AlignerrVoice & audio
Voice Talent - Indian English
up to $80/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and responds to hundreds of millions of Indian English speakers around the world? We're looking for professional voice actors and voice-over artists to participate in paid studio recording sessions — helping leading AI research teams build speech systems that truly understand how real people talk.
What you'll do
- Record natural, conversational Indian English speech in a professional studio environment
- Participate in single-speaker sessions and dual-speaker dialogue conversations
- Deliver realistic, human-sounding dialogue that feels unscripted and authentic
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- Follow light direction to vary tone, pacing, and delivery across recordings
- Bring your full voice acting craft to sessions that directly train AI speech understanding
Candidate background
Who You Are
- Native or near-native Indian English speaker with an authentic regional accent
- Experienced in voice acting, voice-over work, or professional audio performance
- Comfortable recording natural conversation and dialogue — not just scripted reads
- Reliable, professional, and receptive to direction in a studio setting
- Currently based in India
Nice to Have
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- Background in acting, performance, or theatre
- Prior experience in broadcast, podcasting, or professional studio recording
- Comfort with both solo performance and conversational dialogue formats
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Voice Talent — Indian English (AI Speech Training)
About the Role
What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and responds to hundreds of millions of Indian English speakers around the world? We're looking for professional voice actors and voice-over artists to participate in paid studio recording sessions — helping leading AI research teams build speech systems that truly understand how real people talk.
This is a short-term contract role with a limited number of sessions. No AI background needed — just a natural, authentic Indian English voice and some experience in front of a microphone.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Contract - Session Format: 4-hour sessions (2–3 sessions total) - Note: This project does not involve voice cloning
What You'll Do
* Record natural, conversational Indian English speech in a professional studio environment * Participate in single-speaker sessions and dual-speaker dialogue conversations * Deliver realistic, human-sounding dialogue that feels unscripted and authentic * Follow light direction to vary tone, pacing, and delivery across recordings * Bring your full voice acting craft to sessions that directly train AI speech understanding
Who You Are
* Native or near-native Indian English speaker with an authentic regional accent * Experienced in voice acting, voice-over work, or professional audio performance * Comfortable recording natural conversation and dialogue — not just scripted reads * Reliable, professional, and receptive to direction in a studio setting * Currently based in India
Nice to Have
* Background in acting, performance, or theatre * Prior experience in broadcast, podcasting, or professional studio recording * Comfort with both solo performance and conversational dialogue formats
Why Join Us
* Contribute your voice to cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labs * Work with a professional, well-organised team that respects your craft * Competitive pay for a focused, short-term commitment * Be part of meaningful work that helps AI better understand real, diverse human speech * Potential for involvement in future recording projects as new sessions launch
Working with AlignerrPay, getting started and work, from Alignerr's own pages
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- Getting paid
- Billed weekly, Monday to Sunday, with approved work paid by the following Friday, according to Labelbox's help center. Payment goes through Stripe Connect or PayPal depending on your location, with one provider per country. intercom.help/labelbox/en/articles/13600616-alignerr-paym..., alignerr.com/process
- Before your first paid task
- Sign up, apply, verify your identity, set up billing and onboard. Some jobs add a Zara AI interview or domain assessments. alignerr.com/process
- How much work
- Time to your first project depends on demand and your skills, and there is no minimum number of hours. alignerr.com/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, under terms with ALIGNERR LLC. alignerr.com/faqs, alignerr.com/privacy
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How does the pay compare?Across Voice & audio roles, not this role alone
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Pay across the field: Voice & audio
Across 364 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 11 platforms, the middle half pays $20 to $50 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $30. This role's top rate, $80, is in the top quarter. Of the 93 distinct rates we count, 81 are lower and 11 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr (this platform) | 131 | $20 to $280 · median $50 |
| Meridial (Invisible) | 51 | $20 to $65 · median $31 |
| AfterQuery | 49 | $30 to $135 · median $55 |
| micro1 | 43 | $12 to $100 · median $30 |
| Lionbridge | 40 | $10 to $45 · median $22 |
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- First seen here on 27 Aug 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 12 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Alignerr
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- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- ad567de8-abe2-46b8-9452-b484d7ce3100
Pay as the source states it: “$40-80/hr”.
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