Hydrus - Session Director - English (US) - V2

Logoslabs; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Logoslabs is seeking a Session Director for Project Hydrus to lead live recording sessions with voice contributors, guiding them through scripted scenarios to produce natural, conversational audio.

You will coach performers, adapt wording for natural phrasing, monitor mic technique and room noise in real time, and keep sessions moving toward targets while maintaining a supportive environment for all experience levels.

Qualifications

• Native fluency in the required language with dialect
• Experience directing or producing voice or audio talent
• Ability to give clear, specific, actionable performance direction
• Strong working knowledge of mic technique, room noise, levels
• Comfort improvising and adjusting scripted material on the spot
• Excellent interpersonal skills and rapport building

Responsibilities

• Direct voice performers through scripted scenarios, coaching for natural, conversational delivery
• Build quick scene context for performers and improvise to fill gaps live
• Adapt scripted wording for natural phrasing and regional authenticity
• Monitor and correct technical audio quality in real time: mic technique, pacing, clarity, background noise
• Manage session pacing to meet recording targets while maintaining quality
• Create a supportive, low‑pressure environment for performers of varying experience levels

Skills

Native fluency with dialect

Voice direction experience

Clear performance direction

Mic technique knowledge

Improvisation

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Pro Tools

Adobe Audition

Reaper

Job description

About the Project

Project 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 For

Required

• 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 Remote