French Speech Audio Engineer - Remote Contract

mercor; France; Remote; EUR 51,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor seeks an Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) fluent in French to edit and process French voice recordings for AI training. This remote contract role focuses on delivering clean, high-quality data for ML models.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with iZotope RX and Pro Tools and can handle high-volume datasets with strict specifications. You will perform noise reduction, artifact removal, and assurance checks, collaborating with teams handling French datasets and model

Qualifications

• Native or near-native French speaker with listening intuition.
• Experience editing speech or voice recordings.
• Strong understanding of speech audio quality standards.
• Hands-on experience with iZotope RX and Pro Tools.
• Experience with high-volume audio datasets.

Responsibilities

• Edit and process French voice recordings for TTS and speech AI.
• Perform audio cleanup: silence trimming, breath reduction, de-clicking, de-essing, noise reduction.
• Quality assure for clipping, distortion, background noise, and loudness.
• Ensure audio meets ML training specs.
• Evaluate pronunciation, naturalness, and fluency in French.
• Collaborate with teams handling French datasets and model training workflows.

Skills

French fluency

Speech editing

Audio quality standards

Artifact identification

High-volume datasets

Tools

iZotope RX

Pro Tools

Job description

Mercor seeks an Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) fluent in French to edit and process French voice recordings for AI training. This remote contract role focuses on delivering clean, high-quality data for ML models.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with iZotope RX and Pro Tools and can handle high-volume datasets with strict specifications. You will perform noise reduction, artifact removal, and assurance checks, collaborating with teams handling French datasets and model