Details of the project: Position Summary:
Appen Butler Hill is looking for native speakers of Amharic for a transcription project.
Project Information:
This is an early Expression of Interest for a project starting around December 2013. Once the Amharic Spelling Test is finalized you will be contacted to sit our test. Please register now at appenonline.appen.com.au/ and ensure to tick on TRANSCRIPTION under Work in the ACCOUNT tab.
Key Responsibilities:
The work will involve listening to audio recordings of Amharic speech and typing on computer in Amharic what is said, or fixing the given original Amharic text to match the audio. Work is on a flexible basis minimum availability of 10 hours per week.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Must be a native speaker of Amharic (as spoken in Ethiopia)
• Must have good spelling skills
• Must have the ability to read and write Amharic
• Must have basic computer knowledge and typing skills
• Can understand written English instructions
• Must have access to a computer and internet connection with the latest version of Firefox, Java and Flash Player
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
An interest in the Amharic language, its spelling system and how borrowed words are spelled would be an advantage.
About Appen Butler Hill:
Appen Butler Hill develops high quality speech and language technology solutions namely used in car navigation systems, mobile phones, word processing packages, directory assistance, speaker verification tools and hand-held machine translation devices. Our staff comprises Linguists, IT professionals and Project Managers who collaborate to produce quality work in over 100 different languages for many of the world’s leading companies.
We will pay for this job 15 EUR per hour
Who can apply: Freelancers and agencies
Deadline for applying: 09/30/2013
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