English Voice-Over Production Specialist (Freelance)

Who Are We? HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content. ‌ Community is at the heart of everything we do. We are devoted to engaging fans and fostering an enthusiastic and inclusive global community that provides access and encouragement for people to share their passion for ACG (Animation, Comics, and Games) through their own creativity and skills. ‌ Pushing the boundaries of imagination, we consistently explore cutting-edge game development technologies, and have accumulated leading technical capabilities in cel shading, cloud gaming, and other fields. ‌ In the future, we will continue to expand our content production, technology research, and publishing duties through operations in offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas. When you apply to a position with HoYoverse, we will process your personal data. To learn more about how we process your data, we encourage you to review our comprehensive Global Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy. This policy provides detailed insights into how your information is collected, used, and protected throughout the application process. What You Will Do:

• Studio Monitoring and Quality Control
• Apply a deep knowledge of HoYoverse products' lore and storylines to oversee voice acting content during recording sessions, ensuring adherence to scripts and lore, and facilitating communication to adjust performances as needed.
• Manage recording audio quality, ensuring proper equipment setup and adherence to audio technical requirements.
• Prepare scripts and reference materials in required formats, and provide on-site interpretation as needed. Maintain an efficient and orderly recording environment.
• Collaborate with the localization team and voice-over PM to oversee the quality control aspect of localized voice resources, taking responsibility for final voice files.
• Project Management and Coordination
• Manage the full lifecycle of voice recording, including pre-production, recording process, and post-production QA.
• Coordinate recording schedules and timelines, ensuring timely delivery of voice assets within reasonable budget.
• Liaise between internal teams, external vendors, directors, actors and all stakeholders to ensure smooth operations.
• Address special voice-over requirements and manage/mitigate potential risks.
• Technical and Creative Duties
• Support casting needs, including arranging and guiding auditions (on-site or remote), and producing actor recommendations.
• Develop audio editing and mixing skills, with the goal of handling basic post-production tasks independently.
• Industry Development
• Establish and maintain industry networks, including voice-over related personnel such as vendors, actors, directors, and producers.
• Stay informed about the latest trends in the voice-over industry, providing suggestions for HoYoverse's voice-over strategies.

What We Are Looking For:

• Language Skills: Near-native proficiency in both Chinese and English, able to fluently understand Chinese scripts and communicate with on-site directors, actors, and sound engineers.
• Industry Experience:
• Familiar with game development processes, especially multilingual production workflows and standards.
• Understanding of voice-over industry conventions and norms.
• Experience with full-cycle localization voice-over production.
• Technical Skills:
• Knowledge of third-party audio middleware (e.g., Wwise) is preferred.
• Personal Qualities:
• Passionate about voice directing and sound performance, with a demonstrated enthusiasm for HoYoverse games. (Please specify your experience and level in existing HoYoverse games)
• Strong teamwork, communication, and execution skills; detail-oriented and self-motivated.
• Strong passion for anime culture and games, with knowledge of text and voice-over styles across multiple game genres. Ability to appreciate various forms of media including literature, art, and multimedia.
• Deep understanding of game narratives and character development.

We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you're looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team. Apply To this Job