Voice Performer - South African English

Voice Performer — South African English (AI Speech Project)

About the Role

What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and communicates with millions of people across the world? We're looking for professional voice performers with an authentic South African English accent to take part in paid studio recording sessions that will improve how AI systems hear, interpret, and respond to real human speech.

This is a contract role with a fixed number of sessions. Spots are limited — we're looking for talented voice professionals who can bring natural, believable speech to life in a professional recording environment.

• Organisation: Alignerr
• Type: Contract
• Sessions: 2–3 sessions of 4 hours each
• Project: AI speech understanding — no voice cloning involved

What You'll Do

• Record natural, conversational South African English speech in a professional studio setting
• Participate in solo recording sessions and paired dialogue conversations
• Deliver realistic, human-sounding speech that feels unscripted and authentic
• Follow light direction from session producers to vary tone, pacing, and delivery style
• Bring your genuine South African English accent to every session

Who You Are

• A professional voice actor, voice-over artist, or experienced voice performer
• Native or near-native South African English speaker with an authentic regional accent
• Fluent in English with strong verbal communication skills
• Comfortable performing natural conversation and dialogue in a studio environment
• Reliable, professional, and receptive to direction
• Currently based in South Africa

Nice to Have

• Acting or theatrical performance background
• Experience in broadcast, podcast production, or commercial voice-over work
• Prior professional studio recording experience
• Comfort with both scripted and improvised conversational delivery

Why Join Us

• Competitive contract pay for a short, well-defined commitment
• Work alongside leading AI research teams on genuinely meaningful projects
• Contribute to AI that better understands the full diversity of human speech and accent
• Be part of a unique, creative project that puts your voice at the centre of cutting-edge technology
• Potential for future session invitations as new projects launch