32.2561, Jobs: Ethiopian; Amharic; Translation: Translator, Pole to Win LTD

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LINGUIST List: Vol-32-2561. Thu Aug 05 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.2561, Jobs: Ethiopian; Amharic; Translation: Translator, Pole to Win LTD

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Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:27:32
From: Shanna Gurdial [shanna.gurdial at ptw.com]
Subject: Ethiopian; Amharic; Translation: Translator, Pole to Win LTD

 
University or Organization: Pole to Win LTD 
Web Address: https://www.ptw.com/
Job Title: Amharic Linguist
Job Rank: Translator

Specialty Areas: Translation 

Required Language(s): Amharic (amh)
                      Ethiopian 

Description:

Role: Amharic Linguist

Contract Type: Freelance

Location: Remote

Description: 
We are looking for formally trained linguists who are able to complete audio
and phonemic transcription, audio analysis, as well as being involved in other
speech linguistic tasks.

Successful candidates will be part of a team, processing large amounts of
linguistic data and carrying out a number of tasks to improve the quality of
our client’s text-to-speech synthesis for the Amharic language.

What you will be doing:
Responsibilities include:
 - Quality control, audio evaluation, proof-listening speech output,
linguistic research, and using in-house tools/systems.
 - Pronunciation Transcription: transcribe words as they are commonly
pronounced in your language, according to the client’s phonemic transcription
conventions.
 - Pronunciation Approval: evaluate pronunciation transcriptions for
correctness.
 - Proofreading: proofreading of lines for a script to be used during
recordings; edit lines as needed according to the client’s proofreading
conventions.
 - Recording QC: perform a number of quality checks on lines composed of
audio, text, and additional data annotation fields, assessing the audio for
overall recording quality, voice quality, and correct pronunciation.
 - Ensuring the text matches the audio exactly and is formatted per the
client’s conventions.
 - Marking prosody and adding any additional data requested.

Requirements: 
What we are looking for:
 - Candidates must have completed University-level coursework in general
linguistics, phonetics, phonology, and experience in phonemic transcription in
your native language (Amharic).
 - A degree classified as BA Honours or BSc within Linguistics courses is
required.
 - Minimum availability requirement of 10 hours per week.

Who we are: 
PTW is a global services company that collaborate with video game developers
and publishers through outsourced production services. We started 25 years ago
and since then, have grown exponentially year-on-year to where we are today.
Our history is in gaming, and we are gamers at heart. In our time within the
games industry, we have worked on over 1500 titles across all genres and all
platforms, including 8 out of the past 10 Game-Of-The-Year-winning titles.

We have grown rapidly over the past few years and now have 35 sites spanning
the globe. The PTW umbrella of companies includes SIDE and Orange Rock. SIDE
works at the cutting edge of interactive media as a provider of audio services
for the global entertainment market. Orange Rock is our in-house game and
product development studio.

Welcome to PTW.

To apply, please visit the application link below.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://apply.workable.com/j/2519024A9C 
Contact Information:
	Shanna Gurdial 
	Email: shanna.gurdial at ptw.com 


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