Voice Talent – 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
Apply on AlignerrIs this job worth applying to?
- 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 millions of 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 for a limited number of sessions. No AI background needed — just your voice, your craft, and your authentic South African accent.
- Organization: Alignerr
- Type: Contract
- Sessions: 2–3 sessions of 4 hours each
- Important: This project does not involve voice cloning
What You'll Do
- Record natural, conversational South African English speech in a professional studio environment
- Participate in single-speaker sessions and dual-speaker dialogue recordings
- Deliver realistic, human-sounding dialogue that feels unscripted and natural
- Follow light direction to vary tone, pacing, and delivery across different scenarios
- Bring your performance experience to make conversations sound authentic and engaging
Who You Are
- A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with a genuine South African English accent
- Native or near-native South African English speaker currently based in South Africa
- Comfortable performing natural, conversational dialogue in a studio setting
- Receptive to direction and able to adapt your delivery on the fly
- Reliable, professional, and easy to work with
- Fluent in English at a working level for communication and direction
Nice to Have
- Acting or performance background beyond voice work
- Experience in broadcast, podcast production, or commercial studio recording
- Comfort with both scripted and semi-improvised dialogue styles
Why Join Us
- Competitive hourly pay for skilled voice talent
- Work with leading AI research teams on meaningful, real-world speech projects
- A clearly scoped commitment — just 2 to 3 sessions, with a defined end point
- Be part of cutting-edge AI development that shapes how technology understands human speech
- Potential for additional session invitations as new projects launch
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.
