If you’ve ever thought about typing from home, you’ll definitely want to keep an eye on Rev because the company hires often.
Rev offers flexible work along with weekly reliable payouts.
In this article, I’ll go over a few opportunities the company offers along with any requirements or qualifications you’d need to meet as well as how to apply.
Rev Overview
Rev is a well-known name in the work from home transcription job category. The company hires freelancers to provide services for their clients.
Rev takes pride in their technology-advanced platform that was built to efficiently deliver quality results to clients and create a great work environment for freelancers.
The team at Rev hand- picks freelancers who will be able to meet their quality standards while enjoying the freedom and flexibility of working from home.
Though Rev offers plenty of typing-based work, you need additional qualifications to really be successful as a freelancer.
Rev generally hires for 4 positions: Transcriptionist, Captioner, Subtitler, and Translator.
Transcriptionist
As a transcriptionist, your role would involve listening to audio and video content and typing out what is being said.
You can set your own hours and choose which projects you’ll want to work on. Rev has hundreds of transcription jobs to choose from in their database.
Compensation
Rev pays transcriptionists $0.40 – $0.65 per minute. Keep in mind, this is per audio minute and not per minute that you spend working. For example, if you had to transcribe a 30-minute audio clip you would earn $19.50 if your rate was $0.65 per audio minute.
Compensation is delivered weekly via Paypal. Rev states on their site that top earners make around $1,495 per month but the average earnings are $245 for transcriptionists, so this can be a great part-time option.
Application Process
In order to start working as a freelance transcriptionist with Rev, you need to take an online test to demonstrate your skills. After you submit the test, Rev will let you know within 48 hours if you’re approved to start working as a freelancer.
Materials and Qualifications
To start working, you just need a computer, headset, broadband internet, and strong English skills.
Learn more about the transcription opportunity and apply here.
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Captioner
As a captioner, your role is to watch video content and create timed captions that are in sync with what’s occurring in the video.
Rev’s clients need help captioning video content like classic TV shows, modern movies, educational videos, and more.
Compensation
Captioners get paid $0.40 – $0.75 per audio minute and are paid weekly via PayPal. Rev states on their site that top earners make around $1,570 per month but the average earnings are $240 for captioners.
Application Process
The application takes about an hour and involves a few steps as highlighted below.
You’ll need to test your internet speed and pass a few captioning tests in order to start working. The good news is that once all your tests and application materials are submitted, you should hear back from Rev with a decision within 48 hours.
Materials and Qualifications
Rev’s most successful captioners have a typing speed of at least 70 words per minute.
Learn more about the captioner opportunity and apply here.
Subtitler
Rev subtitler’s role is quite different from their captioning role. As implied, you’ll be expected to translate videos and create word-for-word subtitles in certain languages so they are in sync with what’s happening in the video.
Compensation
Subtitlers earn $1.50 – $3.00 per minute and are paid weekly via PayPal. Rev states on their site that the average freelance subtitler earns $958 per month.
Application Process
The application process is similar to Rev’s other work from home positions. You’ll need to fill out an application online and pass a test to be considered for work.
Materials and Qualifications
To start working, you just need a computer, broadband internet, strong English skills and also have the ability to write accurate subtitles in other languages like Korean, Chinese, Arabic, and Dutch just to name a few.
Learn more about the subtitler opportunity and apply here.
Translator
As a freelance translator with Rev, your role would involve translating documents from one language to another.
Compensation
Translators earn $0.05 – $0.07 per word and are paid weekly via PayPal.
Application Process
Rev has a short initial application form that you can fill out on their site and they state their response time may be slow depending on their current needs.
Materials and Qualifications
To start working, you need a computer, broadband internet, and fluency in more than one language so you can accurately translate the assignments.
Learn more about the translator opportunity and apply here.
Reviews
So what’s it really like to work for Rev? We scanned Glassdoor for reviews from current and past freelancers, and it is a mixed bag of reviews.
Some people liked the fact that they can make a part-time income working from home. Others complained about the grading scale for the assignments, but Rev does offer training tutorials, practice jobs, and constructive feedback to help freelancers grow their skills and exceed at the work.
Rev also has a very active forum and support team for freelancers.
Apply
To learn more about Rev’s freelance positions and apply to the ones you feel best qualified for, click here.
Good luck!
