Expert Audio Transcriber, Portuguese (Brazilian)

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/eb2cdd0e-1c88-4568-af69-4377c19bb4af THE ROLE We are hiring expert Portuguese (Brazilian) 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 Portuguese in either its European or Brazilian standard, depending on the project. The two varieties differ significantly in phonology, vocabulary, and certain grammatical features. The project lead will specify the target variety and regional focus before onboarding. Primary speaker regions: Variety set per project (European or Brazilian). WHAT YOU WILL DO Transcribe audio recordings into accurate, time-aligned written text following Perle's project-specific style guideApply correct conventions for speaker identification, overlapping speech, disfluencies, fillers, false starts, and non-speech events such as laughter, background noise, and musicMake principled orthographic decisions for dialectal, colloquial, and code-switched speechFlag ambiguous segments, uncertain speakers, and audio quality issues using project conventionsSelf-review every submission against Perle's quality bar before deliveryEngage with QA reviewers on edge cases, calibration sessions, and style guide updates MUST HAVE Native fluency in Portuguese with lifelong residence or deep immersion in Portugal or BrazilMastery of Portuguese orthography per the current Acordo OrtograficoAbility to distinguish European and Brazilian Portuguese in transcription decisionsStrong ear for regional accents within your declared varietyAt least two years of professional transcription, captioning, court reporting, broadcast, translation, or linguistic annotation experienceDemonstrated accuracy at the word level under deadline pressureComfortable with web-based annotation platforms and variable-speed audio playbackReliable high-speed internet, quality headphones, and a quiet workspaceAbility to commit to defined volume per week during active project phases NICE TO HAVE Background in Portuguese linguistics, translation, journalism, or mediaPrior experience annotating Portuguese-language speech dataWorking knowledge of PALOP varieties (Angolan, Mozambican, Cape Verdean) or Galician for cross-lingual audioFamiliarity with IPA or other phonetic transcription systemsExperience with verbatim versus clean-verbatim transcription conventions HOW WE WORK WITH YOU Paid pilot task before full onboarding so both sides can calibratePer-task or per-minute compensation, with rates tied to audio complexity and turnaroundFlexible scheduling, with volume scaling up and down based on active client projectsDirect working relationship with Perle's linguistic leads and QA teamEligible 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/eb2cdd0e-1c88-4568-af69-4377c19bb4af 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. Locations: Brazil - Remote