About the Role
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<p aria-level="2" role="heading"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">About the Project</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">Project Hydrus is a scripted and conversational audio data collection project. The recordings produced help build natural, everyday-sounding synthesized voices for conversational AI products — voices that sound like real people talking, not scripted performances.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">As Session Director, you'll lead live recording sessions with Voice Contributors, guiding them through scripted scenarios to produce natural, conversational-quality audio. This hands-on role blends creative direction, coaching, and technical audio judgment — making scripted material sound authentic and unscripted, rather than recited, while keeping sessions moving at a natural pace.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
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<p aria-level="2" role="heading"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">What You'll Do</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Direct voice performers through scripted scenarios, coaching for natural, conversational delivery rather than verbatim recitation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Build quick scene context for performers (who, where, why) and improvise to fill narrative or dialogue gaps live, keeping sessions flowing naturally.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Adapt scripted wording for natural phrasing and regional/dialect authenticity as needed.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Monitor and correct technical audio quality in real time: mic technique, pacing, clarity, and background noise.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Manage session pacing to meet recording targets without sacrificing performance quality, and maintain organized notes on adjustments and retakes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Create a supportive, low-pressure environment for performers, including those with limited prior voice experience.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p aria-level="2" role="heading"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">What We're Looking For</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">Required</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Native fluency in the required language (with specific dialect), with a strong ear for natural, colloquial phrasing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Experience directing, coaching, or producing voice or audio talent (e.g., voice direction, casting direction, audio/podcast production, dubbing/ADR, or theater direction).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Demonstrated ability to give clear, specific, actionable performance direction.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Strong working knowledge of basic recording/mic technique (proximity, plosives, room noise, levels).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Comfortable improvising and adjusting scripted material on the spot.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Excellent interpersonal skills; able to build rapport quickly with performers of varying experience levels.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">Preferred (nice to have, not required)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto"> - Background in improv, theater direction, or acting coaching.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}