TTS Audio Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $50/hr

Role Summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

• Position: Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) – French
• Type: Contract
• Compensation: $50/hour
• Location: Remote
• Role Responsibilities

Edit and process French voice recordings for use in TTS and speech AI systems .

Perform audio cleanup including silence trimming, breath reduction/removal, de-clicking, de-essing, and noise reduction.

Conduct detailed quality assurance checks for clipping, distortion, background noise, and loudness consistency.

Ensure audio meets strict technical specifications for ML training pipelines .

Evaluate recordings for French pronunciation accuracy , naturalness, and fluency.

Collaborate with teams on French speech datasets , voice talent recordings, and model training workflows.

Requirements

• Native or near-native French speaker with strong listening intuition for French speech nuances.
• Experience editing speech or voice recordings .
• Strong understanding of speech audio quality standards .
• Hands-on experience with iZotope RX, Pro Tools , or similar audio restoration software .
• Ability to identify and fix artifacts, inconsistencies, and technical defects in audio.
• Experience working with high-volume audio datasets .

Preferred

• Experience working with TTS vendors or platforms .
• Prior involvement in speech ML , voice AI , or dataset creation/annotation workflows.
• Familiarity with audio QA pipelines , labeling, or evaluation processes.
• Experience directing or editing French voice talent recordings .
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