Paid Voice Acting & Improv Work (Chicago, IL)

About the role

Paid Improv Performers and Voice Actors – AI Training Sessions – $50/hr. Get paid $200 per four-hour session performing unscripted, improv-style scenarios at our downtown Columbus studio. HumanSignal is recruiting improv performers, voice actors, and live entertainers for on-camera recording sessions that train consumer AI devices to understand natural human behavior. If you can hold a scene, think on your feet, and move and talk naturally without a script, you can do this work.

The footage from your sessions is used as training data for consumer AI devices. Before any recording, you review and sign a plain-language agreement that states exactly how the material is used, and you can ask us anything about it before you commit. Recordings are used only for AI research and training. They are not shared publicly and are not used for advertising or any other commercial purpose. Consent, transparency, and respect guide how we collect and store this material.

Responsibilities

• Perform unscripted, improv-style scenarios of everyday household activities: cooking, tidying, folding laundry, and similar tasks in a staged home environment.
• Interact conversationally with a voice assistant while you work through each scenario.
• Natural, spontaneous dialogue is the core of the job.
• Bring the skills you already have: improvisation, character work, and comfort performing without a script.

Requirements

• Age 18 or older, located in or near Chicago, IL.
• Improv training or performance experience at any level: classes, student troupes, community theatre, open mics, voice work, or live entertainment.
• Aspiring and amateur performers are encouraged to apply.
• Comfortable being recorded on camera and audio for a full session.
• Reliable and able to arrive on time for scheduled shifts.
• We welcome performers of all backgrounds and experience levels; a wide range of voices, speech patterns, and physical presence makes the resulting AI more representative of the real world.

Skills

• Improvisation
• Character work
• Comfort performing without a script

Benefits

• Referral bonus: Refer a performer who successfully completes a session and earn $100. No limit on referrals.

Pay

• $50 per hour, typically in 4‑hour sessions ($200 per session).
• Rates are flexible upward for performers with significant improv, voice, or stage experience.

Schedule

• Employment type: Temporary / Recurring gig work (shifts available all summer).
• Dates: ASAP through October 2026.
• Weekday, evening, and weekend slots available.
• Virtual screening, local studios, or short travel may be required with expenses paid upfront.