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Karya · 2 months ago

Transcription Lead

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities. They are seeking an experienced Transcription Lead to manage and scale multi-domain Indic language transcription projects, ensuring the delivery of high-quality transcription data for AI and data products.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine Learning

Responsibilities

Own and manage large-scale transcription projects spanning various high-value domains, including (but not limited to) healthcare, finance, and general consumer data

Ensure all transcribed data meets rigorous quality and format requirements, maintaining strict adherence to client/internal specifications and linguistic standards

Actively manage, mentor, and scale our network of transcribers across the top 7-8 high-resource Indic languages (e.g., Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, etc.)

Develop, document, and enforce best practices and efficient workflows for transcription, review, and quality control processes to maximize throughput and minimize errors

Continuously assess and expand the existing network of qualified transcribers to ensure resource availability for immediate and future project needs

Qualification

Indic language transcriptionProject managementQuality assurance methodologiesTeam managementToolsCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

5+ years of direct, hands-on experience managing and executing large-scale transcription or data labeling projects, specifically involving Indic (Indian) languages

A deep, practical understanding of various transcription requirements, formats (e.g., verbatim, smart verbatim, time-stamping), and quality assurance methodologies

A proven and active network of high-quality transcribers and resources across the top 7-8 high-resource Indic languages

Excellent organizational, prioritization, and communication skills; comfortable managing multiple simultaneous projects with tight deadlines

Familiarity with common project management and transcription platform tools