About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position Details
Position: Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) – German
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Edit and process German voice recordings for use in TTS and speech AI systems.
- Perform audio cleanup including silence trimming, breath reduction/removal, de-clicking, de-essing, and noise reduction.
- Conduct detailed quality assurance checks for clipping, distortion, background noise, artifacts, loudness consistency, and level balancing.
- Ensure audio meets strict technical specifications for ML training pipelines.
- Evaluate recordings for German pronunciation accuracy, naturalness, and fluency.
- Collaborate with teams on German speech datasets, voice talent recordings, and model training workflows.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Native or near-native German speaker with strong listening intuition for German speech nuances.
- Experience editing speech or voice recordings.
- Strong understanding of speech audio quality standards and common issues in recorded dialogue.
- Hands‑on experience with tools like iZotopeRX, ProTools, or similar audio restoration software.
- Ability to identify and fix artifacts, inconsistencies, and technical defects in audio.
- Experience working with high-volume audio datasets or structured workflows.
Preferred
- Experience working with TTS vendors or platforms.
- Prior involvement in speechML, voiceAI, or dataset creation/annotation workflows.
- Familiarity with audio QA pipelines, labeling, or evaluation processes.
- Experience directing or editing German voice talent recordings.
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