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. 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.

Perle is hiring a freelance transcriptionist fluent in Sinhalese for a remote transcription role. This is a paid contract position open to qualified contributors worldwide.

Role Overview

You will transcribe 2-speaker, channel-separated audio recordings in Sinhalese. Each file has two clearly separated speakers. Your job is to produce a clean, accurate, sequentially ordered transcript with speaker labels and timestamps.

What You Will Do
Listen to 2-speaker audio recordings in Sinhalese
Type out what each speaker says, accurately and in full
Label each speaker turn as Speaker 1 or Speaker 2, matching the audio channel
Add timestamps at the start of each speaker turn (format: HH:MM:SS)
Ensure transcripts are sequential with no unexplained gaps
Requirements
Native or near-native fluency in Sinhalese (spoken and written)
Strong written Sinhalese — accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar
Ability to work independently and meet daily output targets
Access to a computer with a stable internet connection
Availability for at least 4 hours per day
Prior transcription experience is a plus but not required — all contributors must pass a qualification test
Quality Standard
Word Error Rate (WER) of 5% or less on all delivered transcripts
Zero speaker label errors — Speaker 1 must always correspond to Channel 1
Transcripts reviewed on a rolling basis; feedback provided promptly
Files that do not meet the quality threshold will be returned for correction
Project Details

Detail

Information

Language required

Sinhalese

Project type

Audio transcription (manual)

Commitment

at least 4 hours/day (remote, flexible schedule)

Start date

As soon as qualified — rolling onboarding

How to Apply

Submit your application through the Perle platform. You will be asked to complete a short qualification task — a 5-minute audio transcription sample in Sinhalese. Applicants who pass the qualification test will be onboarded immediately and assigned to production tasks.

Perle is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Freelance Transcriptionist Sinhalese

Freelance Transcriptionist Sinhalese