# Hydrus - Session Director - English (British) - V2

**Company**: Welo Data
**Location**: United Kingdom
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Salary**: USD 57-57 per-hour-wage
**Category**: Language Services
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Project Hydrus is a scripted and conversational audio data collection project. The recordings produced help build natural, everyday-sounding synthesized voices for conversational AI products.

As Session Director, you'll lead live recording sessions with Voice Contributors, guiding them through scripted scenarios to produce natural, conversational-quality audio. This hands-on role blends creative direction, coaching, and technical audio judgment , making scripted material sound authentic and unscripted, rather than recited, while keeping sessions moving at a natural pace.

Responsibilities:

- Direct voice performers through scripted scenarios, coaching for natural, conversational delivery rather than verbatim recitation.

- Build quick scene context for performers (who, where, why) and improvise to fill narrative or dialogue gaps live, keeping sessions flowing naturally.

- Adapt scripted wording for natural phrasing and regional/dialect authenticity as needed.

- Monitor and correct technical audio quality in real time: mic technique, pacing, clarity, and background noise.

- Manage session pacing to meet recording targets without sacrificing performance quality, and maintain organized notes on adjustments and retakes.

- Create a supportive, low-pressure environment for performers, including those with limited prior voice experience.

Requirements:

- Native fluency in the required language (with specific dialect), with a strong ear for natural, colloquial phrasing.

- Experience directing, coaching, or producing voice or audio talent (e.g., voice direction, casting direction, audio/podcast production, dubbing/ADR, or theater direction).

- Demonstrated ability to give clear, specific, actionable performance direction.

- Strong working knowledge of basic recording/mic technique (proximity, plosives, room noise, levels).

- Comfortable improvising and adjusting scripted material on the spot.

- Excellent interpersonal skills; able to build rapport quickly with performers of varying experience levels.

Benefits:

- Limitless Flexibility: Project-based opportunities that fit your availability.

- Limitless Growth: Optional access to AI and Large Language Model workshops.

- Limitless Support: Part of a global contributor community with responsive guidance and support.

## Skills

### Required
- native fluency in English (British)
- directing
- coaching
- audio production
- recording technique
- improvisation
- interpersonal skills

### Nice to have
- background in improv
- theater direction
- acting coaching
- DAWs or recording software (e.g., Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, Reaper)

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