Description About the Project
We're looking for native-level French (Quebec) speakers with skilled voice recording experience to join the Hydrus Project.
Theprojectconsistsoftwoscheduledrecordingsessionsfromtheirownhomestudio.
Becausetherecordingsgostraightintoproduction,theauditionvalidatestwothingsequally:yourvoiceand yourrecordingenvironment.
What You'll Do
Auditionwithtwo30secondsamplesusingyourhomestudiosetup
Onceapproved,youwillcompletetwoscheduledrecordingsessionsofapproximately4hourseach
Participateinnaturalconversation,prompteddiscussion,andscriptedcustomer-servicescenarios
Recordfromyourownhomestudiosetupacrossbothsessions
YourRecordingEnvironment
Three things are required, and each is judged separately:
Anexternalmicrophone: Aseparate,dedicatedmicrophoneisabsolutelyrequired—seebelow.
Adryroom: Yourvoiceshouldsoundcloseandclear,withnoechoorhollow,distantquality.Untreatedroomswithbarewalls,hardfloors,andhighceilingsusuallyfail.
Aquietroom: NoHVAChum,fans,traffic,appliances,orhouseholdnoiseduringrecording.
Minimum Required Gear
DynamicMics(bestforuntreatedrooms): ShureSM58,ShureMV7/MV7+,RODEPodMic/PodMicUSB,orsimilar.
Condensermic(greatinatreatedroom):



RODENT-USBMini,BlueYeti/YetiOrb,BlueBluebird,BlueBabyBottle,orsimilar.
RoomTreatment: Yourrecordingspaceshouldproducestudio-qualitysoundsamples–isolationshields,soundsabsorbingpads,etc…
Immediatelyrejected: built-in laptop microphones, phone mics, AirPods, Samsung Buds, headphone-attached mics, headsets, and gaming headsets.
Technical Specification
Youmustbeabletoproduceaudiosamplesinthemeetingthefollowingspecifications:
WAV format, 24-bit, 48 kHz, no compression. FreesoftwaresuchasAudacitycanproducethis.Ifyoucannotexportinthisformat,pleasedonotapply—thisleveloftechnicalityisrequiredforthisrole.
Who We're Looking For
Native-level French (Quebec) speaker
Anatural,authentic,friendly,conversationalcustomer-servicespeakingstyle
Adry,quiethomerecordingspaceandaprofessionalmicrophone,asdescribedabove
Goodbackground,butnotrequired:Podcasters,youtubers,streamers,recordingartists,voice-overactors,etc–anyonewhohasexperiencerecordingaudioinahigh-qualityhomestudio
Commitment & Compensation
Estimatedtime:approximately8hourstotalacrosstwoscheduledsessions
Compensation: $55.00 USD per hour
Job Reference: #LI-JC1

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📌 Hydrus - Voice Contributor - French (Quebec) (Manitoba)
🏢 Socket.dev
📍 Manitoba