We are looking for highly proficient English first language speakers from the following countries and regions: South Africa, the United Kingdom, countries in the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Freelance or full time. Earn between $0.40 - $1.20 per audio minute based on project turnaround time.
Way With Words, launched in 2002, is an established international audio to text services and solutions company providing English language audio, video or custom transcription solutions to thousands of clients globally. We continually strive to provide the best transcription services using select pools of transcribers from around the world and partnering with leading technology companies and start-ups in our field.
We are looking for people who have an excellent understanding and knowledge of the English language, a good ear for accents, the ability to type, research and edit accurately, follow formats and meet deadlines.
When individuals or businesses have audio or video that they need a usable text record of, they employ the services of a company like Way With Words. In turn, we provide the audio to our pool of transcribers who listen to the audio and type out what they hear or edit a pre-existing transcript.
In terms of the rate of pay, this varies based on the type of work you transcribe and its urgency. Pay for transcription ranges between $0.40 - $1.20 per audio minute.
Our transcribers are paid monthly directly into their PayPal Account , irrespective of who their account is with.
For our application process, as long as you have a working copy of Microsoft Word, some software to play audio and video (such as VideoLan’s VLC Player) and a great set of ears (sadly, not available through Amazon!) then you’re all set!
If your application is successful, we will recommend suitable transcription hardware and software.
Of course you can! Should your application be successful, you will be guided through training by one of our dedicated (and patient, because we know you like to ask questions to get everything right!) recruitment team members. The best way to learn is through doing, so straight away we start training you up on live work (for which you are paid).
Our clients expect superior quality transcripts from us and we, in turn, expect top quality transcripts from our transcribers.
Whether you are an experienced transcriber or not, we need to gauge whether your skills match our requirements. These include: an excellent knowledge of the English language, a good ear for accents, the ability to research and type accurately, following formats and meeting deadlines.
The assessments have been set up to test your knowledge and ability in these areas and reflect the type of work we receive.
Most certainly not!
Because transcribers are independent contractors, they can choose how frequently they work with us.
We pay per audio minute, which means we pay you per minute of audio that you have transcribed or edited. Generally, an experienced transcriber will transcribe at a ratio of 4 or 5:1 whereas a novice transcriber may transcribe at a rate of 8:1. What this means is that it will take a novice transcriber eight minutes to transcribe one minute of audio accurately. The more experience you gain, the faster you become and the more you are able to earn. Editing transcripts is quicker and more efficient, with an average ratio of 3:1 (i.e. one minute of audio takes three minutes to edit).