About Arctic Engine:
Arctic Engines is an enterprise-grade Al human data operations company specializing in high-quality training data, RLHF, and human feedback pipelines for frontier Al models. We are part of the Apna Group, one of India's fastest-growing unicorns, backed by marquee investors such as Lightspeed, Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Peak XV, and others. With native access to Apna's 60M+ workforce, we deliver high-quality training data at unmatched scale and speed.
Job Summary:
We are looking for skilled Odia Transcribers to support a large-scale conversational voice data project for training AI speech models. You will transcribe natural, unscripted Odia conversations covering topics such as Finance, Travel, Healthcare, Retail, Telecom, and more.
Selection Process
- 2–3 minute Odia transcription skill test
- Evaluation & Shortlisting
- NDA + Onboarding
- Production Assignment
Compensation
Payment is based on approved transcription output, with rates shared during onboarding. High-performing contributors may be considered for ongoing projects and QA/Reviewer opportunities.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Accurately transcribe conversational audio verbatim in Odia script (ଓଡ଼ିଆ).
- Preserve fillers, repetitions, stutters, false starts, and natural speech patterns.
- Handle Odia-English/Hindi code-switching, regional accents, and colloquial speech.
- Identify and tag unintelligible speech, overlapping speech, background noise, and other audio issues.
- Follow project-specific transcription and formatting guidelines.
- Maintain 97%+ transcription accuracy and meet assigned TATs.
- Review and correct work based on QA/reviewer feedback.
Requirements
- Native or near-native proficiency in Odia, with excellent reading and writing skills.
- 1–3+ years of experience in transcription, subtitling, captioning, speech annotation, or similar work preferred.
- Strong Odia typing skills; 40+ WPM preferred.
- Excellent listening skills and attention to detail.
- Comfortable working with natural, unscripted, multi-speaker conversations.
- Experience handling multilingual/code-switched audio is an advantage.
- Laptop/desktop, reliable internet, and good-quality headphones are required.
- Selection Process
Preferred Skills
Odia Fluency | Verbatim Transcription | Odia Typing | Listening Skills | Attention to Detail | Audio Annotation | Code-Switching | Quality Focus | TAT Management
Confidentiality: An NDA must be signed before accessing project audio and transcription materials.
Skills Required
- Native or near-native proficiency in Odia (reading and writing)
- Strong Odia typing skills
- 40+ WPM Odia typing speed
- Experience in transcription, subtitling, captioning, or speech annotation (1-3+ years preferred)
- Excellent listening skills and attention to detail
- Ability to handle multi-speaker, code-switched (Odia-English/Hindi) conversations and regional accents
- Ability to preserve fillers, repetitions, stutters, and natural speech patterns in verbatim transcription
- Identify and tag unintelligible speech, overlapping speech, background noise, and audio issues
- Maintain 97%+ transcription accuracy and meet assigned turnaround times (TATs)
- Laptop/desktop, reliable internet connection, and good-quality headphones
- Willingness to sign NDA before accessing project audio and materials
- Comfortable reviewing and correcting work based on QA/reviewer feedback
- Experience with multilingual/code-switched audio (advantage)
What We Do
Apna is India's largest professional networking and jobs platform, connecting job seekers, particularly blue and grey-collar workers, with employers. It facilitates job discovery, skill development, and professional networking.
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