UK based Audio Inventory and Legal Transcriptionists Required

This is a standard email I send to all potential typists.

1. My Business

My business provides transcription for a number of people the majority being inventory clerks but also to a firm of solicitors based in London. I hope to continue to expand my clientele and therefore require more assistants as it increases. I currently have 4 assistants.

Ideally I need people who can not only transcribe my inventory work but I really could do with some extra help between 1-5pm on occasions when the solicitors require some urgent letters/documents typing. These will be sent through the email system and are usually not very large. As I say they don’t normally send something every day if you are interested and have training in this area it would be most helpful.

2. The work – how it comes in and what it consists of:-

The work comes in digital audio format and you need to have transcription software to be able to type this up. If you don’t currently have any software you can download a free version from http://www.nch.com.au/scribe/. You will also need a set of headphones. I don’t ask you purchase a foot pedal until you are sure this is the sort of work you want to be doing but would highly recommend one as using keyboard commands takes that little bit extra and what I want to sure is that you can make as much money as you can working for me using as little of your time as possible.

I pay GBP 0.20p per audio minute to begin with as I am sure you will appreciate until I have trained you fully I will need to listen to the entire tape again to ensure it has been completed correctly. This will continue for at least a 3 month period dependant on how quick you are to grasp each clients templates. Once I can let you loose on a clients work it will increase to GBP 0.25p per audio minute (or GBP 0.30p if completed same evening as sent) as I won’t need to spend any time checking the audio and transcription. You invoice me monthly at the end of the month for the work you have done.

I use getdropbox to send most of the work out as quite a few free email addresses do not accept large emails – some of the work can be as large as 10MB of data. If shortlisted, I will send you a like to join the site which again is free. You will need to install this on your computer before you can access the testers.

When you have completed the testers any work I will send will come in via an email from getdropbox telling you have a folder I have invited you to. The audio files will be contained in that folder and with some clients there will also be a word document template you will need to transcribe the dictation into. When there is no word document you will need to go into the shared TEMPLATES folder to access the appropriate clients template and use that. I will tell you which client it is and if they have more than one template which one you need to use.

Also in the templates folder are instructions on how client inventories are completed and any useful tips on speeding things up and previously completed guides so that you can see what it is supposed to look like.

3. Testers

I ask all potential assistants to complete a number of tester files. I normally try to start you off on 3 clients templates and go on from there. Obviously the more you are trained on the more work I could send you. Again as stated in the application form this is a freelance position and I cannot guarantee work. At present I have 4 assistants who work a lot of hours. I am hoping to spread the hours between a few people so that we can enjoy life a bit better but without taking too much away.

I hope you can digest the above information it is quite a lot to take in.

NOTE: Please DO NOT BID if you do not have previous transcription experience and not from the UK as to return a perfect or almost perfect document you need to have a very good knowledge of the English language. I would prefer teams but experienced individuals are welcome. You will have to sign a confidentiality agreement and application form which I ask all new potential typists to sign and return to me. I can accept scanned emailed versions.

Thanks