Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) – French

**Overview**

We're looking for audio engineers with strong experience editing and quality-checking **voice recordings for speech and text-to-speech (TTS) applications**, specifically for **French-language audio**. This role focuses on preparing high-quality audio datasets for machine learning systems, ensuring clarity, consistency, and technical compliance across large volumes of French speech data. **Native or near-native French fluency is required** to accurately assess speech quality, pronunciation, and naturalness.

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## **What You'll Do**

• Edit and process **French 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 and distortion
• Background noise and artifacts
• Loudness consistency and level balancing
• Ensure audio meets **strict technical specifications** for ML training pipelines
• Evaluate recordings for **French pronunciation accuracy, naturalness, and fluency**
• Work with large batches of recordings, maintaining **consistency and throughput**
• Collaborate with teams working on **French speech datasets, voice talent recordings, and model training workflows**

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## **Basic Qualifications**

• **Native or near-native French speaker** with strong listening intuition for French speech nuances
• Experience editing **speech or voice recordings** (not just music production)
• Strong understanding of **speech audio quality standards** and common issues in recorded dialogue
• Hands-on experience with tools like **iZotope RX, Pro Tools, 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**

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## **Preferred Qualifications**

• Experience working with **TTS vendors or platforms**
• Prior involvement in **speech ML, voice AI, or dataset creation/annotation workflows**
• Familiarity with **audio QA pipelines, labeling, or evaluation processes**
• Experience directing or editing **French voice talent recordings**

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## **Ideal Candidate Profile**

• Detail-oriented with strong **critical listening skills in French**
• Comfortable working with **repetitive, high-precision tasks at scale**
• Able to balance **speed and quality** in production environments
• Familiar with the nuances of **human French speech vs synthetic voice requirements**