Hebrew Bilingual Expert

$30–65/hrrate as listed

Listen to Hebrew audio clips — human and synthetic — and rate how native the speech sounds across pronunciation, intonation, and phrasing, then justify each rating in written English. Work is remote, task-based contracting through micro1, with observed rates of $30–65/hr depending on background and project.

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What the work involves

You receive batches of short Hebrew audio clips and score them against a rubric: does the speaker sound native, where does the prosody break, is the pronunciation consistent with a real regional variety or does it drift into something no Hebrew speaker would produce? Some clips are human recordings; many are model output, and the interesting failures are subtle — a correct phoneme inventory with wrong stress placement, unnatural pausing mid-construct chain, flattened intonation on questions, or Modern Hebrew realizations mixed inconsistently with liturgical or Mizrahi pronunciation.

Every rating needs a written justification in English. This is the part that separates useful annotators from fast ones: coordinators need to read your note and understand exactly which acoustic or phonological feature drove the score, in language specific enough that another reviewer would land in the same place. You will also flag ambiguous guideline cases back to project coordinators rather than guessing, since consistency across the annotator pool matters more than any single verdict.

What the screen looks for

Verifiable native-level Hebrew — micro1's AI interviewer probes spoken fluency directly and follows up on regional features, register shifts, and how you'd describe them.
Analytic vocabulary, not just intuition — "it sounds off" is not a rating; backgrounds in phonetics, linguistics, voice work, speech therapy, audio engineering, translation, or language teaching help here.
English at B2 or above for written feedback and interview conversation.
Rubric discipline — whether you can apply someone else's criteria, including when you personally disagree with them.

Logistics

Fully remote, contractor engagement, asynchronous within task deadlines. Volume is project-driven and fluctuates; most contributors treat it as part-time alongside other work. You'll need quiet listening conditions and decent headphones — laptop speakers are not adequate for judging intonation and articulation detail. Pay bands of $30–65/hr are as observed on the platform and vary by specialization and project, not guaranteed.

What they look for

english (b2+)
attention to detail
written communication
verbal communication
Hebrew native proficiency

Before you apply

Would you pass this screen?

Drawn from what this listing actually requires. Answered in your browser — nothing is sent to us, and we do not store your answers.

Were you raised speaking Hebrew as a native language, or did you acquire Hebrew as a native-equivalent proficiency before age 5?
Native Hebrew proficiency · required
Do you have formal qualification or demonstrated professional experience confirming B2 or higher level English proficiency (e.g., TOEFL, Cambridge, IELTS, or equivalent professional work in English)?
B2+ English proficiency · required
Do you have prior experience with audio analysis, transcription, linguistics, phonetics, music/audio engineering, or professional language assessment (teaching, tutoring, examination)?
Audio experience or linguistic background · preferred

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Included with this listing

Interview prep — 11 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: Whether the candidate has genuine native-level command of Hebrew or merely conversational fluency; whether they've actively used Hebrew recently enough to evaluate authentic intonation and regional variation.
A strong answer: The candidate should name the region or community where they grew up speaking Hebrew natively, describe their current use of the language (media, family, work, study), and ideally mention exposure to different registers or dialects so they can recognize authenticity markers.
Where people lose it: Candidates confess they learned Hebrew as a second language but frame it as 'native-level' or vaguely claim proficiency without anchoring it to childhood or sustained immersion; they cannot name specific linguistic features that distinguish native from advanced non-native speech.