AlignerrVoice & audio
VO Talent - 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 responds to millions of real people? 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.
What you'll do
- Record natural, conversational South African 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
Show all 5 itemsHide the other 2 in What you'll do
- Follow light direction from session leads to vary tone, pacing, and delivery style
- Bring your genuine South African accent and natural speech patterns to every session
Candidate background
Who You Are
- A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with recorded experience
- A native or near-native South African English speaker — your accent is the asset
- Currently based in South Africa
- Comfortable in a studio environment and receptive to direction
- Reliable, professional, and easy to work with
- Fluent in English for communication and session participation
Nice to Have
- Acting or performance background
- Experience in broadcast, podcasting, audiobooks, or commercial voice-over work
- Prior studio recording experience in a professional setting
Quoted from selected sections of Alignerr's posting. The full posting may state other conditions. Read the full posting
A closer look
More context, when you need it.
Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Alignerr's words
Posted by Alignerr, reproduced here so you can judge the role before clicking. Original posting ↗
Voice Actor / Voice-Over Artist — South African English (AI Speech Training)
About the Role
What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and responds to millions of real people? 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 unique, well-compensated contract opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI development — your voice helping teach AI systems to understand natural human speech the way real South Africans actually talk.
> Important: This project does not involve voice cloning. Your recordings are used solely to improve AI speech comprehension.
- Organisation: Alignerr - Type: Contract - Sessions: 2–3 sessions of 4 hours each - Location: Professional recording studio (locally assigned in South Africa)
What You'll Do
* Record natural, conversational South African 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 from session leads to vary tone, pacing, and delivery style * Bring your genuine South African accent and natural speech patterns to every session
Who You Are
* A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with recorded experience * A native or near-native South African English speaker — your accent is the asset * Currently based in South Africa * Comfortable in a studio environment and receptive to direction * Reliable, professional, and easy to work with * Fluent in English for communication and session participation
Nice to Have
* Acting or performance background * Experience in broadcast, podcasting, audiobooks, or commercial voice-over work * Prior studio recording experience in a professional setting
Why Join Us
* Competitive hourly compensation for your time and talent * Work alongside leading AI research teams on genuinely meaningful technology * A focused, short-term commitment — just 2–3 sessions in total * Be part of a project that shapes how AI understands real human voices worldwide * Potential for additional sessions and future project involvement as the work expands
Working with AlignerrPay, getting started and work, from Alignerr's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- 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 367 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 92 distinct rates we count, 86 are lower and 5 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr (this platform) | 137 | $20 to $280 · median $50 |
| Meridial (Invisible) | 51 | $20 to $65 · median $31 |
| AfterQuery | 49 | $30 to $135 · median $55 |
| micro1 | 41 | $12 to $100 · median $30 |
| Lionbridge | 39 | $10 to $45 · median $22 |
Sources and listing historyWhere this information comes from
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
- 5c33cecb-cb69-4100-9c2a-2ccd7c73b8d4
Pay as the source states it: “$70-130/hr”.
Platforms sometimes change a rate after posting. Every listing here is re-read at least once a day and corrected when its source moves, so a difference you see on the platform is usually a change made since the last read. How freshness works.
Keep exploring
More like this
Related field, different requirements. Check each role's own page before you apply.