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title: 'Voice Actor (VA) at caffelabs.com'
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# Voice Actor (VA) at caffelabs.com

- **Company:** caffelabs.com
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2024-11-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/caffelabs-com/am9icG9zdDocQiwYt7_oZgNJ0lDCn1Rk

## Job description

Voice Actor for Story Engine Inc. (Freelance)

Heyyo! We’re Story Engine Inc., a new indie shortform anime production team, and we’re looking for talented freelance voice actors for both male and female roles. If you’ve got a passion for anime and voice acting, this could be a great fit for you!

Pay: $30/hour Audition: Check out the short audition script here. Requirements:

- Own sound setup for remote dubbing is a plus, but not required if you’re based in the Bay Area/SF/LA. We’re happy to support you!
- Please apply with a link to your audio audition (we recommend an unlisted/private YouTube or Google Drive link). Make sure the link is viewable by anyone with the link.

Excited to hear your voice! Apply now on our job board.

## About caffelabs.com

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Caffelabs (operating as Story Engine Inc.) builds AI-powered creation tools and distribution platforms for comics and anime.
- **Entity Type**: Private startup (seed/early stage; multi-million-dollar funding secured)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available (likely 2024–2025 based on Stanford founder team and recent hiring)
- **Founders**: Team of Stanford students and alumni (individual names not publicly disclosed)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI-powered content creation for anime, comics, and webtoons; entertainment technology.
- **Target customers**: B2C (creators, anime fans) and B2B (content studios, publishers); likely also enterprise for distribution tools.
- **Mission / purpose**: To shape the future of anime by merging creativity with generative AI technology.

## Products & Services
- **AI Creation Tools**: The company develops tools that use text-to-video, voice synthesis, and generative art to produce short-form anime content. These tools rely on models like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Runway, Hailuo, Vidu, ElevenLabs, and Suno.
- **Distribution Platform**: A platform for publishing and distributing anime and comic content, aimed at reaching global audiences.
- **Story Engine**: The internal brand/project name for the AI video creation pipeline used to produce anime storyboards, voiceovers, sound effects, and music.

*Note: Most products are still in development/early access; the company is actively hiring creative roles to build its portfolio.*

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric (Funding)**: Multi-million-dollar funding from top-tier investors (specific round size and lead investor not publicly named).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: “Top-tier investors” (names not specified); likely Silicon Valley seed funds.
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring for remote creative and marketing roles (Voice Actor, AI Video Creator, Social Media Creator) as of mid-2026; offering competitive freelance rates ($30/hour for voice acting). The team is Stanford-founded, signaling strong talent pipeline.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Founder pedigree**: Team of Stanford students and alumni gives credibility in AI and entertainment.
- **Niche focus**: Specifically targeting the anime/comic/webtoon vertical, an underserved segment in generative AI content creation.
- **Integration of multiple AI modalities** (video, voice, music, editing) into a unified workflow for rapid shortform production.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Building a portfolio of original AI-assisted anime content, scaling distribution, and attracting a community of creators.
- **Direction for growth**: Expanding AI tool capabilities, establishing partnerships with anime studios, and monetizing through content syndication or creator subscriptions.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Small, collaborative startup environment focused on creative experimentation at the intersection of AI and anime.
- **Remote/hybrid**: Fully remote roles available (some roles prefer Bay Area or LA for in-person recording if needed).
- **Notable perks**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI tools; flexible freelance/contract arrangements; direct impact on product direction.
- **Engineering/Creative culture**: Emphasis on passion for anime, comics, and webtoons; use of latest AI tools.

## Sources
1. [RemoteFront - Caffelabs profile](https://www.remotefront.com/companies/caffelabs-com)
2. [RemoteFront - AI Video Creator job](https://www.remotefront.com/remote-jobs/caffelabs-com-ai-video-creator-yohns)
3. [RemoteFront - Voice Actor job](https://www.remotefront.com/remote-jobs/caffelabs-com-voice-actor-va-artu9)
4. [BeBee - Social Media Creator job](https://bebee.com/us/jobs/social-media-creator-in-house-caffelabscom-palo-alto--ss-us-wdtn8j)
5. [Zippia - AI-Powered Anime Video Creator job](https://www.zippia.com/job-listing/palo-alto-ca/video-game-creator/a1554d9f7bb255a624f36f6c9d8ca9393da23198/)

## Other roles at caffelabs.com

- [AI Video Creator](https://feeny.ai/job/ai-video-creator-caffelabs-com-palo-alto-mmfngt1gfwd3) — Palo Alto, CA
- [Social Media Creator (In House)](https://feeny.ai/job/social-media-creator-in-house-caffelabs-com-palo-alto-rgyk28e8eg8y) — Palo Alto, CA