About the Role
What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and communicates with millions of people around the world? We're looking for professional voice actors and voice-over artists with authentic South African English accents to participate in paid studio recording sessions for a leading AI speech research project.
This is a short-term contract role with a straightforward commitment — a handful of professionally run studio sessions, competitive pay, and the opportunity to contribute to technology that genuinely matters. This project does not involve voice cloning.
- Organisation: Alignerr
- Type: Contract
- Session Format: In-person professional studio recording
- Commitment: 2–3 sessions of approximately 4 hours each
What You'll Do
- Record natural, conversational South African English speech in a professional studio environment
- Participate in solo recording sessions as well as dual-speaker dialogue conversations
- Deliver realistic, human-sounding speech that captures the natural rhythm of everyday conversation
- Take light direction on tone, pacing, and delivery style
- Bring your performance skills to make scripted dialogue sound natural and unscripted
Who You Are
- A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with hands-on recording experience
- A native or near-native South African English speaker — your accent is the real deal
- Fluent in English with strong conversational ability
- Currently based in South Africa
- Comfortable in a studio environment and receptive to direction
- Professional, reliable, and easy to work with
Nice to Have
- Background in acting, performance, or theatre
- Experience in broadcast, podcast, or commercial voice-over work
- Prior studio recording experience in a professional setting
Why Join Us
- Competitive hourly pay for skilled, professional work
- Work on cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labs
- A clearly scoped commitment — no open-ended or unpredictable hours
- Contribute to AI speech technology that represents South African voices authentically
- Potential for future sessions and ongoing project involvement as new work launches