Indian English - AI Voice Data Collection Project

About this role

About Arctic Engine:
Arctic Engines is an enterprise-grade Al human data operations company specializing in high-quality training data, RLHF, and human feedback pipelines for frontier Al models. We are part of the Apna Group, one of India's fastest-growing unicorns, backed by marquee investors such as Lightspeed, Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Peak XV, and others. With native access to Apna's 60M+ workforce, we deliver high-quality training data at unmatched scale and speed.
About the Role:
We are looking for fluent English speakers to join a remote, one-time voice recording project that helps build next-generation AI models.
About the Project
We are looking for fluent English speakers to participate in a conversational voice recording project aimed at training and improving AI speech and conversational models.
Participants will have natural, unscripted conversations with an AI-powered conversational bot across topics such as Travel, Finance, Retail, Healthcare, Telecom, Education, and more.
This is not a script-reading project. We are looking for participants who can speak naturally, confidently, and spontaneously while providing detailed responses.
Selection Process

• Audition: Submit a 2-minute voice recording in a quiet environment.

• Screening: Submitted samples will be reviewed based on language fluency, pronunciation, voice quality, and conversational ability.

• Shortlisting: Selected candidates will be invited to participate in the final recording.

• NDA: Selected candidates must sign an NDA before the final recording session.
Compensations: Rs. 500/Hr | Max Rs. 1000 for 2 hours of recording
Requirements
What You'll Do:

• Record a 2-minute audition sample as part of the selection process.

• If selected, complete 2 hours of conversational voice recording from home.

• Interact naturally with an AI bot that will guide the conversation through different topics.

• Speak for approximately 70% of the overall conversation, providing detailed, spontaneous, and relevant responses.

• Participate in multiple short recording sessions, typically around 10 minutes per topic.
Follow the provided guidelines on:

• Natural speaking style

• Pronunciation and clarity

• Conversational flow

• Appropriate response length and detail

• Re-record sections if required based on quality or technical checks.
Candidate Requirements

• Fluent in English; native or near-native proficiency preferred.

• Strong ability to speak naturally, clearly, and confidently in the target language.

• Comfortable engaging in conversations on a variety of everyday and professional topics.

• Able to provide detailed responses without relying on a script.

• Prior experience in voice recording, voice-over, speech data collection, or similar projects is preferred but not mandatory.

• Access to a quiet and controlled recording environment at home.

• Stable and reliable internet connection.

• Access to a good-quality microphone or earphones/headset with a microphone.

• Ability to follow recording instructions and complete the assigned sessions within the specified timeline.
Important
This is a conversational speech collection project, not a read-aloud or scripted recording task. Candidates should be comfortable speaking spontaneously and maintaining a natural conversation with an AI bot.