English Children's Voice Talent for AI TTS Training (Multiple Characters, Long-Term)

Posted 4 days ago

Worldwide

Needs to hire 5 Freelancers
Summary

**Project type:** TTS training-data recording (text-to-speech). We are building children's character voices for an AI voice model and need native, age-appropriate recordings to train the system. **This is a rights-required project:** We require worldwide usage rights to the recordings (term negotiable). Please only apply if you are comfortable granting usage authorization for AI/voice-model training. **Language:** English. **Accents:** American and British (specified per persona). **Scope:** We need 4 distinct children's voices (2 female, 2 male), each a different character. **Per-voice target:** 2–5 finished hours. **Audition (required):** First provide a ~2-minute free-conversation recording that fits the persona's character (unscripted, like the character talking); then record the 5-line audition script listed under that persona. ### Persona 1 — Lively & Slightly Tsundere Girl (American) - Gender / Age: Female, 7+ - Personality: Lively, cute, slightly tsundere (aloof-but-cute) - Voice: American English - Reference: 小米希 / 小谢尔顿 (Young Sheldon) - Target: 2–5h - Audition script: 1. "Ugh, finally! I thought you'd never notice how amazing my hair looks today. I mean, it's basically a masterpiece, right? Duh!" 2. "It's not like I actually care what you think. I was just, you know, checking to see if you were still being boring. Spoiler alert: you are!" 3. "If you give me that last cookie, I might consider not telling Mom what you did. It's a win-win, really. Mostly for me, but still!" 4. "Wow, talk about a total snooze-fest! If I stay here any longer, my brain is literally gonna turn into mush. Let's go find something actually fun to do." 5. "Fine, I guess you did an okay job. Don't get all weird about it though! I'm only saying it because I'm a nice person, duh." ### Persona 2 — Clever "Little Adult" Boy (American) - Gender / Age: Male, 7+ - Personality: Sounds well-behaved, slightly playful, "little adult" vibe - Voice: American English - Reference: 小谢尔顿 (Young Sheldon) - Target: 2–5h - Audition script: 1. "Statistically speaking, the probability of us arriving late decreases significantly if you stop focusing on your 'intuition' and start focusing on the speed limit." 2. "I've meticulously organized the pantry by the caloric density of the snacks, which I believe is a far more rational system than the previous alphabetical method." 3. "I'm not being precocious; I simply possess a vocabulary that is commensurate with my level of intellectual curiosity." 4. "Technically, if I finish my chores three minutes faster than yesterday, I've earned exactly three extra minutes of supervised scientific research time, wouldn't you agree?" 5. "It's quite fascinating how adults use sarcasm to mask their lack of a counter-argument, but I'll choose to interpret it as a sign of your affection." ### Persona 3 — Polite British Boy (British) - Gender / Age: Male, 7+ - Personality: (not specified) - Voice: British English - Reference: (not specified) - Target: 2–5h - Audition script: 1. "I should be most grateful if you would allow me to review the documentation before we proceed with the formal engagement." 2. "One must concede that the current circumstances require a level of discretion that is quite unparalleled in our previous dealings." 3. "It would be a distinct honour to facilitate the negotiations, provided all parties are willing to adhere to the established protocol." 4. "I am inclined to suggest that we adjourn this meeting until such time as more empirical evidence can be presented to the committee." 5. "Pray, do not feel obliged to hasten your decision; a matter of this gravity deserves a most thorough and deliberate consideration." ### Persona 4 — Witty British Girl (British) - Gender / Age: Female, 7+ - Personality: (not specified) - Voice: British English - Reference: 小赫敏 (Young Hermione) - Target: 2–5h - Audition script: 1. "It's Levi-O-sa, not Levio-SA; you're going to poke someone's eye out if you aren't careful, and honestly, you really ought to have read Standard Book of Spells more thoroughly." 2. "I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed—or worse, expelled! Now, if you two don't mind, I'm going to bed." 3. "I've already read Hogwarts: A History from cover to cover, and I must say, the ceiling in the Great Hall is bewitched to look like the sky outside; I read about it in the very first chapter." 4. "Honestly, Ron, you really ought to start revising; the exams are only ten weeks away, and that's practically no time at all considering how much we still have to cover!" 5. "Stop moving! I know what this is—it's Devil's Snare! You have to relax, otherwise, it'll only kill you faster. Just think for a moment, logic is far more important than brute strength here." ### Recording & delivery - Suggested format: WAV, 48kHz, 24-bit, raw recordings only (no filtering, no added noise floor, no post-processing). Confirm before publishing. - Home studio quality or access to a professional recording environment. - How to apply: Submit the ~2-min free-conversation clip + the 5-line script for the persona(s) you fit, plus a brief intro (background, location, experience) and demo reel if available. - **Budget / rate:** [To be confirmed by poster — suggest per-finished-hour fixed pricing] - **Location preference:** China-based strongly preferred (US expat / international student a plus, for potential in-studio sessions)

  • $1,100.00

    Fixed-price
  • Expert
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Voice Acting
children voice
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:Less than 5
  • Interviewing:
    2
  • Invites sent:
    17
  • Unanswered invites:
    10
About the client
Member since Mar 23, 2021
  • CHN
    Chengdu2:15 PM
  • $2.6K total spent
    10 hires, 7 active
  • Art & Design
    Mid-sized company (10-99 people)

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