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Voice Actor - South African English
Alignerr • Africa, South Africa
Education
Not stated
Type
Hourly
Pay Rate
$70–$130/hr
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Today
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What You'll Do
- Record natural South African English conversational 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 to vary tone, pacing, and delivery style
- Bring your authentic South African English accent to every session
About the Role
What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and communicates with 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 with competitive hourly pay. Sessions are short, structured, and professionally managed — ideal for working voice actors looking for meaningful, well-compensated studio work.
- Organisation: Alignerr
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Sessions: 2–3 sessions of 4 hours each
- Note: This project does not involve voice cloning
Who You Are
- A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with prior recording experience
- A native or near-native South African English speaker with an authentic, natural accent
- Fluent in English at a working level for communication and direction
- Comfortable performing natural dialogue and conversational speech in a studio setting
- Reliable, professional, and receptive to creative direction
- Currently based in South Africa
Nice to Have
- Acting or performance background
- Experience in broadcast, podcast, or commercial studio recording
- Comfort with both scripted and improvised conversational delivery
Why Join Us
- Work on cutting-edge AI speech projects alongside leading research labs
- Competitive hourly pay for focused, time-limited studio sessions
- Be part of a project that shapes how AI understands real human voices
- Short-term commitment with clearly defined session structure
- Contribute to technology that improves AI for South African English speakers worldwide
Why this role
What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and communicates with 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 with competitive
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Common questions
How soon can I start earning on Alignerr after passing the assessment?
Not right away. After passing, you still complete identity verification through Persona and billing setup through Deel, then wait in a pool for weeks or months. You only start earning once a project matching your specific skills launches and assigns you. Don't count on Alignerr income until you're actively placed on a project.
Does Alignerr have a trainer community?
Yes, and it's a genuine strength. Once you're assigned to a project, you join Slack channels where you can get rubric clarifications from admins and talk to other trainers. That kind of support is rare in AI training and matters most when guidelines are ambiguous or shift mid-project.
What does the day-to-day workload look like for elite-expert AI training roles?
Slow and deep, not fast and repetitive. A single task can take 45-60 minutes of researching citations or verifying complex calculations. Quality is what's being measured here, not throughput.
Is AI training work the same as traditional consulting?
No. Instead of client deliverables, you're given complex scenarios to evaluate: grading the AI's logic, correcting its hallucinations, and supplying expert-level reasoning it doesn't have on its own. The job is closer to teaching than consulting.
What does Voice Acting work look like for a Voice Actor - South African English?
Tasks here are scoped to Voice Acting, not generic labeling. As a Voice Actor - South African English, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Voice Acting) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Voice Acting background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
What specific skills does this listing call for?
English is named directly in the listing. If you don't have hands-on experience with this, expect the screening process to test for it directly rather than accepting adjacent experience as a substitute.
How much does this specific role pay?
This listing is posted at $70–$130/hr, an hourly rate. The range reflects experience level and negotiated terms, not a placeholder, so where you land in it depends on your background and the assessment. Pay can change between when we last checked the listing and when you apply, so confirm the current number on the platform's own application page before committing time.
What happens when I click Apply on this listing?
You'll be taken to Alignerr's external site to complete your application there. This listing links through a referral, but the process is identical to applying directly; the link just routes you correctly. Create an account on their site and follow their onboarding steps.
Can I apply from outside Africa or South Africa?
This specific role is open only to people based in Africa and South Africa. If you are somewhere else, applying is unlikely to lead to an offer even if you pass the assessment, because the restriction is usually about where the work can legally be contracted rather than your skills. Read the full description for any tax-residency or right-to-work caveats before you apply, since they can differ by country.
What is the barrier to entry for Alignerr?
A difficult, timed technical assessment in your specific domain, like Python, physics, or language. Passing it is required before you're eligible for any paid projects.