What the work involves

AfterQuery is collecting authentic accented English speech for speech-model training and evaluation. You will be sent a short script and a step-by-step recording guide, record yourself reading the script on a phone or computer microphone, and upload the file through the designated platform. Most contributors finish in fifteen minutes or less, including the setup steps. There is no editing, no scriptwriting, and no ongoing commitment — one submission is one complete engagement.

The single thing that matters most is authenticity. The project needs English as it is genuinely spoken by native Ukrainian speakers, not a performance of an accent. Submissions that sound imitated, exaggerated, or coached are rejected, and so are recordings where the reader flattens their accent toward a neutral or American delivery in an attempt to sound "professional." Read the script the way you would read anything aloud.

What the platform screens for

  • Genuine Ukrainian-influenced English. Expect to be asked about your language background — where you learned Ukrainian, where you learned English, how long you have spoken each. A short spoken sample may be requested.
  • Usable audio conditions. A quiet room, a working microphone, and the ability to record a single continuous take without background television, traffic, or other voices.
  • Instruction-following in written English. The guide covers file format, take length, and naming conventions. Submissions that ignore these are the most common rejection reason after accent authenticity.

Logistics and pay

Fully remote and fully asynchronous — you record whenever you like within the turnaround window, which is typically a few days from assignment. Pay is stated by the platform as a flat $50 per accepted recording submission; against a task of roughly fifteen minutes this is where the $30/hr band figure comes from, but the flat rate is the actual term, not an hourly guarantee. Treat this as a one-off microtask that may lead to repeat invitations if your submission is clean, rather than as recurring income.