About this role
Voice Talent — South African English (AI Speech Recording)
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 contract role for experienced voice talent based in South Africa. Your recordings will help AI systems understand natural human speech more accurately — making a real, lasting impact on how technology listens and responds.
- Organisation: Alignerr
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Session Format: In-person professional studio recording
- Session Length: 4 hours per session (2–3 sessions total)
> Please note: This project is AI speech research only — it does not involve voice cloning.
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What You'll Do
- Record natural, conversational South African English speech in a professional studio environment
- Participate in single-speaker sessions and dual-speaker dialogue recordings
- Deliver realistic, human-sounding speech that feels unscripted and natural
- Follow light direction from session producers to vary tone, pacing, and delivery
- Bring your authentic South African English accent to every session
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Who You Are
- A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with genuine experience in the craft
- A native or near-native South African English speaker with a natural, authentic accent
- Fluent in English with strong verbal communication skills
- Comfortable performing natural dialogue and conversational speech on cue
- Reliable, professional, and receptive to direction in a studio environment
- Currently based in South Africa
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Nice to Have
- Acting or performance background
- Experience in broadcast, podcasting, audiobooks, or prior studio recording work
- Familiarity with dialogue-based or character-driven voice work
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Why Join Us
- Contribute to cutting-edge AI research alongside leading research labs
- Competitive hourly pay for professional studio session work
- Be part of meaningful technology that improves how AI understands real human voices
- Work with a professional, well-organised production team
- Potential for additional sessions as the project grows
A legitimate, well-funded platform (built by Labelbox) with strong rates for experts. The real catch is availability — per-approved-task pay and quiet stretches between projects.
AITrainerGigs aggregates this listing from Alignerr.