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# Paid Improv and Acting Work (Columbus, OH) at HumanSignal

- **Company:** HumanSignal
- **Location:** Columbus, OH
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/humansignal/jobs/6122967004

## Job description

## About HumanSignal

Real-world data is the competitive edge in AI.

HumanSignal is a human data partner for companies building AI models and products. Our customers ship better AI, faster, because we partner with their researchers from real-world data creation to annotation to delivery.

We design and create datasets from scratch, recruit and manage the domain experts who evaluate model output, and run everything through our own platform, Label Studio, the open-source standard for data labeling and evaluation, used by over 1 million practitioners worldwide.

We specialize in the operationally complex: real-world data collection, multimodal pipelines, and multi-step workflows. Advanced ML and AI teams use our enterprise platform to run their own data factories, and our services team to extend their reach where in-house capacity runs out.

If you want to do work that materially shapes how the next generation of AI products gets built, we'd love to talk.

Paid Improv Performers and Voice Actors – AI Training Sessions – $50/hr

- Location: Columbus, OH (Discovery District, E Gay Street studio). On-site.
- Employment type: Temporary / Recurring gig work (shifts available all summer)
- Compensation: $50 per hour, 4-hour sessions ($200 per session)

Get paid $200 per four-hour session performing unscripted, improv-style scenarios at our downtown Columbus studio. HumanSignal is recruiting improv performers, voice actors, and live entertainers for on-camera recording sessions that train consumer AI devices to understand natural human behavior. If you can hold a scene, think on your feet, and move and talk naturally without a script, you can do this work.

## Compensation and logistics

- Pay: $50 per hour in 4-hour sessions, paid same day. Rates are flexible upward for performers with significant improv, voice, or stage experience.
- Time: 4-hour shifts. Book one session or work recurring shifts through the summer. Repeat performers are welcome and prioritized for scheduling.
- Location: Discovery District, Columbus, OH. The exact address is confirmed when your session is scheduled.
- Dates: Sessions start the week of July 27 and through September 2026. Both weekday and weekend slots available.
- Referral bonus: Refer a performer who successfully completes a session and earn $100. No limit on referrals.

## What you will do

- Perform unscripted, improv-style scenarios of everyday household activities: cooking, tidying, folding laundry, and similar tasks in a staged home environment.
- Interact conversationally with a voice assistant while you work through each scenario. Natural, spontaneous dialogue is the core of the job.
- Bring the skills you already have. Improvisation, character work, and comfort performing without a script are exactly what we are hiring for.

## Who we are looking for

- Age 18 or older, located in or near Columbus, Ohio.
- Improv training or performance experience at any level: classes, student troupes, community theatre, open mics, voice work, or live entertainment. Aspiring and amateur performers are encouraged to apply.
- Comfortable being recorded on camera and audio for a full session.
- Reliable and able to arrive on time for scheduled shifts.

We welcome performers of all backgrounds and experience levels. A wide range of voices, speech patterns, and physical presence makes the resulting AI more representative of the real world.

What this work is, and what it is not

The footage from your sessions is used as training data for consumer AI devices. It is not used to clone anyone's face or voice or generate synthetic media of you. Before any recording, you review and sign a plain-language agreement that states exactly how the material is used, and you can ask us anything about it before you commit.

How your data is handled

Recordings are used only for AI research and training. They are not shared publicly and are not used for advertising or any other commercial purpose. Consent, transparency, and respect guide how we collect and store this material.

How it works

- Apply with your name, email, phone number, and a link to sample work. It takes about two minutes: https://go.humansignal.com/columbus20
- We reach out to confirm your first session and send location details.
- Perform your session and receive payment the same day. Book more shifts if you want them.

Questions before applying? Contact lauren@humansignal.com.

## About HumanSignal

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: HumanSignal provides an open-source and enterprise data labeling platform that enables AI teams to build high-quality datasets, evaluate models, and scale human judgment for machine learning.
- **Entity Type**: Private (startup; $30M total funding raised from venture investors)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Not publicly named on the website, but described as a team of Data Scientists and ML Engineers who met on a Himalayan expedition.

