[Hiring] Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) @Mercor

Role Description

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.

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 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.

Application Process

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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