Audio Engineer, German

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Edit and process voice recordings in German for applications in speech and text-to-speech.

• Execute silence trimming, breath reduction or removal, de-clicking, de-essing, and noise reduction tasks.

• Correct technical issues while maintaining the natural characteristics of speech.

• Prepare clean and consistent recordings that are suitable for machine learning pipelines.

• Work efficiently with large batches of speech audio.

• Review recordings for clipping, distortion, background noise, unwanted artifacts, loudness consistency, and level balance.

• Identify inconsistencies in recordings and rectify technical defects.

• Ensure that audio meets established technical and production specifications.

• Evaluate German pronunciation, fluency, naturalness, and overall quality of speech.

• Detect unnatural pronunciation, articulation, pacing, or delivery issues.

• Assess recordings for their appropriateness within speech and TTS training workflows.

• Work with structured speech datasets and large recording batches.

• Collaborate with teams involved in voice talent recordings and speech model training.

• Adhere to established audio quality assurance, file management, and evaluation processes.

• Provide technical feedback on recordings that need correction or replacement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Native or near-native fluency in German is mandatory.

• Professional experience in editing speech or voice recordings is essential.

• Background in editing speech, dialogue, narration, or voice recordings is required.

• Strong critical listening abilities for German-language speech are necessary.

• Practical knowledge of standards regarding speech audio quality is needed.

• Experience in identifying and remedying noise, clipping, distortion, clicks, sibilance, and similar defects is important.

• Hands-on experience with professional audio restoration or editing software is expected.

• Familiarity with high-volume audio datasets or structured production workflows is a plus.

• Exceptional attention to detail and the capacity to maintain consistent quality at scale are required.

• Training in audio engineering, sound engineering, audio production, broadcast production, or a related field may be advantageous.

• Equivalent professional experience in speech editing, dialogue production, or audio post-production may also be taken into account.

• Experience with iZotope RX, Pro Tools, or similar audio restoration software is preferred.

• Previous work with text-to-speech platforms or vendors is desirable.

• Experience with speech machine learning, voice AI, or synthetic speech projects is beneficial.

• Familiarity with audio annotation or quality assurance pipelines is a plus.

• Experience preparing datasets for machine learning applications is advantageous.

• Background in directing or editing German voice talent is a plus.

• Knowledge of dialogue restoration and speech-specific post-production is beneficial.

• Experience in evaluating differences between natural and synthetic speech is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work fully remotely.

• Enjoy flexible scheduling options.

• Receive weekly payments via Stripe or Wise.

• Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted based on scope and performance.