PDF Annotation, Transcription Expert – Japanese

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Japan, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Review and verify the provided PDF-page tasks.

• Ensure that the pages are in Japanese, clear, contain authentic content, and do not display any personal information.

• Identify and delineate every significant page region.

• Assign component types and establish reading-order indexes.

• Connect regions to associated figures or tables using parent component identifiers.

• Accurately transcribe all text as presented, including Japanese scripts, furigana, and handwritten material.

• Mark any illegible source regions.

• Record language, document type, source, page dimensions, and flags for tables, formulas, and handwriting.

• Review the work of colleagues comprehensively as a secondary Japanese expert when sufficiently experienced.

⛳️ Requirements

• Native Japanese speaker with complete proficiency in kanji, hiragana, and katakana, including furigana and various character forms.

• Professional background in interpretation, journalism, transcription, translation, editorial tasks, or similar document-heavy roles.

• Exceptional character-level accuracy and meticulous attention to detail.

• Capability to consistently apply a taxonomy across numerous pages.

• Familiarity with vertical text, multi-column newspapers, examination papers, and handwritten documents.

• Japanese fluency is mandatory; all annotation and transcription tasks are conducted in Japanese.

• Must have independent contractor status.

• Not able to accommodate H1-B or STEM OPT candidates.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position.

• Flexible scheduling.

• Weekly payments through Stripe or Wise.

• Chance to engage in cutting-edge AI training projects.

• Collaborate with leading researchers.

• Referral bonuses of up to $140 for each successful referral (certain limits apply).

• Reasonable accommodations available upon request.