What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speakers of English (US) – Talent Bench for Future Managed Services Recording Projects position at Upwork?
Company Description
Job Description
Role Overview:
As part of our talent bench, you will be pre-vetted and onboarded to our network, allowing us to engage you quickly when relevant projects become available. This is not a full-time position but an opportunity to be part of a trusted pool of professionals who can support multiple managed service projects over time.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications
Requirements:
Nice-to-haves (but not required):
Technical requirements
Additional Information
Application Process:
If you have links to voice or video recordings of you, please list them in your proposal. Otherwise, please create a short 1-minute voice recording to submit as a sample.
About Us:
Upwork Managed Services works with global clients on diverse projects that require specialized language expertise. To meet the evolving needs of our clients, we are building a bench of talented professionals who are fluent in English as it is spoken in the United States and interested in working on multiple recording projects on an as-needed basis.
Job Description
Role Overview:
As part of our talent bench, you will be pre-vetted and onboarded to our network, allowing us to engage you quickly when relevant projects become available. This is not a full-time position but an opportunity to be part of a trusted pool of professionals who can support multiple managed service projects over time.
Responsibilities:
- Provide voice and/or video recordings that are either scripted (read from scripts) or unscripted (conversations on provided topics).
- Collaborate with project managers to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Follow project-specific guidelines, workflows, and quality standards.
- Be responsive to project invitations and availability requests.
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Fluency in US English (spoken and written).
- Proficiency in written English.
- Ability to work flexibly and adapt to different project requirements.
- For scripted projects, ability to deliver expressive dialogues and professional performances, conveying the correct emotions per instructions in scripts.
Nice-to-haves (but not required):
- Experience working with scripts (for example, voice-over work, audiobook reading, acting).
- Experience with professional speech or video recording.
Technical requirements
- Quiet recording environment with minimal background noise.
- PC or laptop with:
- Most recent security updates installed.
- External microphone.
- Reliable, high-speed, password-protected internet connection.
Additional Information
Application Process:
- Interested talent should submit a proposal. After receipt of your proposal, you may be contacted by a talent services representative for additional information.
- If it is determined that you qualify for the talent bench, you will receive an offer that covers all potential projects.
- Once you have been onboarded, your project manager will reach out to you whenever a project is available. The project details, timeline, and payment rate will be explained in the message, and you will be free to accept or decline the project.
- No Upwork fees will be deducted from your earnings, meaning you will receive the full payment amount.
If you have links to voice or video recordings of you, please list them in your proposal. Otherwise, please create a short 1-minute voice recording to submit as a sample.
