Conversations Director for Scripted Studio Sessions

ProductionHUB, Inc.; Hoboken (NJ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

HumanSignal in Hoboken, NJ seeks a Director to lead scripted recording sessions with actors and smart-home voice assistants. You will guide rehearsals and filming, ensuring natural conversations and high production quality across scenes.

This hands-on, creative role suits performers or directors who excel in coaching dialogue, timing, and interaction dynamics. In-person, studio-based work with daily production targets.

Qualifications

• Experience in acting, directing, improv, or theater.
• Strong instinct for natural conversation and timing.
• Ability to give actionable feedback in real time.
• Comfort coaching participants during rehearsals and live takes.

Responsibilities

• Lead script pre-reads, rehearsals, and live recording sessions, guiding participants on roles and conversational flow.
• Coach participants on natural delivery, improvisation, ad-libbing, back-channeling, pauses, and beats.
• Monitor dialogue timing, latency, overlaps, and turn-taking between user and assistant personas.
• Provide clear, constructive feedback in real time to improve performances across takes.
• Balance spontaneity with script requirements to stay aligned with objectives.
• Demonstrate, redirect, or adjust performances to maintain quality and realism.
• Collaborate with Scene Coordinator and Tech Ops to prep scenes, props, and equipment.
• Meet daily scene throughput targets without compromising quality.

Skills

Acting

Directing

Improv

Theater

Voice performance

Performance coaching

Job description

HumanSignal in Hoboken, NJ seeks a Director to lead scripted recording sessions with actors and smart-home voice assistants. You will guide rehearsals and filming, ensuring natural conversations and high production quality across scenes.

This hands-on, creative role suits performers or directors who excel in coaching dialogue, timing, and interaction dynamics. In-person, studio-based work with daily production targets.