Freelance Audio Engineer for ElevenLabs Productions — voice cloning, dub/audiobook prep, and hands-on client training

ElevenLabs' Productions team is the managed-services arm that pairs AI audio tools with human audio engineers to deliver dubs, audiobooks, and voice design for creators and media businesses. This freelance, fully remote role centers on building and refining custom AI voices, cleaning source audio for optimal cloning/generation quality, and directly training customers on ElevenLabs tools.

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What this interview tests

Audio cleanup and prep for voice cloning/generation quality
DAW proficiency (Pro Tools, Reaper, Logic, Ableton)
Voice characteristic vocabulary: timbre, clarity, performance nuance
Client-facing communication and translating ambiguous requests
Time-based service delivery discipline across concurrent projects

Common question themes

Walk through your process for cleaning/editing customer audio before cloning

How do you evaluate and iterate a custom AI voice against a client's vague feedback

Describe a time you translated an ambiguous creative brief into a concrete audio solution

How do you manage multiple time-boxed client projects at once without dropping quality

What DAW workflows do you use for mixing/mastering dub or audiobook content

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