Emotional Audio Data Project Voice Actor Needed English USSouthern

Lifted, an Upwork Company™; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company specializing in voice recording is seeking voice talents to produce 60 minutes of scripted audio. The recordings will be used for training internal text-to-speech models. Candidates must deliver natural performances with clear pronunciation, adhering strictly to audio requirements. This role involves no public broadcast and provides a unique opportunity to work in a technical environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver natural performances without stiffness.
• Clear and confident delivery with correct pronunciation.

Responsibilities

• Record 60 minutes of scripted audio demonstrating a range of emotions.
• Follow provided scripts and audio requirements strictly.
• Provide up to 2 rounds of revisions if mistakes are made.

Job description

Overview

We’re hiring voice talents to record 60 minutes of scripted audio demonstrating a range of emotions (e.g., excitement, contempt, confusion) and speaking styles (e.g., narrative, whispered, reading to children). Recordings will be used to train text-to-speech (TTS) models. There is no public broadcast or advertising usage, and nothing will be created in your likeness.

Project Details

• Length: 1 hour of finished speech (solo; no dialogues). Fully scripted; scripts provided.
• Usage: Internal model training/evaluation only. No public-facing usage and no voice cloning.
• Script quality: Scripts are machine-translated; please read as written to the best of your ability without letting translation quality compromise a natural, believable delivery.

Artistic Direction

• Aim for genuine, natural performances that do not feel performed or stiff.
• Maintain clear, confident delivery and correct pronunciation.

Technical / Audio Requirements

• Format: WAV, stereo, 16-bit
• Sample rate: 48 kHz
• Quality: Very clean audio (noise floor ≤ −60 dB), no reverb, no clipping, minimal plosives.
• Processing: Do not apply denoisers, EQ, compression, normalization, or any plugins—raw audio only.

Revisions

• Include up to 2 rounds of revisions due to talent error per script.

To Apply

Submit your audition with your proposal using the attached script in the language you are applying for.