Voice Talent - South African English

Alignerr; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 276,000 - 689,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay

Potential for additional sessions

Job summary

Alignerr in South Africa is seeking professional voice talent to participate in paid studio recording sessions for an AI speech training project. Contract role with 2–3 sessions of 4 hours each in a professional studio environment. You will record natural, conversational South African English and contribute to realistic AI voice data without cloning.

Fluency in English and reliability are essential. This is a limited engagement with a clearly defined end point, offering competitive hourly

Qualifications

• Professional voice actor with an authentic South African English accent.
• Based in South Africa and able to work in a professional studio.
• Fluent English communication for direction and performance.

Responsibilities

• Record natural, conversational South African English speech in a professional studio.
• Participate in single-speaker and dual-speaker dialogue recordings.
• Deliver realistic, human-sounding dialogue that feels unscripted.
• Follow direction to vary tone, pacing and delivery.
• Bring performance experience to make conversations sound authentic.

Skills

Voice acting

South African English accent

In-studio recording

Job description

Voice Talent — South African English (AI Speech Training)

About The Role

What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and communicates with millions of people around the world? We're looking for professional voice actors and voice-over artists with authentic South African English accents to participate in paid studio recording sessions for a leading AI speech research project.

This is a contract role for a limited number of sessions. No AI background needed — just your voice, your craft, and your authentic South African accent.

• Organization: Alignerr
• Type: Contract
• Sessions: 2–3 sessions of 4 hours each
• Important: This project does not involve voice cloning

What You'll Do

• Record natural, conversational South African English speech in a professional studio environment
• Participate in single-speaker sessions and dual-speaker dialogue recordings
• Deliver realistic, human-sounding dialogue that feels unscripted and natural
• Follow light direction to vary tone, pacing, and delivery across different scenarios
• Bring your performance experience to make conversations sound authentic and engaging

Who You Are

• A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with a genuine South African English accent
• Native or near-native South African English speaker currently based in South Africa
• Comfortable performing natural, conversational dialogue in a studio setting
• Receptive to direction and able to adapt your delivery on the fly
• Reliable, professional, and easy to work with
• Fluent in English at a working level for communication and direction

Nice to Have

• Acting or performance background beyond voice work
• Experience in broadcast, podcast production, or commercial studio recording
• Comfort with both scripted and semi-improvised dialogue styles

Why Join Us

• Competitive hourly pay for skilled voice talent
• Work with leading AI research teams on meaningful, real-world speech projects
• A clearly scoped commitment — just 2 to 3 sessions, with a defined end point
• Be part of cutting-edge AI development that shapes how technology understands human speech
• Potential for additional session invitations as new projects launch