Updated May 30, 2025.
3Play Media is a company based out of Massachusetts that provides captioning and transcription services to their clients.
For a while now they have had an interesting work-from-home position listed — transcript editor.
You’ll work as an independent contractor for the company, and you don’t need to be a U.S. resident to apply — they welcome applicants from other countries as long as you meet the qualifications.
What does a transcript editor do?
From the job description:
We are looking for flex-time contract transcriptionists/editors to transcribe recorded audio and edit imperfect transcription using a proprietary internet-based software application.
Reading this would make me think that the job involves transcribing and also editing imperfect transcription.
However, Miranda at WAH Adventures wrote a review of this company years ago, and she was able to speak with someone actually working for the company who said the audio you receive has already been transcribed through 3Play Media’s voice-recognition software and that the transcript editors just go through and correct the imperfections.
How much does a transcript editor get paid?
3Play Media pays on a per-project, per-minute basis depending on the work you complete and how efficiently you work.
While the company used to mention rates like $10 to $30 per hour, their updated materials no longer list exact pay ranges, so your actual earnings will depend on your speed and accuracy.
Payments are now made weekly via direct deposit.
Is this flexible?
Yes, this is very flexible! This is definitely one of those jobs where you can log on and off, accepting work at your leisure — provided there is work available to do.
There’s no formal minimum hourly commitment listed, but of course, the more work you claim and complete, the more you can earn. Note that every job you accept also has a deadline.
Who is qualified?
You don’t necessarily need transcription experience to get in here. Instead, you’ll need:
- Excellent written communication skills
- Strong command of English usage, grammar, and punctuation
- Experience with computer word processing
- Proficiency with internet research and reference resources
- Ability to manage projects independently and closely follow instructions
- You must be at least 18 years old
When you apply, you’ll have to take a typing test and do a sample transcript. There is also a little bit of training time involved if you do well on the tests.
Feedback From Other Workers
This company has good feedback overall, but it’s definitely important that I mention many of the current workers claim that this is just supplemental income and not really more than that.
Apparently, the work is first come, first serve, and it can be difficult to grab jobs from the dashboard before other transcript editors get to them.
Several people have also said that they believe it would be nearly impossible to make the quoted $30 per hour listed in past references. Most of their workers (experienced ones) say that they do well to earn $10 to $12 hourly. So that is something else to keep in mind.
Workers do appreciate management here — apparently they are very helpful and supportive. Pay is always made on time. And of course, the fact this is non-phone and flexible work is a huge plus.
Bottom line — if you meet the qualifications, it couldn’t hurt to apply here, but it sounds like it would not be safe to depend on this as your only job from home.
How do you apply?
You can visit the job listing on 3Play Media’s website to get started, but note that even though this job appears to always be posted, the company may or may not be actively hiring for it.
Still, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to send your application to them for their next hiring spree.
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Anna Thurman is a work at home blogger and mom of two. She has been researching and reviewing remote jobs for over 15 years. Her findings are published weekly here at Real Ways to Earn.