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Middle Eastern & Central Asian languages
Arabic Dialect Linguist (Gulf, Najdi, Levantine, Egyptian, Maghrebi, Iraqi)
Posted 1 month ago · Rolling applications
$20 – $40 / hour · Hourly contract · Remote · Flexible, part-time (10–40 hrs/week)
At a glance
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$20 – $40 / hourPaid weekly in USD
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Hourly contractIndependent contractor · Specialist
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RemoteWork from anywhere with a stable connection.
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Flexible, part-time (10–40 hrs/week)Choose your own hours.
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Ongoing, project-based Starts when a matching project opens · Rolling applications
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Arabic · العربيةArabic
Role overview
Native speakers transcribe, write, annotate and evaluate Arabic dialect data for AI, including phonetic review for speech systems and domain annotation.
Dialects in scope: Gulf (Khaleeji), Saudi Najdi, Levantine, Egyptian, Maghrebi and Iraqi Arabic. Iraqi speakers should state their dialect in their profile.
Key responsibilities
- Transcribe and validate dialect audio accurately.
- Write and review dialect text without spelling errors.
- Najdi track: evaluate text-to-speech output and IPA phonetic transcriptions.
- Gulf and Levantine tracks: annotate clinical and legal text, for candidates with a matching professional background.
- Rate AI answers in your dialect for fluency and correctness.
Ideal qualifications
- Native speaker of one or more listed dialects.
- Excellent written MSA and dialect.
- 2+ years of transcription, translation, linguistics or annotation work.
Nice to have
- Linguistics or phonetics degree with IPA knowledge.
- Clinical or legal background for the domain annotation tracks.
- Sub-national dialects: Sa'idi, Sudanese, Libyan, Yemeni, Emirati, Iraqi.
More about the opportunity
Each dialect is tested separately with a dialect-specific interview task.
Compensation and contract terms
- $20 – $40 / hour. Paid in USD, weekly. Rate set after a short paid assessment.
- Hourly contract. You are engaged as an independent contractor.
- Remote. Flexible, part-time (10–40 hrs/week), on your own schedule.
- Paid weekly in USD for approved work.
- Projects can be extended, shortened or ended early depending on project needs and quality.
Application process
- ApplyCreate a free profile and upload your CV.
- InterviewAbout 20 minutes. You need a laptop or desktop with a camera and microphone.
- ID and credential checkWe verify your identity and the qualifications the role needs.
- Matched to projectsOnce verified, you are invited to paid projects that fit your skills.
Vetting for this role: Profile and CV review, AI interview in Arabic, proctored, with a dialect task (about 20 minutes), Identity check: government ID and liveness, Language test in your dialect, Short paid assessment and Expert Score.
Free to apply. Vettedlance never charges candidates, and will never ask you to pay for training, tests or equipment.
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