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Urdu Lithograph & Old Newspaper Transcriber

اردو

Transcribe Urdu lithographed books and early newspapers exactly as printed, including worn type, narrow columns and period spellings.

At a glance

  • Paid in USDPaid per verified page, in USD. Your rate is set after a short paid test.
  • Remote, any timezoneWork from anywhere with a stable connection.
  • Flexible, part-timeChoose your own hours.
  • Ongoing, project-based Starts immediately · Rolling applications
  • Contract · TranscriptionMultiple openings
  • Urdu · اردوNastaliq (Perso-Arabic)

About the work

Most Urdu books and papers before the computer era were lithographed from handwritten plates, so they read like manuscripts. They are a large, under-used record that AI systems still misread.

What you will do

  • Type lithographed pages and newspaper columns blind from the image
  • Keep original spellings, punctuation and line breaks
  • Mark smudged or broken words with our uncertainty tags
  • Meet an agreed weekly page count at a steady quality bar

What we are looking for

  • Native or near-native Urdu reading, including older print
  • Fast, accurate typing in Urdu script
  • Patience with faded, crowded or uneven pages
  • A laptop or desktop and a stable internet connection

Nice to have

  • Experience with 19th or early 20th century Urdu publications
  • Proofreading or publishing background

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.

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