# German Transcriber, word timing in Praat (Middle East and North Africa)

Transcription · Remote: Northern Africa, Western Asia · Freelance

- **Typical project pay**: EUR 20-28 per hour
- **Where**: Remote
  - **Northern Africa**: Algeria, Egypt, Western Sahara, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
  - **Western Asia**: United Arab Emirates, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, Yemen
- **Contract**: Freelance
- **Status**: Applications open
- **Published**: 2026-10-03

Each project invitation states the work, your pay, what the pay covers and what the work must meet. You see it before you accept.

Check and correct automatic transcripts and word timings for short German speech recordings in Praat. Transcribe exactly what you hear, and keep repetitions, hesitations, incomplete words, invented words and single sounds.

### What you will do

- Open each WAV recording with its automatic TextGrid in Praat.
- Correct the transcript to match the recording, including incomplete words, invented words and single sounds.
- Check and correct the start and end time of every word and fragment.
- Leave pauses empty.
- Mark unintelligible passages. Do not guess words from context.
- Deliver one corrected TextGrid per recording.

### What you need

- Native or near-native command of German.
- A good headset and reliable internet.
- 18 years or older.

Every project invitation confirms the rate, the payment basis, the scope and the acceptance criteria before you accept.

Our team reviews applications for this role and contacts selected applicants by email.

## Apply

Takes a couple of minutes. No CV needed.

- **Payment**: Via PayPal, Wise, or bank transfer
- **When you are paid**: Paid every two weeks after approved work.
- **Fees to you**: Never, at any stage. If someone asks, it is not us
- **Who hires you**: YPAI, a registered Norwegian company that collects and annotates data for AI

[Apply now](https://freelancer.ypai.ai/jobs/openings/german-transcriber-praat-word-timing-middle-east-north-africa)