Albanian Bilingual Transcription Specialist

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the #1 platform for building careers in AI training and data labeling. We help freelancers find and grow long-term work creating the human training data that modern AI models learn from.

OpenTrain is the hiring and contracting organization for this role. We provide the project, feedback, and a place to build a unified portfolio of AI training experience.

About AI training work

AI training (data labeling/annotation) is the human work that teaches models to understand language, images, and audio. These roles are often 100% remote, flexible, and accessible—even at entry level—and let contributors directly shape how AI systems behave.

The role

You will create high-quality Albanian-language transcriptions from video, annotate speaker turns and scene changes with timestamps, and provide linguistic judgments that preserve meaning and tone. This is a contractor, part-time role requiring 20+ hours per week and is open worldwide.

• Transcribe Albanian video content accurately and clearly
• Annotate dialogue, speaker changes, and scene edits with precise timestamps
• Describe emotional tone, intent, and mood shifts in speech
• Evaluate grammar, syntax, and idiomatic meaning in context
• Explain contextual meanings of words and colloquial expressions
• Collaborate with the project team to provide linguistic feedback and improvements

Requirements

Preserve the following core requirements exactly as described; they are essential to perform the work.

• Native or near-native proficiency in Albanian (sq)
• Fluency in English for bilingual work
• Experience in transcription, translation, or language analysis
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Solid understanding of Albanian and English grammar, syntax, and cultural context
• Ability to identify speaker emotion, tone, and intent
• Comfort working independently with digital content and collaborative platforms
• Availability for 20+ hours per week; contractor, part-time engagement
• Data type: VIDEO; labeling tasks: TRANSCRIPTION and EVALUATION_RATING

Helpful background (not required)

These qualifications strengthen an application but are optional.

• Degree in Linguistics, Philology, Translation Studies, or related field
• Experience with linguistic annotation or corpus analysis tools
• Background in educational, research, or media translation projects

How it works & how to apply

You will be engaged as a contractor through OpenTrain. Work is remote and flexible; you choose hours to meet the 20+ hour weekly expectation. Projects involve watching short-to-medium video clips, producing time-aligned transcriptions, and submitting short linguistic annotations and ratings.

To apply, create or update your OpenTrain profile, confirm language skills and availability, and submit sample transcription/annotation responses when requested. OpenTrain will provide project instructions, quality guidelines, and feedback to help you succeed.