Voice Performer - UK English (Wales)
Posted Today by Alignerr
Negotiable
Outside
Onsite
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Voice Performer involves participating in paid studio recording sessions to help AI systems learn to understand Welsh English speech. Candidates must be professional voice actors with an authentic Welsh accent, based in Wales, and able to perform natural conversational dialogue. This is a contract position requiring in-person attendance at a professional studio for 2 to 3 sessions, each lasting 4 hours. The project focuses on enhancing AI speech recognition without involving voice cloning.
Key Responsibilities:
- Record natural, conversational Welsh English speech in a professional studio setting
- Participate in single-speaker sessions and dual-speaker dialogue recordings
- Deliver realistic, unscripted-sounding dialogue across a variety of everyday scenarios
- Follow light direction to vary tone, pacing, and delivery as needed
- Bring authenticity, warmth, and professionalism to every session
Key Skills:
- Professional voice actor or voice-over artist with proven recording experience
- Native or near-native Welsh English speaker
- Currently based in Wales and able to attend in-person studio sessions
- Comfortable performing natural, conversational dialogue
- Reliable, professional, and receptive to direction
- Fluent in English at a working level for communication
- Nice to have: Acting or performance background, experience in broadcast or podcast production, comfort with improvised or dialogue-based performance styles
Salary (Rate): £100.00 hourly
City: Cardiff
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Voice Performer — Welsh English (AI Speech Training)
About The Role
What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands real human speech? We're looking for professional voice actors and voice-over artists with an authentic Welsh accent to take part in paid studio recording sessions for a leading AI speech research project. This is a rare, in-person contract opportunity for experienced voice talent based in Wales. You'll be recorded in a professional studio environment, performing natural conversational speech that helps AI systems learn to understand how real people talk — with all the rhythm, nuance, and character that makes Welsh English distinct. This project does not involve voice cloning.
Organisation: Alignerr
Type: Contract
Session Format: In-person professional recording studio (locally assigned in Wales)
Session Length: 4 hours per session - 2–3 sessions total
What You'll Do
- Record natural, conversational Welsh English speech in a professional studio setting
- Participate in single-speaker sessions and dual-speaker dialogue recordings
- Deliver realistic, unscripted-sounding dialogue across a variety of everyday scenarios
- Follow light direction to vary tone, pacing, and delivery as needed
- Bring authenticity, warmth, and professionalism to every session
Who You Are
- A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with proven recording experience
- A native or near-native Welsh English speaker — your accent is the real deal
- Currently based in Wales and able to attend in-person studio sessions
- Comfortable performing natural, conversational dialogue (not just scripted reads)
- Reliable, professional, and receptive to direction
- Fluent in English at a working level for communication
Nice to Have
- Acting or performance background
- Experience in broadcast, podcast production, or prior studio recording work
- Comfort with improvised or dialogue-based performance styles
Why This Role
- Competitive hourly pay for a skilled, specialised role
- Work on a meaningful AI project with leading research teams
- Contribute to technology that will shape how AI understands real human voices
- A short, defined commitment — 2 to 3 sessions — with clear scope and structure
- Your voice and accent play a direct, irreplaceable role in the outcome