Expert Audio Transcriber, Sa'idi Arabic

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About Perle
Perle is an AI infrastructure company building expert-driven training data, evaluation systems, and applied AI products for the world's leading labs and enterprises. Our partners include xAI, Samsung, ELM, and Unisys. 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.

Apply here: https://winnow.perle.ai/jobs/7d5f75e0-edd4-4368-8978-48be08babd18

The Role
We are hiring expert Sa'idi Arabic transcribers to convert audio recordings of native speakers into precise, conventionally formatted written transcripts. The work powers speech recognition, dialogue, and evaluation systems for major AI labs. Audio ranges from clean studio recordings to natural conversational speech in real-world acoustic conditions.

You will be working at the level of expert linguistic judgment. This is not data entry. Decisions about orthography, code-switching, speaker attribution, disfluencies, and non-speech events shape the quality of every model trained on your output.

Dialect and Scope

Sa'idi Arabic as spoken in Upper Egypt, distinct from Cairene Egyptian Arabic in phonology, vocabulary, and grammar. Project audio reflects authentic rural and urban Upper Egyptian speech with characteristic features including the [g] realization in certain environments.

Primary speaker regions: Asyut, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, Minya.

What You Will Do
- Transcribe audio recordings into accurate, time-aligned written text following Perle's project-specific style guide
- Apply correct conventions for speaker identification, overlapping speech, disfluencies, fillers, false starts, and non-speech events such as laughter, background noise, and music
- Make principled orthographic decisions for dialectal, colloquial, and code-switched speech
- Flag ambiguous segments, uncertain speakers, and audio quality issues using project conventions
- Self-review every submission against Perle's quality bar before delivery
- Engage with QA reviewers on edge cases, calibration sessions, and style guide updates

Must Have
- Native fluency in Sa'idi Arabic with lifelong residence or deep immersion in Upper Egypt
- Strong command of Modern Standard Arabic for orthographic decisions on dialectal speech
- Ability to distinguish Sa'idi from Cairene Egyptian Arabic in transcription
- Familiarity with regional Sa'idi variation across Upper Egyptian governorates
- At least two years of professional transcription, captioning, court reporting, broadcast, translation, or linguistic annotation experience
- Demonstrated accuracy at the word level under deadline pressure
- Comfortable with web-based annotation platforms and variable-speed audio playback
- Reliable high-speed internet, quality headphones, and a quiet workspace
- Ability to commit to defined volume per week during active project phases

Nice To Have
- Background in Egyptian Arabic linguistics, translation, or journalism
- Prior experience annotating Egyptian or other Arabic speech data
- Working knowledge of Cairene Egyptian Arabic for cross-dialect audio
- Familiarity with IPA or other phonetic transcription systems
- Experience with verbatim versus clean-verbatim transcription conventions

How We Work With You
- Paid pilot task before full onboarding so both sides can calibrate
- Per-task or per-minute compensation, with rates tied to audio complexity and turnaround
- Flexible scheduling, with volume scaling up and down based on active client projects
- Direct working relationship with Perle's linguistic leads and QA team
- Eligible for invitation to additional Perle expert projects across related domains

How To Apply

Apply through Winnow, Perle's job portal at winnow.perle.ai. Find the role for your language under Open Jobs, set up your candidate profile, and complete the fully automated interview, which takes about 25 minutes. We review applications within 24 hours and invite passing candidates straight to the project.

Apply here: https://winnow.perle.ai/jobs/7d5f75e0-edd4-4368-8978-48be08babd18

Equal Opportunity

Perle hires experts on the basis of skill, language proficiency, and demonstrated quality. We welcome applicants from every background and every region where our target languages are spoken.

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Oct 17, 2026
Posted on
Aug 18, 2026
Job type
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Experience level
Mid-level

Experience

2 years minimum

Location requirements
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Egypt

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Job categories
Audio Transcription Linguistic Annotation Speech Recognition Data AI Training Data Specialist Arabic Transcription Sa'idi Arabic Specialist Dialect Transcription Expert Audio Transcriber Audio Transcription Expert Audio Transcriptionist Audio Transcription Specialist Audio Transcriber

Skills
Sa'Idi Arabic Transcription Linguistic Annotation Speaker Identification Orthographic Decisions Cairene Egyptian Arabic IPA Annotation Platforms Upper Egyptian Dialect Audio Transcription Egyptian Arabic Linguistics Clean Verbatim Transcription Orthography Code Switching Identification Time Aligned Transcription

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Oct 17, 2026
Posted on
Aug 18, 2026
Job type
Contractor
Experience level
Mid-level

Experience

2 years minimum

Location requirements
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Egypt

Hiring timezones
Show UTC offsets

Egypt +/- 0 hours

Job categories
Audio Transcription Linguistic Annotation Speech Recognition Data AI Training Data Specialist Arabic Transcription Sa'idi Arabic Specialist Dialect Transcription Expert Audio Transcriber Audio Transcription Expert Audio Transcriptionist Audio Transcription Specialist Audio Transcriber

Skills
Sa'Idi Arabic Transcription Linguistic Annotation Speaker Identification Orthographic Decisions Cairene Egyptian Arabic IPA Annotation Platforms Upper Egyptian Dialect Audio Transcription Egyptian Arabic Linguistics Clean Verbatim Transcription Orthography Code Switching Identification Time Aligned Transcription

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