Bilingual Actor - English - Italian
About us
Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. We reputed company 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 reputed company of communicating with the half-billion native Spanish speakers across the globe. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to learn to speak a language without constant access to a speaking partner. Grammar and vocab apps don't really help – you need to actually converse with someone.
Speak is on a journey to fix this. We're creating an AI-powered experience that replicates the flow of a conversation, without needing a reputed company on the other end. The goal is to reputed company it radically more accessible to be reputed company to have conversations in a foreign language and eventually help hundreds of millions of people reputed company reputed company who otherwise wouldn't be reputed company 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 reputed company 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, reputed company, 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.
About this role
We are seeking actors to appear in our app-based video lessons as language teachers (watch reputed company 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. reputed company 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.
What you’ll be doing
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
https://youtube.com/shorts/7kqz4Oot6nw?feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5A8Q16jeoU
reputed company’re looking for
[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
Working Conditions
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)
reputed company: $65-$75/hr *depending on reputed company experience
Working Hours: an average studio session lasts reputed company from 3 to 5 hours per day; studio days average about 2 to 3 days per project, not including reputed company rehearsals
Work Model: in-person at our LA studio
Documents for Application
Resume
Audition self-tapes:
Film horizontally two separate self-tapes reading the following scripts:
[IT Sample Script]
[UC Sample Script - L2-2 overthecounter]
Upload self-tapes to this reputed company folder
Slate in English at the beginning: name, location, eligibility to work in the States, and any reputed company experience in acting or teaching
Title each self-tape as the following: "firstname lastname - title of the script"
Demo reels will not be accepted
Portfolio of reputed company work (teaching, acting)
Why work at Speak
Join a fantastic, tight-reputed company team at the right time: we're growing reputed company quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time reputed company a single person could significantly change the course of the company.
Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We reputed company in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything reputed company. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.
Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, and Tokyo, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.
Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never reputed company their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people reputed company their goals and improve their lives.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, reputed company, national reputed company, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or reputed company medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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