Voice Actor - UK English (Scotland)
Summary: This role seeks professional voice actors and voice-over artists with authentic Scottish accents to participate in paid studio recording sessions for an AI speech research project. The position is contract-based and requires individuals to record natural Scottish English speech to enhance AI's understanding of human conversation. Candidates must be based in Scotland and possess experience in voice recording. The project emphasizes capturing the richness of Scottish speech rather than cloning voices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Record natural, conversational Scottish English speech in a professional studio environment
- Participate in single-speaker sessions and dual-speaker dialogue recordings
- Deliver realistic, human-sounding dialogue — the goal is natural, not scripted
- Follow light creative direction to vary tone, pacing, and delivery style
- Bring your authentic Scottish accent and vocal personality to every session
Key Skills:
- A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with real recording experience
- A native or near-native Scottish English speaker with an authentic regional accent
- Currently based in Scotland
- Comfortable performing natural, conversational dialogue in a studio setting
- Reliable, professional, and receptive to direction
- Confident working in both solo and paired dialogue recording formats
- Nice to Have: Acting or performance background
- Experience in broadcast, podcast, or commercial studio recording
- Familiarity with dialogue-based or documentary-style voice work
Salary (Rate): £200.00/hr
City: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Voice Actor / Voice-Over Artist — Scottish English (AI Speech Training)
About The Role
What if your Scottish 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 Scottish accents to participate in paid studio recording sessions for a leading AI speech research project. This is a contract role for experienced voice talent based in Scotland. Your voice won't be cloned — this project is about capturing the natural richness and authenticity of Scottish speech to help AI systems better understand real human conversation.
Organisation: Alignerr
Type: Contract
Session Format: In-person professional studio recording
Session Length: 4 hours per session (2–3 sessions total)
What You'll Do
- Record natural, conversational Scottish English speech in a professional studio environment
- Participate in single-speaker sessions and dual-speaker dialogue recordings
- Deliver realistic, human-sounding dialogue — the goal is natural, not scripted
- Follow light creative direction to vary tone, pacing, and delivery style
- Bring your authentic Scottish accent and vocal personality to every session
Who You Are
- A professional voice actor or voice-over artist with real recording experience
- A native or near-native Scottish English speaker with an authentic regional accent
- Currently based in Scotland
- Comfortable performing natural, conversational dialogue in a studio setting
- Reliable, professional, and receptive to direction
- Confident working in both solo and paired dialogue recording formats
Nice to Have
- Acting or performance background
- Experience in broadcast, podcast, or commercial studio recording
- Familiarity with dialogue-based or documentary-style voice work
Why Join Us
- Competitive hourly contract rate for professional studio work
- Work alongside leading AI research teams on genuinely impactful technology
- Contribute to AI that better understands the full diversity of human speech — including yours
- Short, focused commitment — just 2 to 3 sessions in total
- Be part of a project that puts authentic Scottish voices at the heart of AI development
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