Scopist/Quality Assurer, Transcriptions

The Role: Working closely with an extraordinary team of Voice Writers, Scopists and Editors, you will strive to craft quality transcripts of teleconference and webcasts of corporate earnings calls. By using Voice Writing method and speech-recognition software (primarily Dragon) to rectify the errors in real time using you're super fast typing skills and striving to deliver the best possible product.

The Location: This position is based in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The Team: You are going to be working the team which transcribes financial-related conference calls and assists in gathering business information such as corporate executive related data. You'd be joining a dynamic team of 250+ counterparts in global locations with countless opportunities to learn transferable skills & knowledge.

The Impact: Being a part of the team means getting in on the floor of something that is huge, exciting, and significant, and is going to revolutionize how transcripts are produced and delivered to clients.

What’s in it for You:

• This opportunity provide you a path way to develop your career up to the manager level and above within Transcriptions department which is truly based on 'pay for performance' philosophy
• We seek to identify and reward special performance with growth opportunities where you can opt for operational side or becoming a training expert
• We shall equip you with platform to work on enterprise level products learning new technologies and advanced transcribing tools

Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of a Scopist essentially lies in collaborating as a pair with a Voice Writer, and further collaborating with the editor to build publication-quality transcripts of high speed, multi-speaker operating results conference calls involving specialized terminology. In addition to transcriptions, the team will assist in the collection of other Business Information – private company profiles, etc. Scopists will have complete knowledge of the collection policies and tools.

• Each role is dependent on the other and should be coordinated precisely with the other team members in production of output
• You might be required to perform in either the role of Voice Writer or Scopist using real-time voice writing methods and computer-aided transcription software to produce final output within set guidelines
• You may asked to proof and/or edit work performed by other Voice Writers or Scopists in order to meet quality control guidelines
• You will be collaborating with peers and Team Leaders to continuously improve the Transcriptions workflow process
• You shall be gathering relevant Business information as required by S&P Global

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Qualifications:

• A ‘Touch-typist’ with typing speed of 50 words per minute and above (please check your typing speed at  www.typingtest.com www.typingtest.com and mention in your application/resume)
• Excellent writing and listening skills in English
• Excellent eye, hand, and auditory coordination
• Ability to concentrate, focus and deliver consistently in time in an energizing environment
• At least a Bachelor's/College Degree is preferable (no studies in progress)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience of working in a Transcriptions team is preferable
• 1-2 years of working experience in the Call Center industry is preferable
• Familiarity with financial markets and business organizational vocabulary is an asset
• Previous experience with speech recognition software, such as IBM ViaVoice or Dragon

Work Shift: Primarily a night shift job, subject to change upon business requirements.

Note: To master the skill, try to practice typing on www.typingtest.com  where you can take mock tests to check the number of words you can type in a minute.

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