Southern American English Voice Actor (AI Speech & Voice Modeling)

Key Responsibilities

• Record high-quality audio across a variety of script types, including conversational, narrative, instructional, and customer interaction scenarios
• Deliver natural, expressive speech with excellent control of tone, pacing, pronunciation, and clarity
• Maintain consistent voice quality, accent, and delivery throughout multiple recording sessions
• Follow detailed recording guidelines regarding recording environment, microphone setup, audio quality, and file formatting
• Produce multiple takes with different emotional styles, emphasis, or delivery when requested
• Ensure recordings are clean, free from background noise, and meet project quality standards

Required Qualifications

• Native Southern American English speaker currently residing in the United States
• Authentic Southern U.S. accent (including regions such as Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, or similar)
• Professional experience in voice acting, narration, broadcasting, dubbing, podcasting, or related voice-based work
• Access to a professional or near-professional home recording setup, including: High-quality microphone, Quiet recording environment, Pop filter or equivalent equipment, Strong vocal control with excellent diction, pronunciation, intonation, and emotional range, Ability to accurately follow scripts while maintaining a natural and engaging delivery
• Availability to contribute 5-10 hours per week during the project period (approximately 1-2 weeks)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recording content for text-to-speech systems, AI speech datasets, audiobooks, IVR platforms, or voice assistants
• Familiarity with audio editing software such as Audacity, Adobe Audition, Reaper, or similar tools
• Ability to perform multiple vocal styles, including conversational, professional, energetic, calm, and instructional tones

Important Information

• Voices may be used to create a voice model for an internal customer experience (CX) AI application
• Applicants should only apply if they are comfortable with voice cloning for this specific internal use case
• Voice data will not be sold, licensed, or reused for unrelated commercial products or datasets