Bilingual Actor - English - Italian

Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. We begin by teaching the next billion people English, Spanish, and French.

English is the global language of business, culture, and communication, and over 1.5 billion people around the world are actively trying to learn right now. Others dream of communicating with the half-billion native Spanish speakers across the globe. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to learn tospeaka language without constant access to a speaking partner. Grammar and vocab apps don't really help – you need to actuallyconversewith someone.

Speak is on a journey to fix this. We're creating an AI-powered experience that replicates the flow of a conversation,withoutneeding a human on the other end. The goal is to make it radically more accessible to be able to have conversations in a foreign language and eventually help hundreds of millions of people gain fluency who otherwise wouldn't be able to.

We started on this journey over five years ago and we've still got a long ways to go. We're thoughtfully adding new team members only when we think they can truly play a big role in our mission.

Speak launched first in South Korea where we have quickly grown to become the top grossing education app in the country. We have now delivered this winning product to more than 40 countries globally and are continuing to expand to more markets in the coming months. The company is well funded, and as of December 2024, we've reached a $1B valuation with our Series C round, through key partners like Accel, OpenAI, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Lachy Groom, Josh Buckley, and more.

We’re a team of more than 90 based throughout San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.

We are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch all Example Videos below). In these video lessons, you’ll be seated behind a table facing a camera and deliver pre-written scripts explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive.

Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of your teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language you are teaching.

• Read scripts from the teleprompter in both Italian and English to teach Italian to English speakers.

• Portray a professional in a different industry other than education who is excited that their friend has decided to learn a new language (think helpful, friendly vibes rather than a strict teacher vibe)

• Example Video:

[Requirements]

• Native proficiency in both Italian and English

• A neutral Italian accent

• Ability to read and act out scripts that teach Italian to speakers of English

• We have a strong preference for native Italian speakers and/or heritage Italian speakers

• Strong sense of responsibility and professionalism

• Bright and positive vibes

• Ability to coordinate and take directions

• Live in Los Angeles and have access to transportation

*Those who learned Italian in high school or college will not qualify

[Preferred]

• Experience working with a teleprompter

• Experience in teaching a second language

• Acting experience

• A passion for language teaching/learning

Speak offers competitive compensation based on skills and expertise, along with an environment that supports personal growth and concentration.

• Contract Duration: project based (paid per project)

• Rate: $65-$75/hr *depending on related experience

• Working Hours:
  
  an average studio session lasts anywhere from 3 to 5 hours per day; studio days average about 2 to 3 days per project, not including zoom rehearsals

• Work Model: in-person at our LA studio