red teaming and adversarial model training, model output ranking. DATA COLLECTION & GENERATION: From institutional languages to remote field audio collection. RELEVANCE & INTENT: Culturally nuanced and aware, ranking, relevance, and evaluation to train models for search, ads, and LLM output.
Want to join our Welo Data team? We bring practical, applied AI expertise to projects. We have both strong academic experience and a deep working knowledge of state-of-the-art AI tools, frameworks, and best practices. Help us elevate our clients' Data at Welo Data.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We are looking for a highly accurate and detail-oriented German Transcription Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will listen to audio recordings and transcribe spoken content into written text, ensuring correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting.Your work will contribute directly to AI and machine learning models, content accessibility, and multilingual language services. This is a great opportunity for individuals with strong language skills and a passion for linguistic accuracy.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Transcribe audio files into accurate, clean, and properly formatted written text.- Ensure all transcriptions follow project-specific style guides and language conventions.- Review and correct transcription output for consistency and clarity.- Identify and tag non-verbal elements (e.g., background noise, pauses, speaker turns) as required.- Maintain confidentiality and data security standards.- Meet weekly productivity and quality benchmarks.
REQUIREMENTS
- Native or near-native fluency in German, with excellent listening and writing skills.- Prior transcription experience is preferred (manual or using transcription tools).- High attention to detail and ability to catch linguistic or formatting inconsistencies.- Strong command of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.- Comfortable working independently on repetitive tasks.- Access to a reliable internet connection, computer, and headphones.