PDF Annotation, Transcription Expert – Japanese

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

📋 Description

• Review and assess assigned PDF annotation tasks

• Verify that pages are in Japanese, clear, contain legitimate content, and do not display any personal information

• Identify and delineate every significant page area, including titles, headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, figures, diagrams, captions, formulas, questions, and answer fields

• Allocate component types and establish reading-order indexes

• Connect areas to associated figures or tables using parent component identifiers

• Accurately transcribe all text as presented, including kanji, hiragana, katakana, furigana, and handwritten material

• Mark any illegible source regions

• Document language, type of document, source, page dimensions, and flags for tables, formulas, and handwriting

• Conduct end-to-end reviews of colleagues' work as a proficient annotator

• Create human-authored structural maps and precise Japanese transcriptions for AI training data

• Ensure pages are correctly bounded, typed, sequenced, and transcribed prior to the second-expert review

⛳️ Requirements

• Native fluency in Japanese

• Comprehensive understanding of kanji, hiragana, katakana, furigana, and various character forms

• Professional experience in interpretation, journalism, transcription, translation, editorial work, or similar document-heavy roles

• High level of accuracy and meticulous attention to detail

• Methodical application of a taxonomy across numerous pages

• Ability to handle vertical text, multi-column newspapers, exam papers, and handwritten documents

• Experience in Japanese-language annotation, labeling, grading, bilingual evaluation, transcription, localization, MTPE, subtitling, bilingual QA, OCR correction, post-editing, typesetting, copy-editing, proofreading, or digitization is preferred

• Familiarity with Unicode normalization, Japanese input methods, full-width and half-width forms, and kanji variant management is preferred

• Must be capable of working as an independent contractor

• H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not accommodated

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position

• Flexible scheduling

• Weekly payments through Stripe or Wise

• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early based on requirements and performance

• Competitive compensation

• Reasonable accommodations available upon request

• Referral opportunity to earn up to $140 for each successful referral