Are you an audio editing expert eager to shape the future of AI? Large‑scale language models are evolving from clever chatbots into powerful engines of multimedia understanding.
Audio AI Specialist (Speech Data, QA & Annotation)
United States
$25 – $25/hr
March 24, 2026
Job description
About the Role
HireArt is recruiting an Audio AI Specialist to support the development of high-quality speech datasets for next-generation voice AI systems.
This role focuses on audio quality, annotation, and dataset validation — ensuring speech data is accurate, consistent, and usable for AI model training.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and apply audio quality standards for speech datasets
- Review and evaluate audio files for:
- Noise, distortion, clipping, echo, and recording issues
- Identify and flag:
- Segmentation errors
- Transcript mismatches
- Speaker labeling inconsistencies
- Perform annotation tasks:
- Transcription
- Timestamp validation
- VAD (voice activity detection)
- Diarization (speaker separation)
- Record high-quality speech from scripts
- Maintain consistency across audio, transcripts, and metadata
- Document edge cases and improve quality guidelines
- Collaborate with ML and research teams
Requirements
- Experience with audio AI datasets or speech workflows
- Hands-on experience with:
- ASR (speech recognition)
- TTS (text-to-speech)
- Speech-to-speech systems
- Strong ability to detect subtle audio quality issues
- Experience with:
- Transcription
- Segmentation / VAD
- Diarization
- Ability to produce clean recordings in a controlled environment
- Strong written communication skills
- High attention to detail
Bonus Skills
- Tools: Audacity, Praat, or similar
- Basic scripting (Python, SQL, Bash)
- Background in linguistics, phonetics, or voice work
- Experience with synthetic + real audio evaluation
- Multilingual or accent/dialect familiarity
Compensation
- $25/hour
- Ongoing contract
Role Details
- Remote (U.S. only, excluding CA & IL)
- Contract-based (long-term potential)
Why Join
- Work on cutting-edge voice AI systems
- Gain hands-on experience in speech datasets and model training
- Collaborate with AI researchers and engineers
- Build specialized skills in a fast-growing AI domain
About the Company
HireArt partners with leading companies to recruit talent for high-impact roles in AI, engineering, and data operations.
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Are you an audio editing expert eager to shape the future of AI? Large‑scale language models are evolving from clever chatbots into powerful engines of multimedia understanding.
Are you an audio editing expert eager to shape the future of AI? Large‑scale language models are evolving from clever chatbots into powerful engines of multimedia understanding.
Are you an audio editing expert eager to shape the future of AI? Large‑scale language models are evolving from clever chatbots into powerful engines of multimedia understanding.