English Conversational Speech Contributor

YPAI; United States; Remote; USD 37,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

YPAI is recruiting English-speaking contributors to record natural conversations from home. You’ll speak in your everyday style, with no script, and ensure the audio meets project guidelines. The Bristol-rate paid role is open to English speakers in several countries.

Payments are issued biweekly for approved work via PayPal, Wise or bank transfer. Access is by invitation after your profile is reviewed, and you must consent to being recorded for each project.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native command of English.

Responsibilities

• Hold recorded conversations on project topics.
• Speak naturally without a script.
• Maintain audio quality per project guidelines.
• Complete microphone test and intake steps.

Skills

Native English

Job description

Get paid to talk: hold natural, recorded conversations in English, from home. It suits native or near-native speakers with a quiet room and a device to record on.

Remote, from home. This listing is for English speakers in and around Bristol. The same work is open to English speakers anywhere in the United Kingdom.

What the work is for

Speech systems have to follow people who talk freely, not only people reading aloud. Spontaneous conversation is the one thing scripted recordings cannot give a model.

The work

• Hold recorded conversations on the topics the project provides.
• Talk the way you normally do. There is no script to read.
• Keep the audio quality within the project's guidelines for the whole session.

What to expect

• Before you record, the platform takes you through a microphone test and an intake step.
• Some projects record you alone, others in pairs or groups.

What you bring

• Your own device to record on.
• A quiet room to talk in.

You need

• Native or near-native command of English.
• Consent to be recorded, signed for each project in an agreement that sets how the recordings may be used.
• 18 years or older.

Good to know

• Not every device or room passes the audio check.
• Applying does not guarantee a project. You are invited when one needs your language.

Pay

£20–£30/hr. Rate shown is for Bristol. This role is open in 8 countries, with local rates; pick your country on YPAI.

YPAI pays every two weeks for approved work via PayPal, Wise or bank transfer. Work is by invitation after your profile is reviewed.