Speech Audio Engineer - Fully Remote Upto $50 HR

### About the job **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, 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 working on **French speech datasets** and model training workflows. ### Qualifications **Must-Have** * ****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 tools like **iZotope RX, Pro Tools**.** * **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**.** * **Experience directing or editing **French voice talent recordings**.** ### **Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)** * **Upload resume** * **AI interview based on your resume** * **Submit form** ### **Resources & Support** * **For details about the interview process and platform information, please check:** * **For any help or support, reach out to:** **_PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity._** Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)