Gardenia Speech Collection - United States
The purpose of this project is to collect recordings of native English speech to improve voice assistant technologies.
Hiring companyDataForce by TransPerfect
About the role
We are currently looking for native English (United States) speakers, to participate in our Gardenia Speech Collection project.
This is a fully remote project. You can participate from anywhere within the United States.
The estimated duration of the recording task is 30 minutes.
Important: All your data will be kept confidential and WILL NOT be used for advertisement or distribution.
Responsibilities
For this project, we are looking for a wide variety of English (United States) speakers with various regional accents. Participants will record short wake-up phrases and scripted utterances typically used when interacting with a voice assistant, following the guidelines provided.
Eligibility
Work arrangement: Fully remote
Eligible countries: United States
To participate you should meet the following qualifying criteria:
Be 18 years or older.
Be born and live in the United States.
Be native speaker of English (US) from any region in the United States.
Be able to use a mobile phone for this project.
Be able to use a wired headset or the device microphone for recording phrases.
Have access to a quiet indoor environment to do the recordings.
For this project, we are looking for participants in specific demographic groups to help develop bias free technology that would represent everyone.
Note: All voice groups have been completed except for male voices.
Please note that this project is also open to participants aged 7–17. For more details, please refer to this form: Gardenia Speech Collection - USA (minors).
Compensation details
You will receive $25 USD for your fully completed and accepted assets.
General Referral Bonus Program:
We offer a referral bonus of $7 USD for each participant you refer who successfully completes the project (available for registrations submitted starting from June 9).
How to refer someone:
- Share this registration link with your friends and family.
- When registering, they should answer Referral to the question "How did you find out about this opportunity?" and provide your name and email address in the fields: First Name, Last Name and Email Address.
As payment method, we offer Wire Transfer, PayPal, Gift Card, and Check, according to your preference.
Please note that all submissions will be checked by our Quality Assurance team and compensation will be provided for fully completed and accepted assets. The project team will provide you with feedback once the Quality Check process is completed.
- If your selected payment method is Wire Transfer, the payment will be received within 14-17 business days after acceptance of your delivery. Wire Transfer is only available for payments exceeding $50 USD.
- If your selected payment method is PayPal or Check, the payment will be received within 10-15 business days after acceptance of your delivery. Please ensure you accept payments from TransPerfect to avoid PayPal returning the funds.
- If your selected payment method is Gift Card, the electronic gift card will be sent to you via email within 7-10 business days after acceptance of your delivery. Please keep an eye on your inbox and spam folder. For more information about the gift card we offer please visit the Tremendous Online Catalogue. NOTE: Monetary options (such as Venmo, PayPal, and bank transfer—full list available before redeeming your gift card) may include associated fees. Please review any applicable costs before redeeming your reward.
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