Linguistic Quality Auditor – IPA Phonetic Transcription Review

About Welo Global 

Welo Global is a leader in multilingual AI, technology, and content solutions serving over 2,000 clients in 300 languages. The company combines globally scaled multilingual infrastructure, including a network of over 500,000 linguists and domain experts, with advanced NLP, computational linguistics, and best-in-class compliance backed by seven ISO certifications. Welo Global’s five brands—Welocalize (multilingual content and localization services for global enterprises), Park IP (intellectual property and patent translation services for law firms and corporate legal teams), Welo Life Sciences (regulated language and compliance-aligned content solutions for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device organizations), Adapt (multilingual performance-led digital marketing agency), and Welo Data (multilingual data generation, evaluation, and human data infrastructure for AI systems)—serve distinct customer segments with purpose-built expertise, fit-for-purpose solutions, and supporting technology. weloglobal.com   

About the Role

We are seeking experienced linguists to support a quality audit initiative for a product localization content. This project focuses on reviewing AI-generated IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcriptions that were previously validated or corrected by linguists against audio recordings.

Background

The project involves reviewing linguist submissions containing:

• A short audio recording
• A standard orthographic transcription
• AI-generated IPA transcriptions for selected words

We are now looking for reviewers /auditors to review a representative sample of these completed submissions.

Key Responsibilities

• Audit a sample of linguist submissions to verify that the original validate/correct decision was accurate
• Confirm that IPA transcriptions correctly reflect the pronunciation heard in the audio
• Identify errors or inconsistencies in the original review
• Provide corrections where applicable (scope to be confirmed)
• Work within the client-owned platform environment
• Meet agreed turnaround times and quality standards for project

Requirements

• Native or near-native fluency in the target locale
• Strong knowledge of IPA phonetic transcription and phonetics
• Prior experience with CAT tools or similar client-owned platforms
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently against quality benchmarks

Project Details

• Start: Early October 2026
• Expected duration: Approximately 2 weeks
• Expected workload: Approximately 20 hours between project kickoff and mid-October
• Tool: Client-owned platform
• Target languages: fr_CA, en_US, pt_PT, vi_VN, de_DE, ko_KR, tr_TR, it_IT, id_ID, nl_NL, th_TH, es_ES, ms_MY, pl_PL, ja_JP and he_IL 

Job reference: #LI-JC1