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Data labeling, AI training data, machine learning operations (MLOps), data-centric AI infrastructure.
- Target customers: B2B – data science teams at enterprises, AI startups, and organizations building custom ML/AI models (e.g., Bombora, Zendesk, Outreach, Trivago, Wyze).
- Mission: “To advance data-centric AI” and “help data scientists use data to teach ML/AI models how to make the best predictions.”

## Products & Services
- **[Label Studio (Open Source)](https://humansignal.com/)**: The most popular open-source data labeling platform, used by over 1,000,000 AI practitioners. Supports annotation of text, images, audio, video, 3D sensor data, and more. Available as a community edition.
- **[Label Studio Enterprise](https://humansignal.com/)**: A commercial SaaS/on-prem version with enhanced security, automation, quality review workflows, performance reporting, and integrations. Designed for production ML/AI teams.
- **[Data Services (Human-in-the-Loop)](https://humansignal.com/)**: Managed labeling, evaluation, red teaming, fine-tuning, and custom benchmark creation. HumanSignal’s expert annotators and project managers partner with teams to deliver high-quality datasets.
- **AI-assisted annotation & evaluation**: Tools for auto-labeling, LLM evaluation, RAG optimization, prompt engineering, and continuous model validation.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$30 million** (raised from proven investors as of 2025).
- **Notable Investors**: Redpoint Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Bow Capital, Swift Ventures.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew **83.7% YoY** to ~72 employees; operates in 18 countries.
  - Label Studio community: **250,000+ users** and **20,000+ GitHub stars**.
  - Over **100 million pieces of data** annotated by the community.
  - Acquired **Erud AI** in November 2025 to launch multimodal data services.
  - Label Studio Enterprise now available in AWS Marketplace (December 2025).
  - Customers include Bombora, Geberit, Outreach, Trivago, Zendesk, Wyze.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Open-source dominance**: Label Studio is the most widely adopted open-source data labeling tool, giving HumanSignal a massive community, low barrier to entry, and built-in trust.
- **Data-centric AI philosophy**: Differentiates by emphasizing domain experts and internal teams owning the labeling process, reducing bias, and integrating human judgment at scale.
- **Flexible deployment**: Cloud or on-premises, with deep integration capabilities via APIs and agent skills.
- **End-to-end services**: From labeling to evaluation, red teaming, and fine-tuning – a single vendor for the full human-in-the-loop pipeline.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding the Label Studio open-source ecosystem and enterprise adoption.
- Grow multimodal data services (text, image, video, 3D, audio) – acquisition of Erud AI signals this priority.
- Build internal data factories for customers who prefer to run their own labeling operations.
- Strengthen integrations with major ML/AI platforms and cloud marketplaces (e.g., AWS).
- Secure enterprise customers in regulated industries (on-prem capability).

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first culture**: Distributed team across North America, Europe, and South America; annual team offsites (virtual and in-person).
- **Inclusive environment**: Emphasis on authenticity, diversity, and psychological safety.
- **Competitive compensation**: Salary + equity ownership in a venture-backed startup.
- **Time off**: Generous vacation package, recognition of local holidays.
- **Growth opportunities**: Fast-growing company (83% headcount increase) with roles in Engineering, Data Services, and Operations.
- **Impact**: Work on one of the most critical infrastructure layers for AI/ML, with a strong open-source community.
- **Current openings (as of mid-2026)**: Senior Backend, Frontend, Full Stack Engineers (remote); Delivery Leads, AI Trainers, Operations roles.

## Sources
1. [humansignal.com](https://humansignal.com/)
2. [humansignal.com/about](https://humansignal.com/about/)
3. [humansignal.com/careers](https://humansignal.com/careers/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/humansignal](https://www.linkedin.com/company/humansignal)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/humansignal](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/humansignal)

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