Voice Actor - UK English (Scotland)

Voice Actor / Voice-Over Artist — Scottish English (AI Speech Training)

About the Role

What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and responds to millions of Scottish English speakers around the world? We're looking for professional voice actors and voice-over artists with authentic Scottish accents to take part in paid studio recording sessions for a leading AI speech research project.

This is a contracted role involving a small number of professionally managed recording sessions. Your voice won't be cloned — you'll be helping AI systems learn to understand natural, human Scottish speech.

• Organisation: Alignerr
• Type: Contract
• Session Format: In-person professional studio recording
• Commitment: 2–3 sessions of 4 hours each

What You'll Do

• Record natural, conversational Scottish English speech in a professional studio environment
• Participate in single-speaker sessions and dual-speaker dialogue recordings
• Deliver realistic, human-sounding speech — natural and unscripted in feel
• Follow light direction to vary tone, pacing, and delivery across different scenarios
• Bring your authentic Scottish accent to recordings that will train real AI systems

Who You Are

• A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with experience in the craft
• A native or near-native Scottish English speaker with a strong, authentic accent
• Currently based in Scotland
• Comfortable performing natural dialogue and conversational speech
• Reliable, professional, and receptive to direction
• Able to commit to attending scheduled in-person studio sessions

Nice to Have

• Background in acting, performance, or broadcast media
• Prior experience recording in professional studio environments
• Podcast, audiobook, commercial, or narration credits

Why Join Us

• Competitive hourly pay for professional studio session work
• Be part of cutting-edge AI speech research with real-world impact
• Work with a professional, well-organised production team
• Contribute to technology that better understands and represents Scottish voices
• Potential for additional sessions as the project expands