Caption Annotation Specialist (Malaysia)

Remote | Malaysia | Independent Contractor

About Agents Only Technologies Inc.

Agents Only Technologies Inc. is a global workforce and operations company supporting technology, customer experience, business operations, artificial intelligence, and professional services across multiple industries. We collaborate with organizations worldwide to deliver high-quality language, multimedia, and AI data solutions through a distributed global network of contributors.

Our community of professionals helps advance next-generation AI technologies by producing accurate, high-quality annotations that improve speech recognition, multimedia understanding, and language models while maintaining the highest standards of quality, compliance, and operational excellence.

Role Overview

We are looking for detail-oriented Caption Annotation Specialists based in Malaysia to support a multimedia annotation project focused on improving machine-generated captions.

In this role, you will review AI-generated captions and create clear, accurate, and descriptive annotations for spoken dialogue, music, and environmental sounds. Your work will directly contribute to the development of more accessible and intelligent AI-powered multimedia technologies.

Depending on project requirements and your qualifications, you may participate in one or more phases of the annotation workflow.

What You'll Do

As a Caption Annotation Specialist, you will:

• Review machine-generated captions for assigned multimedia content.
• Create accurate and descriptive captions following project guidelines.
• Ensure captions are grammatically correct, natural, and easy to understand.
• Maintain high annotation quality while meeting productivity targets.
• Participate in calibration sessions and quality reviews when required.
• Meet project turnaround times while consistently following annotation standards.

Vocal Caption Annotation

Create detailed descriptions of spoken audio, including:

• Voice characteristics
• Speaking style and tone
• Emotion and delivery
• Speech rate and pacing
• Other relevant vocal attributes

Music Caption Annotation

Describe musical content, including:

• Musical genre or style
• Instrumentation
• Tempo and rhythm
• Mood and atmosphere
• Audio effects and production characteristics

Sound Effect Caption Annotation

Describe environmental and sound effects, including:

• Type of sound
• Timing within the scene
• Relative volume
• Duration
• Context and overall audio characteristics

What You Bring

Required Experience

Candidates should possess one or more of the following:

• Experience in AI data annotation, multimedia annotation, audio labeling, or transcription.
• Experience working on speech, language, or localization projects.
• Familiarity with annotation tools and quality assurance processes.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Previous remote or freelance experience is an advantage.

Required Skills

• Professional-level proficiency in English.
• Professional proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) is highly preferred.
• Additional proficiency in Chinese (Simplified or Traditional) or Tamil is an advantage for multilingual project opportunities.
• Excellent listening and comprehension skills.
• Strong written communication and grammar.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to follow detailed annotation guidelines consistently.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications

For Vocal Caption Annotation

• Experience with Text-to-Speech (TTS), Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), or speech AI projects.
• Background in linguistics, phonetics, speech sciences, or language technologies.

For Music & Sound Effect Annotation

Candidates with educational or professional backgrounds in the following are encouraged to apply:

• Music
• Audio Engineering
• Sound Design
• Audio Production
• Multimedia Production
• Film or Media Studies
• Broadcasting
• Related audio disciplines

Education / Expertise

Educational background or equivalent professional experience in one or more of the following is preferred:

• Linguistics
• Languages
• Communications
• Music
• Audio Engineering
• Sound Design
• Media Production
• Multimedia
• Artificial Intelligence Data Annotation
• Related disciplines

Equivalent professional experience will also be considered.

Job Details

Location: Malaysia (Remote)

Work Arrangement: Independent Contractor

Schedule: Flexible

Market: Malaysia

Openings: Multiple

Training: Project-specific qualification and training may be required before production access.

Compensation

Compensation is project-based.

Actual earnings may vary based on project scope, task availability, productivity, and quality performance.

Important Notes

• Contributors must successfully complete all required assessments before onboarding.
• Annotation quality will be continuously monitored through quality assurance reviews.
• Consistent adherence to project guidelines is required throughout the engagement.
• Project availability may vary depending on client demand and business requirements.
• Contributors may be assigned to different annotation phases based on qualifications and demonstrated performance.

How to Apply

If you're based in Malaysia, have strong language skills, and enjoy detail-oriented work that contributes to advancing AI technologies, we'd love to hear from you.

Submit your application through our official application process. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity

Agents Only Technologies Inc. is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse global community. We welcome talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Opportunities are made available based on qualifications, skills, experience, and business needs, with the goal of building a collaborative environment where contributors can learn, grow, and succeed together.