Portuguese Audio Recording Expert (Portugal)

$20–40/hrrate as listed

micro1 is contracting native European Portuguese speakers with professional recording experience to produce clean, natural speech samples for AI training data. You supply your own studio-grade equipment and follow detailed specs for environment, file format, and delivery.

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The work

This is a recording production role, not an annotation role. You'll record Portuguese speech to written specifications — prompt scripts, conversational turns, or scenario-based reads — and deliver files that meet strict technical requirements for sample rate, format, noise floor, and naming conventions. Expect the project team to define the environment standards (treated or acoustically quiet space, consistent mic distance, no background noise or clipping) and to reject takes that drift from them. Beyond recording, you may be asked to flag ambiguities in scripts, comment on whether phrasing sounds natural to a Portugal-based speaker, and suggest process changes as the spec evolves.

Linguistic authenticity is the core requirement. This is European Portuguese specifically — pronunciation, prosody, and lexical choices from Portugal, not Brazil. Where scripts contain regionalisms or ambiguous orthography, your judgment about what a native speaker would actually say carries weight.

What the screen looks for

Verifiable recording history — studio, voice-over, broadcast, dubbing, or audiobook work, ideally three or more years, with a portfolio you can point to.
Your actual equipment, named and described: microphone, interface, DAW, monitoring, and how your space is treated. micro1 asks you to have your gear available during the interview.
Native European Portuguese, assessed live and through a submitted sample.
Spec discipline — whether you can read a technical brief and hit it repeatedly rather than approximately.

An initial audio sample is part of onboarding and functions as a hard gate.

Logistics

Contractor engagement, fully remote, based in Portugal. Work is asynchronous — you receive batches and scripts, record on your own schedule, and submit against deadlines. Observed pay for this listing is $20–40/hr; the band is what the platform published and is not a guarantee of hours, rate, or project duration. Volume on data-collection projects is typically batch-driven and can pause between phases.

What they look for

Audio recording

Before you apply

Would you pass this screen?

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Are you a native speaker of European Portuguese, living in or originally from Portugal, with native-like pronunciation of Portugal Portuguese?
Native European Portuguese speaker from Portugal · required
Do you have at least three years of hands-on experience in professional audio recording (studio, voice-over, broadcasting, or similar)?
Professional audio recording experience · required
Do you own professional-grade audio recording equipment (microphone, interface, monitoring headphones, editing software) available for immediate use during and after the interview?
Professional-grade audio equipment · required
Are you located in Portugal or able to work from a Portugal-based location during the project term?
Based in or able to work from Portugal · preferred

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Included with this listing

Interview prep — 10 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: Whether they've actually done commercial-grade recording work and can articulate the workflow from brief to delivery, not just own equipment.
A strong answer: Name a specific past project (commercial, broadcast, or academic), describe the technical requirements you had to meet, identify the gear and software used, and explain a concrete decision you made to hit quality or format targets.
Where people lose it: Vague references to 'recording audio' or listing equipment without tying it to a real project outcome; conflating hobbyist recording with professional delivery standards.