About The Job

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, 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 working on French speech datasets 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.
- Solid understanding of speech audio quality standards.
- Hands-on experience with tools like iZotope RX, Pro Tools.
- 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.
- Experience directing or editing French voice talent recordings.

Resources & Support

- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

📌 Speech Audio Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $50/hr (Montreal)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Montreal