Director of Conversational Performance

Mixpeek; 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 involving everyday interactions between people and smart-home voice assistants. You’ll guide rehearsals and filming, helping bring natural conversations to life while ensuring scenes meet the project's quality standards.

This is a hands‑on, creative role that suits actors, improv performers, or theater directors with a strong instinct for natural conversation and coaching.

Qualifications

• Experience in acting, directing, improv, theater, voice performance, or a similar performance-focused environment.
• Strong instinct for natural conversation, timing, pacing, reactions, and interpersonal dynamics.
• Comfort coaching participants, giving actionable feedback, and adapting direction as scenes unfold.
• Able to identify unnatural dialogue, missed cues, and performance inconsistencies quickly.

Responsibilities

• Lead script pre-reads, rehearsals, and live recording sessions, helping participants understand their roles, actions, and intended conversational flow.
• Coach participants on natural delivery, improvisation, ad-libbing, back-channeling, pauses, interruptions, and the subtle beats that make interactions feel authentic.
• Monitor dialogue timing, latency, speech overlaps, and turn-taking between user and assistant personas, guiding corrections.
• Provide clear, constructive feedback in real time to improve performances across takes.
• Balance spontaneous interactions with script requirements, ensuring scenes meet objectives.
• Step in to demonstrate, redirect, or adjust performances to maintain quality and realism.
• Collaborate with Scene Coordinator and Tech Ops to ensure scenes, props, and equipment are ready for filming.
• Keep sessions moving efficiently and meet daily scene throughput targets.

Skills

Acting

Directing

Improv

Theater

Voice performance

Job description

HumanSignal in Hoboken, NJ seeks a Director to lead scripted recording sessions involving everyday interactions between people and smart-home voice assistants. You’ll guide rehearsals and filming, helping bring natural conversations to life while ensuring scenes meet the project's quality standards.

This is a hands‑on, creative role that suits actors, improv performers, or theater directors with a strong instinct for natural conversation and coaching.