Voice Over Artist - South African English

About the Role

What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and communicates with millions of people? 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 experienced voice talent based in South Africa. Your recordings will help train AI systems to better understand real, natural human speech — the way South Africans actually talk.

This project does not involve voice cloning.

• Organisation: Alignerr
• Type: Contract
• Sessions: 2–3 sessions of 4 hours each

What You'll Do

• Record natural, conversational South African English speech in a professional studio environment
• Participate in solo single-speaker recording sessions
• Participate in dual-speaker dialogue sessions with another voice artist
• Vary tone, pacing, and delivery based on light direction from session leads
• Deliver realistic, authentic dialogue that sounds natural and unscripted
• Bring your full voice-acting craft to help AI sound more human

Who You Are

• A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with real recording experience
• A native or near-native South African English speaker with an authentic accent
• Currently based in South Africa
• Comfortable with natural conversational delivery — not just scripted read-throughs
• Receptive to direction and able to adjust performance in the moment
• Reliable, professional, and easy to work with in a studio setting

Nice to Have

• Background in acting, theatre, or performance
• Experience in broadcast, podcast, or commercial voice-over work
• Prior studio recording experience in a professional environment

Why Join Us

• Work on a genuinely cutting-edge AI project with a team partnered with leading research labs
• Competitive contract pay for a focused, short-term commitment
• A rare opportunity to contribute your voice to technology that shapes how AI hears the world
• Work that celebrates and preserves the authenticity of South African English
• Potential for additional sessions and ongoing project work