Recording will be done on our clients recording platform. Voice talents will be paired and responsible for scheduling recording times that accommodate their schedules.
Each script will take approximately one hour to record and each person can record up to 10 scripts per category for a total of 20 scripts. (See below for the categories.) The recordings can take place over approximately one month. There is a high probability of additional recording work in the future.
Payments will be issued for each submitted audio file after it has been reviewed and meets the requirements.
Scripts provided to you will be in the following categories:
- Natural Conversations
- Openended spontaneous humanhuman conversations touching on various topics such as currentevents movies artists weekend plans friendships challenging situations asking for support feeling down feeling excited work
- Conversations with a specific theme where the users intent is to retrieve information and where the assistant must be contextually appropriate to the theme: Sports News Instructional (Cooking/ Crafting/ Art)
- Planning tasks with the help of an assistant (trips visits concert tickets restaurant bookings shopping creating calendar events messaging/emailing etc.)
- Creative use cases where the user instructs the assistant to compose stories poems and come up with jokes
- Customer Service Use Cases
- Issue with Product/Service
- Return a product
- Unauthorized purchase/access/activity
- Issue with Delivery
- Account Access
- Order a product or Subscribe to/Book a service
Qualifications :
General requirements
- Nativelevel proficiency in Italian
- Proficiency in written Italian
- Ability to deliver very expressive dialogues and professional performances conveying the correct emotions as per the script. The dialogues will include non verbals (e.g. laughter sighs gasps) to add richness and variety to the vocal performance.
- Ability to commit to submitting at least 5 recordings per week for the duration of the contract.
Nicetohaves (Preference will be given to talent with these qualifications.)
- Experience working with scripts (for example voiceover work audiobook reading acting)
- Experience with professional speech recording
Equipment requirements
- PC or Laptop with the latest operating system on either Microsoft Windows Mac OS or Linux (Redhat or Debianbased distros) and the most recent release version of Google Chrome installed; and
- Webcam and microphone with highquality audio
- Highspeed password protected internet connection. Performing work over an open wireless network connection is NOT allowed
Technical Requirements for submitted recordings
- File Type: Unprocessed RAW .wav
- Noise Floor: 60dB or better
- Quality: Naturally minimized background noise breaths and clicks (no plugins). Recording must be done in a quiet environment with minimal background noise.
Additional Information :
Application Process:
- Interested talent should submit a proposal and their bid for recording each approximately onehour script. As a guideline the average rate for one recorded script is $32. You may propose a rate based on that guideline and your experience and skills. Please keep in mind that no Upwork fees will be deducted from your earnings meaning you will receive the full bid amount if it is accepted. If you know someone who would be interested in participating in the two person dialogue with you please let us know in your proposal.
- A script attachment has been added to the Upwork job posting as well. As an optional step you may also submit a recording of yourself reading the script in the language and dialect of your choice.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Contract