We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for Russian-language professionals with strong transcription, editing, analytical, and critical-listening skills to support advanced audio AI research.
This role focuses on transcription, annotation, and evaluation of Russian-language audio and video content for AI training and benchmarking. Selected professionals will assess linguistic accuracy, develop evaluation standards, review model-generated outputs, and help improve the quality of Russian audio AI systems.
Key Responsibilities
Russian Audio Transcription & Annotation
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Listen to, analyse, and transcribe Russian-language audio and video content
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Produce accurate written outputs in Russian, with supporting work in English when required
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Follow detailed transcription, formatting, and annotation guidelines
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Capture tone, intent, register, regional expressions, dialectal variation, and contemporary language usage
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Maintain high accuracy and consistency across structured audio datasets
Language & Audio Evaluation
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Evaluate Russian-language content for linguistic accuracy, fluency, clarity, and naturalness
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Identify grammatical issues, colloquialisms, regional variations, and linguistic edge cases
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Assess spoken Russian across general consumer audio contexts
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Distinguish between formal and informal registers and evaluate context-appropriate language use
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Provide structured feedback on language and transcription quality
Evaluation Standards & Rubric Development
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Develop clear evaluation criteria for high-quality Russian-language audio responses
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Create and refine grading rubrics in Russian and English
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Document evaluation standards to support consistency across reviewers
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Identify challenging linguistic cases requiring additional guidance
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Contribute to the refinement of annotation and evaluation frameworks
AI Model Testing & Quality Assurance
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Test language-model outputs across Russian audio tasks
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Evaluate responses for accuracy, completeness, fluency, and instruction adherence
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Grade model-generated outputs against defined evaluation criteria
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Participate in quality-assurance and review cycles
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Identify recurring model errors and provide feedback to improve performance
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Collaborate with project teams to resolve ambiguities and improve task design
Ideal Profile
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Native or near-native fluency in Russian, both spoken and written
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Professional fluency in English
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Strong familiarity with contemporary spoken Russian, regional vocabulary, dialects, and informal language
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Ability to accurately transcribe and analyse Russian-language audio
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Strong writing, editing, analytical, and critical-thinking skills
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Excellent attention to linguistic detail and ability to follow detailed guidelines
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Prior experience with transcription, annotation, localisation, language evaluation, or research workflows is advantageous
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Background in linguistics, humanities, social sciences, journalism, translation/localisation, or a technical discipline is welcomed
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Familiarity with AI, language models, or applied research environments is advantageous
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Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Available approximately 10–20 hours per week
Engagement Details
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Part-time independent contractor engagement
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Short-term, structured project
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Fully remote, with occasional in-person collaboration in the San Francisco Bay Area if required
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Compensation: Up to $45/hour
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Approximately 10–20 hours per week
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Flexible scheduling based on project requirements
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Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance
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Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party
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H1-B and STEM OPT support is unavailable for this engagement
About the Platform
This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.
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