AlignerrVoice & audio
Voice Performer - South African English
up to $130/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and communicates with millions of people across the world? We're looking for professional voice performers with an authentic South African English accent to take part in paid studio recording sessions that will improve how AI systems hear, interpret, and respond to real human speech.
What you'll do
- Record natural, conversational South African English speech in a professional studio setting
- Participate in solo recording sessions and paired dialogue conversations
- Deliver realistic, human-sounding speech that feels unscripted and authentic
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- Follow light direction from session producers to vary tone, pacing, and delivery style
- Bring your genuine South African English accent to every session
Candidate background
Who You Are
- A professional voice actor, voice-over artist, or experienced voice performer
- Native or near-native South African English speaker with an authentic regional accent
- Fluent in English with strong verbal communication skills
- Comfortable performing natural conversation and dialogue in a studio environment
- Reliable, professional, and receptive to direction
- Currently based in South Africa
Nice to Have
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- Acting or theatrical performance background
- Experience in broadcast, podcast production, or commercial voice-over work
- Prior professional studio recording experience
- Comfort with both scripted and improvised conversational delivery
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Alignerr's words
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Voice Performer — South African English (AI Speech Project)
About the Role
What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and communicates with millions of people across the world? We're looking for professional voice performers with an authentic South African English accent to take part in paid studio recording sessions that will improve how AI systems hear, interpret, and respond to real human speech.
This is a contract role with a fixed number of sessions. Spots are limited — we're looking for talented voice professionals who can bring natural, believable speech to life in a professional recording environment.
- Organisation: Alignerr - Type: Contract - Sessions: 2–3 sessions of 4 hours each - Project: AI speech understanding — no voice cloning involved
What You'll Do
* Record natural, conversational South African English speech in a professional studio setting * Participate in solo recording sessions and paired dialogue conversations * Deliver realistic, human-sounding speech that feels unscripted and authentic * Follow light direction from session producers to vary tone, pacing, and delivery style * Bring your genuine South African English accent to every session
Who You Are
* A professional voice actor, voice-over artist, or experienced voice performer * Native or near-native South African English speaker with an authentic regional accent * Fluent in English with strong verbal communication skills * Comfortable performing natural conversation and dialogue in a studio environment * Reliable, professional, and receptive to direction * Currently based in South Africa
Nice to Have
* Acting or theatrical performance background * Experience in broadcast, podcast production, or commercial voice-over work * Prior professional studio recording experience * Comfort with both scripted and improvised conversational delivery
Why Join Us
* Competitive contract pay for a short, well-defined commitment * Work alongside leading AI research teams on genuinely meaningful projects * Contribute to AI that better understands the full diversity of human speech and accent * Be part of a unique, creative project that puts your voice at the centre of cutting-edge technology * Potential for future session invitations as new projects 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
Read on the pages linked above on 24 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
How does the pay compare?Across Voice & audio roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from Alignerr's posting. How we count.
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, $130, is in the top quarter. Of the 93 distinct rates we count, 87 are lower and 5 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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This listing's history
- First seen here on 27 Aug 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Alignerr
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 01e8f3ce-2ed7-40e8-84ba-8648bda4a047
Pay as the source states it: “$70-130/hr”.
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