We are looking for Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) – French candidates for a project delivered through Mercor.
What you'll do
- Edit and process French voice recordings for use in TTS and speech AI systems
- Perform audio cleanup including silence trimming, breath reduction/removal, de-clicking, de-essing, and noise reduction
- Conduct detailed quality assurance checks for clipping and distortion, background noise and artifacts, and loudness consistency and level balancing
- Ensure audio meets strict technical specifications for ML training pipelines
- Evaluate recordings for French pronunciation accuracy, naturalness, and fluency
- Work with large batches of recordings, maintaining consistency and throughput
- Collaborate with teams working on French speech datasets, voice talent recordings, and model training workflows
What you need
- Native or near-native French speaker with strong listening intuition for French speech nuances
- Experience editing speech or voice recordings (not just music production)
- Strong understanding of speech audio quality standards and common issues in recorded dialogue
- Hands-on experience with tools like iZotope RX, Pro Tools, or similar audio restoration software
- Ability to identify and fix artifacts, inconsistencies, and technical defects in audio
- Experience working with high-volume audio datasets or structured workflows
Nice to have
- Experience working with TTS vendors or platforms
- Prior involvement in speech ML, voice AI, or dataset creation/annotation workflows
- Familiarity with audio QA pipelines, labeling, or evaluation processes
- Experience directing or editing French voice talent recordings
Expertise
Who you work with
Project and contracting process: Mercor. Applications continue on the provider's website.