日语转录与演讲标注专员
Japanese Transcription & Pitch Annotation Specialist
职位概述
Volga Partners 正在寻找日语语言专家，以支持一项专门的语音评估和标注项目。该职位适合具备强大转录技能并深入理解自然日语发音、音节结构和声调的人选。
您将审核日语音频，验证和修正转录内容及片假名发音，并根据实际语音在音节层面分配高低声调值。工作重点是对现有音频录音进行评估，而非一次性参与或录制。
这是一项远程、自由职业、按项目计酬的工作，预计持续约一个月，每周投入约15小时。
职责
- 审核日语音频并验证转录准确性。
- 修正转录错误（遗漏、添加、重复和发音差异）。
- 审核混合汉字/假名转录内容的准确性、标点、停顿和句节边界。
- 验证片假名发音与实际口语音频一致。
- 应用项目特定的发音规则（助词、长元音、双辅音、音节鼻音和缩略音）。
- 为每个音节分配与发音线对齐的高低声调值。
- 用额外音节和声调值表示可听的元音延长。
- 标记不清的音频供审核，而不是做出无依据的假设。
- 保持一致的标注质量并遵循校准反馈。
关键技能与要求
语言能力
- 流利或高度熟练的日语能力。
- 强大的转录知识和准确性。
- 能够使用汉字/假名转录口语日语。
- 能够准备或验证片假名语音转录。
- 对音节结构和声调感知有深刻理解。
- 能够识别停顿、句尾、情感性言语、元音延长和发音差异。
- 注重细节并保持一致的标注判断。
理想候选人背景
- 具有日语语音转录或质量保证（QA）经验。
- 音频或语言标注项目经验。
- 自动语音识别（ASR）转录或语音数据质量保证（QA）经验。
- 日语语言学、语音学、音系学或韵律学背景。
- 语音技术或语音数据项目经验。
- 日语教学经验。
- 具有强声调感知能力的配音或旁白经验。
- 工作结构
- 类型：自由职业 / 按项目计酬
- 时长：约一个月
- 投入：每周约15小时（总工作量约）
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Role Overview
Volga Partners is seeking Japanese language specialists to support a specialized speech evaluation and annotation project. This role is ideal for individuals with strong transcription skills and a deep understanding of natural Japanese pronunciation, mora structure, and pitch.
You will review Japanese audio, validate and correct transcripts and Katakana pronunciation, and assign H/L pitch values at the mora level based on actual speech. The work focuses on evaluation of existing audio recordings, not one-time participation or recording.
This is a remote, freelance, project-based opportunity expected to run for approximately one month, with an engagement of around 15 hours per week.
Responsibilities
- Review Japanese audio and verify transcript accuracy.
- Correct transcription errors (omissions, additions, repetitions, and pronunciation differences).
- Review mixed Kanji/Kana transcription for accuracy, punctuation, pauses, and bunsetsu boundaries.
- Validate Katakana pronunciation lines to match actual spoken audio.
- Apply project-specific pronunciation rules (particles, long vowels, double consonants, syllabic nasals, and contracted sounds).
- Assign H/L pitch values to each mora, aligned with the pronunciation line.
- Represent audible vowel lengthening with additional mora and pitch values.
- Flag unclear audio for review rather than making unsupported assumptions.
- Maintain consistent annotation quality and follow calibration feedback.
Key Skills and Requirements
Language Proficiency
- Fluent or highly proficient Japanese ability.
- Strong transcription knowledge and accuracy.
- Ability to transcribe spoken Japanese using Kanji/Kana.
- Ability to prepare or validate Katakana phonetic transcription.
- Strong understanding of mora structure and pitch perception.
- Ability to identify pauses, sentence endings, emotional speech, vowel lengthening, and pronunciation differences.
- Attention to detail and consistent annotation judgment.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experience in Japanese speech transcription or QA.
- Audio or linguistic annotation projects.
- ASR transcription or speech data QA.
- Japanese linguistics, phonetics, phonology, or prosody.
- Speech technology or voice data projects.
- Japanese language teaching.
- Voice acting or narration with strong pitch perception.
Work Structure
- Type: Freelance / Project-Based
- Duration: Approximately 1 month
- Commitment: ~15 hours per week (total workload ~15 hours)
- Recruitment Target: 15 resources
Compensation
- Rate: $18–$20 USD/hour
- Payment: Processed through Deel
- All project hours and assignments must be approved in advance and are based on project needs; contractors should not independently add or work unapproved hours.
Qualification Assessment
- Candidates will complete a short qualification assessment covering:
- Japanese transcription accuracy
- Katakana pronunciation validation
- Mora identification and pronunciation rules
- H/L pitch perception
- Mora-to-pitch alignment accuracy
Note: Strong performance on the practical audio portion is required before moving into production work.
Originally posted on Himalayas