Speech Audio Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $50/hr
mercor
- LocationCanada
- Work typeRemote
- Salary50 CAD an hour
- EmploymentContract
- Posted9 November 2026
- SourceHimalayas job feed
Live checkFirst seen 1 h ago; still listed on Himalayas 2 min ago.
At a glance
- LanguagesFrench
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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 .
- Strong 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 .
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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- Submit form
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