Hydrus - Session Director - French (France) - V2

Seoulstart; France; Remote; EUR 49,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Welocalize is seeking a Session Director for the Hydrus project, with a focus on French (France). You will lead live recording sessions, coach performers through scripted scenarios, and ensure natural, conversational delivery while monitoring technical quality and session progress.

The role is remote and freelance, requiring strong language fluency, voice direction experience, and familiarity with recording software.

Qualifications

• Native fluency in required language with dialect awareness.
• Experience directing voice or audio talent.
• Clear, actionable performance direction.
• Knowledge of mic technique and room acoustics.

Responsibilities

• Direct voice performers through scripted scenarios to ensure natural delivery.
• Provide scene context and improvise to fill gaps live.
• Adapt wording for natural phrasing and regional authenticity.
• Monitor mic technique, pacing, and background noise in real time.
• Maintain session notes and adjust retakes for quality.
• Foster a supportive environment for performers.

Skills

Voice direction

Coaching performers

Audio recording

DAW familiarity

Tools

Pro Tools

Adobe Audition

Reaper

Job description

Welocalize · General projects# Hydrus - Session Director - French (France) - V2Listed on Welocalize as “Hydrus - Session Director - French (France) - V2”Rate variesRemoteContractPaid in USDApply on WelocalizeShareWhatsAppTelegramEmailWhat this actually isYou complete short labeling tasks, record everyday activities, or evaluate AI outputs across general knowledge domains. Open to most backgrounds. The platform title (Hydrus - Session Director - French (France) - V2) reflects the rate band and the expertise required, not the day-to-day work.Can you do this on your visa?F-2 / F-4 / F-5 / F-6: open. E-1 to E-7: needs concurrent-employment permit. D-2 / D-4 students: S-3 permit, 20 hr/week cap. D-10 / D-8: case by case.Korean tax on USD incomeFirst 5 years in Korea: foreign-source income only taxed if remitted into Korea. After year 5: worldwide income. Full tax guide.Original posting from WelocalizeAbout the ProjectProject Hydrus is a scripted and conversational audio data collection project. The recordings produced help build natural, everyday-sounding synthesized voices for conversational AI products - voices that sound like real people talking, not scripted performances.As Session Director, you'll lead live recording sessions with Voice Contributors, guiding them through scripted scenarios to produce natural, conversational-quality audio. This hands-on role blends creative direction, coaching, and technical audio judgment - making scripted material sound authentic and unscripted, rather than recited, while keeping sessions moving at a natural pace.What You'll Do - Direct voice performers through scripted scenarios, coaching for natural, conversational delivery rather than verbatim recitation. - Build quick scene context for performers (who, where, why) and improvise to fill narrative or dialogue gaps live, keeping sessions flowing naturally. - Adapt scripted wording for natural phrasing and regional/dialect authenticity as needed. - Monitor and correct technical audio quality in real time: mic technique, pacing, clarity, and background noise. - Manage session pacing to meet recording targets without sacrificing performance quality, and maintain organized notes on adjustments and retakes. - Create a supportive, low-pressure environment for performers, including those with limited prior voice experience.What We're Looking ForRequired - Native fluency in the required language (with specific dialect), with a strong ear for natural, colloquial phrasing. - Experience directing, coaching, or producing voice or audio talent (e.g., voice direction, casting direction, audio/podcast production, dubbing/ADR, or theater direction). - Demonstrated ability to give clear, specific, actionable performance direction. - Strong working knowledge of basic recording/mic technique (proximity, plosives, room noise, levels). - Comfortable improvising and adjusting scripted material on the spot. - Excellent interpersonal skills; able to build rapport quickly with performers of varying experience levels.Preferred (nice to have, not required) - Background in improv, theater direction, or acting coaching. - Experience directing non-professional or first-time voice talent specifically. - Familiarity with DAWs or recording software (e.g., Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, Reaper) for spot-checking audio quality.Commitment & Compensation - Estimated time: Approximately 8 hours calibration, plus supervision across two recording sessions of ~4 hours each per participant - Work Type - Freelance RemoteQuoted from Welocalize’s public listing on 2026-10-24.We don’t edit platform copy; honest framing is in the title and the “what this actually is” block above.