Audio Data Collector (English Speaker)

Telus International
1 year ago
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TELUS International AI-Data Solutions partners with a diverse and vibrant community to help our customers enhance their AI and machine learning models. The work of our AI Community contributes to improving technology and the digital experiences of many people around the world. Our AI Community works in our proprietary AI training platform handling all data types (text, images, audio, video and geo) across 500+ languages and dialects. We offer flexible work-from-home opportunities for people with passion for languages. The jobs are part-time, and there is no fixed schedule.

The Role

Role Description:

  • Participants will have to record utterances displayed on a tool in their own voice using their Android mobile phone or a handheld Android tablet device.
  • Each utterance to be recorded will have specific instructions on how it needs to be recorded and you are expected to follow the instruction strictly.
  • Please note each participant can only complete the project once.
  • Workload:Each participant is expected to record around 185 utterances.
  • The recordings will go through a QA process and only after they are QA passed, will the task be considered as completed and accepted.
  • Utterances falling short of this requirement will be considered as incomplete and will not be compensated.
  • Estimated time to complete the task:1 to 1.5 hours.
  • Expected project duration:April 2024 to May 2024.

Ideal Profile

Requirements:

  • An Android mobile phone or handheld Android tablet device.
  • Native speaker of English language to be able to effectively liaise with stakeholders in the region
  • Located in United Kingdom
  • Fluency in English - To have the ability to understand instructions and communication emails which will be in English.
  • Stable Internet connection for the duration of the task.
  • A quiet environment to record the utterances.

What's on Offer?

  • Earn additional income with flexible hours to fit your lifestyle

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