Record French-language audio for an AI lab training a model on speech, reading supplied transcripts in a neutral-to-upbeat customer service voice. The project runs roughly one to two weeks from a March 10, 2026 start, at 2–10 hours per week, and requires your own professional recording setup.

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What the work involves

You receive French transcripts and record them cleanly, at a consistent pace, in the register a good customer-service agent uses — neutral to warm, never theatrical, never flat. The fidelity bar is the hard part: punctuation, commas, em-dashes and ellipses are instructions about pacing and breath, and the lab is measuring whether your delivery matches the written line. Some tasks ask you to read exactly as written; others ask you to adjust wording lightly so the line scans naturally when spoken, and flag what you changed. You self-record, do light post-production, and submit files against a naming and format spec.

Pay is quoted by the platform at $225 USD per finished hour — finished meaning length of accepted submitted audio, not time spent setting up, reading, or re-taking. The wider $45–225/hr band reflects what has been observed across Mercor voice projects; treat the higher figure as this listing's stated rate rather than a guarantee of earnings, since retakes and rejected takes are unpaid time.

What the screen looks for

Mercor's screening is AI-led and usually includes a recorded audio sample. Expect it to test three things: that you are a native French speaker born and raised in France (regional accent is fine; non-France francophone backgrounds are excluded here), that your room and chain actually produce broadcast-usable audio, and that you can follow a written spec precisely. Professional voice-acting credits are preferred but genuinely not required — podcasting, radio, streaming, music, comedy and YouTube experience all count if the audio quality is there. You also need working English, since project instructions and the kickoff call are conducted in English.

Logistics

Fully remote and largely async, recorded on your own schedule within task deadlines
Live kickoff call required at project start; you must be available for it
2–10 hours per week, roughly 1–2 weeks total from your start date
You supply the setup: professional-grade microphone, treated or soundproofed space, audio interface, pop filter, editing software

French Professional Voice Actor

What the work involves

What the screen looks for

Logistics

Interview prep — 10 questions