Japanese Transcription, Pitch Annotation Specialist

Volga Partners

. Review Japanese audio and verify transcript accuracy .

Posted 9/25/2026contractRemote • Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, South KoreaMid-LevelSenior💰 $18 - $20 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates fluency in Japanese with strong transcription skills, including the ability to accurately transcribe spoken Japanese using Kanji/Kana and validate Katakana pronunciation. Possesses a deep understanding of mora structure, pitch perception, and consistent annotation quality in audio transcription projects.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Fluent Japanese AbilityTranscription AccuracyKanji/Kana TranscriptionMora Structure UnderstandingPitch Perception

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Hard Skills

Japanese TranscriptionAudio VerificationPronunciation ValidationMora IdentificationPitch Value AssignmentAnnotation Quality MaintenanceSpeech Data QALinguistic AnnotationASR TranscriptionJapanese Linguistics

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailConsistent Judgment

Industry Keywords

Japanese LinguisticsPhoneticsPhonologyProsodySpeech TechnologyVoice Data ProjectsJapanese Language TeachingVoice ActingNarrationCalibration Feedback

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Review Japanese audio and verify transcript accuracy
Correct omissions, additions, repetitions, and pronunciation differences in transcriptions
Review mixed Kanji/Kana transcription for accuracy, punctuation, pauses, and bunsetsu boundaries
Validate Katakana pronunciation lines against spoken audio
Apply project-specific pronunciation rules for particles, long vowels, double consonants, syllabic nasals, and contracted sounds
Assign H/L pitch values to each mora aligned with the pronunciation line
Represent audible vowel lengthening with additional mora and pitch values
Flag unclear audio for review instead of making unsupported assumptions
Maintain consistent annotation quality and follow calibration feedback
Evaluate existing audio recordings rather than participate in one-time recording

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluent or highly proficient Japanese ability
Strong transcription knowledge and accuracy
Ability to transcribe spoken Japanese using Kanji/Kana
Ability to prepare or validate Katakana phonetic transcription
Strong understanding of mora structure and pitch perception
Ability to identify pauses, sentence endings, emotional speech, vowel lengthening, and pronunciation differences
Attention to detail and consistent annotation judgment
Experience in Japanese speech transcription or QA, audio or linguistic annotation projects, ASR transcription or speech data QA, Japanese linguistics/phonetics/phonology/prosody, speech technology or voice data projects, Japanese language teaching, or voice acting/narration with strong pitch perception
Successful completion of a qualification assessment covering Japanese transcription, Katakana pronunciation validation, mora identification and pronunciation rules, H/L pitch perception, and mora-to-pitch alignment
Strong performance on the practical audio assessment before production work
All project hours and assignments must be approved in advance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work
Freelance / project-based engagement
Approximately one-month project
Approximately 15 hours per week
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