Voice Actor – South African English
$70–130/hr
Remote audio contract with Alignerr, $70–130/hr, open to people in South Africa. Posted Oct 23.
$70–130/hr
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- Pay
- Above typicalTops out at $130/hr. The typical top rate across 238 priced audio listings is $40/hr.
- Getting in
- Hard to get in~1–2 hours of assessments. Valid government photo ID.
- Steady work
- Work is patchyFeast-or-famine project volume.
- Payout record
- Some delaysSchedule: weekly, by Friday for the prior Monday–Sunday. Paid via Stripe or PayPal (depends on country).
- Freshness
- RecentPosted 2w ago. Still listed on Alignerr on Nov 6, 2026.
- Where you live
- Named countries onlyOpen in South Africa.
The job description
About the Role
What if your voice could directly shape how AI understands and communicates with people around the world? We're looking for professional voice actors and voice-over artists with authentic South African English accents to participate in paid studio recording sessions for a leading AI speech research project.
This is a contract role with competitive hourly pay. Sessions are short, structured, and professionally managed — ideal for working voice actors looking for meaningful, well-compensated studio work.
- Organisation: Alignerr
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Sessions: 2–3 sessions of 4 hours each
- Note: This project does not involve voice cloning
What You'll Do
- Record natural South African English conversational speech in a professional studio environment
- Participate in single-speaker sessions and dual-speaker dialogue recordings
- Deliver realistic, human-sounding speech that feels unscripted and natural
- Follow light direction to vary tone, pacing, and delivery style
- Bring your authentic South African English accent to every session
Who You Are
- A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with prior recording experience
- A native or near-native South African English speaker with an authentic, natural accent
- Fluent in English at a working level for communication and direction
- Comfortable performing natural dialogue and conversational speech in a studio setting
- Reliable, professional, and receptive to creative direction
- Currently based in South Africa
Nice to Have
- Acting or performance background
- Experience in broadcast, podcast, or commercial studio recording
- Comfort with both scripted and improvised conversational delivery
Why Join Us
- Work on cutting-edge AI speech projects alongside leading research labs
- Competitive hourly pay for focused, time-limited studio sessions
- Be part of a project that shapes how AI understands real human voices
- Short-term commitment with clearly defined session structure
- Contribute to technology that improves AI for South African English speakers worldwide
How do you apply to Alignerr?
Apply on Alignerr
The Apply button opens this post on Alignerr's own site. You apply with them, not with Rubric. Budget about 1–2 hours of assessments.
Get through screening
What Alignerr asks for after you apply:
- Take the TestGorilla skills assessment (usually one attempt per role)
- Verify your identity with Persona
- Join the Alignerr Slack community
- Set up payouts once you are assigned to a project
Start work and get paid
Pay schedule: weekly, by Friday for the prior Monday–Sunday. Paid via Stripe or PayPal (depends on country). You're paid for the work they hand out, not a fixed salary.
Alignerr also needs
- Valid government photo ID
- Degree or professional experience for expert roles
- Webcam for proctored assessments on some roles
Red flags
- Red flagLong gaps with no project after passing
- Red flagWorker reports of delayed or withheld payments on Glassdoor
What is Alignerr like to work for?
Labelbox's contractor network, which hires generalists and domain experts to label data and write and grade AI training tasks.
| Advertised pay | $15–150/hr |
|---|---|
| Getting in | Hard to get in |
| Application takes | ~1–2 hours of assessments |
| How you get paid | Weekly, by Friday for the prior Monday–Sunday, via Stripe or PayPal (depends on country) |
| Payout record | Some delays |
| Countries | Accepts most countries but blocks signups from about two dozen; posts India-specific roles such as Hindi, Telugu and Indian-English language and cultural review work. |
Generalist and bilingual work is around $15–20/hr, coding QA $30–40/hr, and senior software, advanced math, medical and law roles $70–150/hr; some projects pay per approved task.
