**Overview**We’re looking for audio engineers with strong experience editing and quality-checking **voice recordings for speech and text-to-speech (TTS) applications**, specifically for **French-language audio**. This role focuses on preparing 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 accurately assess speech quality, pronunciation, and naturalness. * * * ## **What You’ll Do** – Edit and process **French voice recordings** for use in TTS and speech AI systems – Perform **audio cleanup** including silence trimming, breath reduction/removal, de-clicking, de-essing, and noise reduction – Conduct detailed **quality assurance checks** for: – Clipping and distortion – Background noise and artifacts – 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** * * * ## **Basic Qualifications** – **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 Qualifications** – Experience working with **TTS vendors or platforms** – Prior involvement in **speech ML, voice AI, or dataset creation/annotation workflows** – Familiarity with **audio QA pipelines, labeling, or evaluation processes** – Experience directing or editing **French voice talent recordings** * * * ## **Ideal Candidate Profile** – Detail-oriented with strong **critical listening skills in French** – Comfortable working with **repetitive, high-precision tasks at scale** – Able to balance **speed and quality** in production environments – Familiar with the nuances of **human French speech vs synthetic voice requirements**
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