Transcription Project Manager
Company: Planet Depos
Location: Rockville, MD 20850 (Remote)
Salary: $50,000 a year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-05-06
About this role
Description:
The Transcription Project Manager requires a versatile candidate with great attention to detail and excellent organization and communication skills. It is a fast-paced working environment, so the ideal candidate must be a positive team-player that can work well under pressure. This position requires the ability to decisively act in important situations using discretion and independent judgment, easily grasp concepts, and solve problems in a professional and timely manner. The Transcription Project Manager is responsible for managing transcription jobs from beginning to end. This includes receiving, assessing, and assigning audio files for transcription, communicating regularly with reporters and transcribers, responding to client requests, tracking deadlines, and updating job and/or case notes.
TRANSCRIPTION PROJECT MANAGER ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Receive and track in audio and files from digital reporters
- Assign, coordinate, and track transcription assignments with resources and vendors
- Communicate regularly with digital reporters and transcribers regarding audio/transcript status and other client requests
- Provide feedback on digital reporter job submissions
- Monitor department inbox to promptly respond to client questions and other requests
- Field transcription-related phone calls and emails
- Maintain and update shared transcription calendars with deadlines
- Coordinate deliverables with production department
- Guide clients through the client-provided audio transcription request process, including providing cost estimates
- Enter job notes in Reporter Base
- Perform transcription duties as needed
- Provide suggestions on how to improve transcription workflow, policies and procedures through process improvements and/or utilization of technology
- Other duties as assigned
TRANSCRIPTION PROJECT MANAGER LOCATION:
Fully Remote
TRANSCRIPTION PROJECT MANAGER SHIFT:
Friday–Monday, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST (4-day, 10-hour shift schedul...