Extract transcripts from YouTube Shorts

Posted 2 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

I need a freelancer to extract the transcript from each short on the YouTube channel Motiversity Shorts.
https://www.youtube.com/@MotiversityShorts/shorts

Instructions/workflow:
- Visit the channel and locate the list of all shorts.
- For each short, open the link (e.g., …/shorts/XXXXX).
- To access the transcript: change the URL from /shorts/XXXXX to /video/XXXXX so it opens as a regular YouTube video.
- Scroll down to the video description area and click the “Show transcript” button.
- Copy the full transcript and clean it up: remove all timestamps and any non-spoken cues such as “[Music]”, “[Applause]”, “[Laughs]” etc.
- Save each item in a structured format (for example in a spreadsheet or Google Sheet) with columns: Video Link | Title | Clean Transcript.

Requirements:
- Accuracy: The spoken words should match the transcript as shown.
- Clean formatting: No timestamps, no bracketed non-speech cues.
- Good organization: Each item clearly labelled.
- Ability to handle potentially hundreds of shorts (or as many as are currently available). AVOID REPUBLISHED VIDEOS.
- Timely delivery and communication.

Preferred format:
Please deliver a Google Sheet with one row per short, and the three fields filled in. or Google Doc

Deadline & budget:
- I am looking for the cheapest offer, but still do the job.

Deliverables
  • The deliverables for each item are:
  • - The direct link to the short.
  • - The title of the short.
  • - A clean transcript of the video (no timestamps, no bracketed cues like “[Music]”, “[Claps]”, etc.).
  • $15.00

    Fixed-price
  • Entry level
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
English
Nice-to-have skills
Typing
Active Listening
Tools
YouTube
Transcription Software
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:5 to 10
  • Last viewed by client:2 weeks ago
  • Hires:
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About the client
Member since Nov 5, 2025
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    Fazenda Rio Grande1:51 PM
  • $16 total spent
    1 hire, 1 active

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