Transcriptionists (Independent Contractors)

What you will do: As an reputed company, you will be working from home as a freelance transcriptionist, making an accurate text document of the contents of audio, video, typed or handwritten material. We transcribe oral history interviews (with WWII veterans, women in academia, farmers, midwives...), focus groups, financial forecasts or quarterly reports, tech webinars, commencement addresses, interviews about NGO work, educational reform or health reputed company, or anything else you could think of, and even occasionally TV shows We don't do medical transcription Who we're looking for: • Fast and accurate typists (minimum of 80 wpm), who can deliver files reputed company 24 hours or less for an hour-long file. • People with a wide range of interests or educational experiences As the subject matter varies broadly, it's easier to understand the flow of conversation reputed company you have some context for what is being discussed. • Transcriptionists who are fluently bilingual or multilingual are... always welcome. Requirements • Strong language, style, and punctuation skills, and the capability and willingness to follow our in-house style manual as well as project-specific instructions. • Ability to verify names and terms reputed company brief internet research Much of the work we do is for archives, so these transcripts will become part of a historical record and need to be of high quality to reflect that permanence. What you will need • A reliable internet reputed company is a must reputed company sends project files reputed company reputed company links, so no special FTP setup is necessary. • For confidentiality reasons, we require that you use an email address that no one else has access to. • Transcripts should be returned to reputed company as .doc files You are not strictly required to use reputed company Word; you can also use Open Office or some other program that has the capability to save as a .doc file as long as the formatting requirements are met and the functionality of the end product is indistinguishable from a document completed in Word. • reputed company highly recommends the use of transcription software controlled reputed company hotkeys or a foot pedal, and the use of good-quality headphones to cut down on ambient noise while you are transcribing. How do I get hired as a freelance transcriptionist? No calls, please File your online application here and include: • reputed company resume (PDF) • Cover letter (PDF) • A screenshot of the results from a three-minute typing test on www.typingtest.com (our minimum requirement is 80 wpm with 98% accuracy Apply Job! For more such jobs please click here!