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Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) - French

Pay
$50/hour
Where
Remote
Type
Contract
Eligibility
Country eligibility not stated. Check with the provider before applying.
Listing
Last verified Oct 17, 2026

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Overview

Edit and quality-check French-language voice recordings for speech and text-to-speech (TTS) applications.

The role prepares high-quality audio datasets for machine learning systems, ensuring clarity, consistency and technical compliance across large volumes of French speech data. Native or near-native French fluency is required to assess speech quality, pronunciation and naturalness.

Responsibilities

  • Edit and process French voice recordings for use in TTS and speech AI systems.
  • Perform audio cleanup including silence trimming, breath reduction or removal, de-clicking, de-essing and noise reduction.
  • Conduct detailed quality-assurance checks for clipping and distortion, background noise and artifacts, and loudness consistency and level balancing.
  • Ensure audio meets strict technical specifications for ML training pipelines.
  • Evaluate recordings for French pronunciation accuracy, naturalness and fluency.
  • Work with large batches of recordings, maintaining consistency and throughput.
  • Collaborate with teams working 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, not just music production.
  • Strong understanding of speech audio quality standards and common issues in recorded dialogue.
  • Hands-on experience with tools like 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 or structured workflows.

Preferred

  • Experience working with TTS vendors or platforms.
  • Prior involvement in speech ML, voice AI, or dataset creation or annotation workflows.
  • Familiarity with audio QA pipelines, labeling or evaluation processes.
  • Experience directing or editing French voice talent recordings.
  • Detail-oriented with strong critical listening skills in French, comfortable with repetitive, high-precision tasks at scale, and able to balance speed and quality in production environments.

Engagement and pay

  • Pay: $50 per hour (USD).
  • Independent contractor. Fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule. Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
  • Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
  • The work involves no access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.

Eligibility

  • Remote. Country eligibility is not stated by the source; worldwide eligibility is not assumed.
  • The source states it is unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.