Speech Audio Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $50/hr

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey . Position: Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) – French Type: Contract Compensation: $50/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities - Edit and process French voice recordings for use in TTS and speech AI systems. - Perform audio cleanup including silence trimming, breath reduction, de-clicking, de-essing, and noise reduction. - Conduct detailed quality assurance checks for clipping, distortion, background noise, and loudness consistency. - Ensure audio meets strict technical specifications for ML training pipelines. - Evaluate recordings for French pronunciation accuracy, naturalness, and fluency . - Collaborate with teams working on French speech datasets and model training workflows. Qualifications Must-Have - Native or near-native French speaker with strong listening intuition for French speech nuances. - Experience editing speech or voice recordings . - Strong understanding of speech audio quality standards . - Hands-on experience with tools like iZotope RX, Pro Tools . - Ability to identify and fix artifacts, inconsistencies, and technical defects in audio. - Experience working with high-volume audio datasets . Preferred - Experience working with TTS vendors or platforms . - Prior involvement in speech ML, voice AI, or dataset creation/annotation workflows . - Familiarity with audio QA pipelines . - Experience directing or editing French voice talent recordings . Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) - Upload resume - AI interview based on your resume - Submit form Resources & Support - For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: - For any help or support, reach out to: PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. Originally posted on Himalayas