Transcription Supervisor - Davao City

Transcription Supervisor – Davao, Philippines

Appen Butler Hill, a global language technology solutions and consulting firm.

Position Description: (formerly titled Project Assistant - Transcription)
Appen Butler Hill is looking to hire two Transcription Supervisors to support the busy and expanding Transcription team in Davao. The roles involve supervision of transcription projects in various languages using ABH custom transcription software. This data is used by prominent clients to develop speech technology applications such as voice recognition.

You will supervise, train and support remote teams of transcribers working locally and around the world. You will consider linguistic issues such as spelling standardisation and how to write casual speech. The successful applicant will be technically proficient, a clear communicator, a team player, and available to work full-time in Davao.

We are particularly interested in applicants with substantial knowledge of major Asian languages (e.g. Mandarin, Japanese) and / or major European languages (e.g. French, German, Spanish), to help with supervision of projects in these languages.

Project Information:
Location: In Davao office (Not home based)
Length: Full time, 3 months; potential ongoing

Key Responsibilities:
•Supervise teams of remote transcribers
•Ensure project quality and timeliness targets are achieved
•Develop project instructions and training materials
•Recruit, train and supervise transcribers
•Monitor transcriber performance
•Work with speakers of other languages to review and correct spelling

Qualifications
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
•Linguistics degree or equivalent study in related discipline (e.g. translation, phonetics)
•Good command of written and spoken English
•Proficiency in or extensive knowledge of major Asian or European languages
•Intermediate to advanced computer skills

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
•Experience in managing or supervising teams of people
•Experience working in a commercial environment

Apply directly at
httpsch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp? org=BUTLERHILL&cws=4&rid=651