Hiring now SpecialistContractRemote

Page Layout & Region Annotator (Historical Documents)

Mark up the structure of historical pages: text blocks, marginalia, headings, tables, seals and illustrations, and the order they should be read in.

At a glance

  • Paid in USDPaid per page or per hour, in USD. Rate set after your test.
  • Remote, any timezoneWork from anywhere with a stable connection.
  • Flexible, part-timeChoose your own hours.
  • Ongoing, project-based Starts immediately · Rolling applications
  • Contract · SpecialistMultiple openings

About the work

Most reading errors on historical pages start before a single letter is read: the system takes the wrong block, or reads a marginal note into the main text. Region and reading-order labels fix that at the source.

What you will do

  • Draw regions around text blocks, margins, headers, footnotes and images
  • Set the correct reading order, including right-to-left and marginal text
  • Label seals, stamps, catchwords and page numbers
  • Follow a written layout guide and raise cases it does not cover

What we are looking for

  • Reading knowledge of at least one Arabic-script language
  • Good spatial judgement and patience with complex pages
  • Comfort learning a new annotation tool
  • A laptop or desktop with a reasonably large screen

Nice to have

  • Experience with layout tools such as Transkribus, eScriptorium or CVAT
  • Familiarity with manuscript page conventions such as tilted marginal notes

Hiring process

  1. Step 1Profile and CV review
  2. Step 2AI interview (about 20 minutes)
  3. Step 3Identity and credential check
  4. Step 4Short paid trial task

Free to apply. Vettedlance never charges candidates, and will never ask you to pay for training, tests or equipment.

Related roles

Manuscript Cataloguer (Urdu, Persian, Arabic)

Hiring now

Paid in USD

Heritage & manuscripts

New opportunity

OCR Ground-Truth QA Reviewer (Arabic-Script Documents)

Hiring now

Paid in USD

Heritage & manuscripts

New opportunity

Archival Scanning & Digitisation Technician

Hiring now

Paid in USD

Heritage & manuscripts

New opportunity

Shikasta Script Reader (Persian and Urdu Documents)

Hiring now

Paid in USD

Heritage & manuscripts · فارسی

New opportunity

Naskh & Thuluth Script Specialist

Hiring now

Paid in USD

Heritage & manuscripts · العربية

New opportunity

Arabic-Sindhi Manuscript Reader

Hiring now

Paid in USD

Heritage & manuscripts · سنڌي

New opportunity

All heritage & manuscripts roles