French Speech Audio Engineer

mercor; Belgique; A distancia; EUR 51.000 - 72.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mercor is seeking an Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) fluent in French to edit and process voice data for language models. This remote contract role focuses on high-quality French recordings used in TTS and speech AI systems.

You will clean audio, conduct QA for clipping, noise, and loudness, and collaborate with ML teams on datasets and model training workflows. Experience with iZotope RX or Pro Tools is required.

Formación

• 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 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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, 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 on French speech datasets, voice talent recordings, and model training workflows.

Conocimientos

French fluency

Audio editing

Audio quality standards

iZotope RX

High-volume datasets

Herramientas

Pro Tools

iZotope RX

Descripción del empleo

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/removal, 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 on French speech datasets , voice talent recordings, 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 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 .

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 , labeling, or evaluation processes.
• Experience directing or editing French voice talent recordings .