Dear Sir/Madam,
I have over 20 years of experience as an Admin/Executive Assistant and consequently I am very familiar with MS Word and transcribing. I have transcribed business reports, letters, proposals, presentations etc throughout my working career. More recently, as a freelancer I have had the opportunity to transcribe interviews as well as a podcast. I use the software ExpressScribe which does accept/convert DSS files and I have all the necessary equipment to carry out my transcription tasks efficiently. My typing speed is 60 words per minute.
I have a strong work ethic and a professional attitude. All work is treated with the utmost discretion and confidentiality at all times is assured. Every effort is made to provide quality work that is accurate, formatted to specifications and delivered on time, every time.
The industry standard for transcribing an audio file is 1:4, ie. It takes one hour for every 15 minutes of audio (Ref: Wikipedia). I am confident I will be able to meet the turnaround you require. My bid price, for this project, is $0.40 per audio minute which equates to $24 per audio hour.
I look forward to an opportunity to discuss the terms and specifics of this project with you at an interview. I am new to Freelancer and am striving for the opportunity to build my reputation and showcase my skills. I hope you will consider my application and, if successful, look forward to working with you on this assignment.
Yours sincerely
Betty