Voice Actor: CX Agent Voice Cloning (UK English)

$50–100/hrrate as listed

Record scripted and conversational voice samples in neutral standard UK English for a research lab's customer-experience TTS agent, with your voice explicitly cloned for that single internal use. Requires professional voice work experience, a UK base, and a treated home recording setup capable of clean, consistent takes at 5–10 hours per week.

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What the work involves

You record from supplied scripts — conversational turns, instructional copy, narrative passages, and short CX-style utterances — and deliver clean audio files that meet a fixed technical spec. Sessions are self-directed: you receive scripts and guidelines, record in your own space, check for mouth noise, plosives, room reflections and level drift, then upload. Expect repeated takes of the same line with deliberate variation in emotion, emphasis, and pace, and expect consistency notes across weeks, since a cloned voice model is unforgiving about session-to-session shifts in mic distance, energy, or accent drift.

The defining condition of this quest is voice cloning. The client will train a synthetic voice on your recordings for their internal customer-experience agent. The listing states this is exclusive to that use case and not sold, licensed, or reused elsewhere — read the consent terms yourself before applying, and skip this one if cloning is a line you don't cross.

What the platform screens for

Accent verification. Mercor screens for a genuinely neutral, standard UK English accent with UK residency. Strong regional colouring, or a UK accent acquired non-natively, tends to be filtered early.
Recorded evidence. A reel or samples from voice acting, dubbing, narration, podcasting, or broadcast work, plus specifics about your chain: microphone, interface, treatment, and typical noise floor.
Direction-taking. Screens for TTS work usually probe whether you can hit a precise read repeatedly rather than improvise — precision under repetition beats performance flair here.
Availability honesty. 5–10 hours per week, sustained, matters more than a large one-off burst.

Logistics

Fully remote and asynchronous, recorded from your own space on your own schedule within submission deadlines. Observed pay for this listing sits in the $50–100/hr band — as posted, not guaranteed, and often tied to accepted audio rather than raw hours. Project duration is defined by the client's dataset needs; treat it as a multi-week engagement rather than ongoing work, and expect QA rejections on files that miss the noise or consistency spec.

What they look for

Native, neutral standard UK English accent with current UK residency
Professional voice acting, narration, dubbing, or broadcast experience with samples
Home studio: quality condenser or dynamic mic, interface, pop filter, quiet treated space
Precise script adherence with natural delivery and controlled pacing
Vocal range across conversational, corporate, calm, and energetic styles
Working knowledge of audio editing and file specs (Audacity, Audition, Reaper)

Before you apply

Would you pass this screen?

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Are you a native English speaker with a neutral, standard UK English accent, and are you currently based in the United Kingdom?
Native UK English speaker, standard accent, UK resident · required
Do you have proven professional experience in voice acting, narration, podcasting, broadcasting, dubbing, or a related voice profession?
Professional voice experience · required
Do you currently have access to a professional or near-professional recording setup with a quality microphone, quiet recording environment, pop filter, and related equipment suitable for production-quality voice recordings?
Professional recording setup · required
Can you commit to and maintain 5–10 hours of availability per week for the duration of the project (estimated several months)?
5–10 hours weekly availability · required
Are you comfortable with your voice recordings being used to build an AI voice clone for a customer service agent, with the understanding that the clone will not be sold, licensed, or reused outside this specific use case?
Voice cloning consent · required

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Included with this listing

Interview prep — 11 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: Confirming genuine professional voice experience (not just a good speaking voice) and ability to take direction on delivery nuance specific to this TTS training context.
A strong answer: Name a specific project with a clear role (e.g., podcast host, audiobook narrator, radio presenter, voice actor for ads or media), describe the scope and duration, and mention a concrete demand it placed on your voice—consistency across sessions, emotional range, or adherence to brief.
Where people lose it: Listing hobbies or amateur projects instead of paid or professional work; claiming experience without naming a project; or describing voice work that was passive (e.g., 'I was the voice of a character') without evidence of direction-taking or technical control.