Expert Audio Transcriber, Najdi Arabic

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/fab8c3db-3441-432a-bfe0-1fd68506059d THE ROLE We are hiring expert Najdi 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 Najdi Arabic as spoken across central and northern Saudi Arabia, the prestige dialect of inland Saudi Arabia and distinct from Hijazi and Eastern Arabian varieties. Project audio reflects authentic Najdi speech including older Bedouin features and the urban Riyadhi standard. Primary speaker regions: Riyadh, Buraidah, Hail, Qassim region, Sudair. 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 Najdi Arabic with lifelong residence or deep immersion in central or northern Saudi ArabiaStrong command of Modern Standard Arabic for orthographic decisions on dialectal speechAbility to distinguish Najdi from Hijazi, Khaleeji, and other Arabian varietiesFamiliarity with both urban Riyadhi standard and Bedouin-influenced rural speechAt 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 Gulf or Arabian Peninsula Arabic linguistics, translation, or mediaPrior experience annotating Najdi, Hijazi, or pan-Gulf speech dataWorking knowledge of neighboring Arabic varieties for cross-dialect 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/fab8c3db-3441-432a-bfe0-1fd68506059d 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: Saudi Arabia - Remote