Remote Spanish Transcription Rater - Freelance Spain — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This is a fully remote, freelance role — but with an important caveat: it requires Spanish (Spain) cultural expertise, meaning you must be based in Spain or have deep, authentic familiarity with Spanish cultural and linguistic norms. The job posting explicitly restricts location to Spain, so nomads without Spanish residency or a verifiable Spain-based profile are unlikely to qualify.
For nomads currently based in Spain, this gig is well-suited to a location-independent lifestyle. At 15–20 hours/week, it functions as a part-time income stream. The work is asynchronous by nature — listening to audio clips and annotating — meaning there are likely no fixed shift requirements, giving you flexibility to work from a café, coworking space, or apartment.
At USD 15.73/hour, earning potential is roughly USD 940–1,260/month. Here's how that compares:
- Madrid/Barcelona: Comfortable for a frugal lifestyle, tight for a typical cost of living (~€1,500+/month)
- Smaller Spanish cities (e.g., Valencia, Seville): More viable, with monthly costs around €900–€1,200
You'll need good headphones and a quiet workspace — a key practical consideration when traveling or coworking. No equipment stipend or travel perks are mentioned.
Headquarters: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
URL: https://welodata.ai
About the Role
We are looking for detail-oriented Spanish cultural experts based in Spain for a speech data annotation project. In this role, you will listen to short audio clips and verify or correct word-level segment boundaries and transcriptions generated by an automated alignment system.
Project Details:
- Job Title: Andromeda Delta - Audio Transcription Rater V2 - Spanish (Spain)
- Location: Spain (Remote)
- Engagement Type: Freelance (Pilot)
- Rate: USD 15.73/hour
- Estimated Hours: 15–20 hours/week
Key Responsibilities
- Listen carefully to short audio clips in Spanish (Spain)
- Verify and correct word-level timestamp/segment boundaries generated by an automated system
- Review and correct spoken-form transcriptions per a detailed style guide
- Flag ambiguous or unclear audio segments for adjudication
- Maintain consistency and accuracy across assigned batches
Requirements
- Spanish cultural expertise in Spain; strong listening comprehension
- Prior experience in transcription, annotation, or data labeling preferred
- Comfortable following detailed style guides and annotation instructions
- Good attention to detail, especially for timestamp/boundary precision
- Reliable internet connection and a quiet working environment with good headphones
To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/welocalize-spanish-audio-transcription-rater
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