Freelance Voice Talent Jobs

 PUTTING YOUR VOICE WHERE IT CAN BE HEARD

The proliferation of the communications industry around the world has created boundless opportunities to get involved in Freelance voice work.

If you have no experience, there is a catch 22. You need to have a ‘’”show reel”.

The magnetic reels of tape from the analogue days have been replaced in the digital era by CDs and USB Flash Drives or emailed in MP3 format or WAV files.

The show reel, should contain a few examples of previous recordings you have made. These recordings don’t have to be published or broadcast examples, however they should bear all the hallmarks of having been professionally recorded.

GET IT DOWN ON TAPE

If you have the budget, or you can hit Dad up for few bucks, you should hire a studio to help record and produce your show reel.

The studio will have a high quality microphone, a sound-treated room and access to some Royalty Free Music tracks and Sound Effects (SFX) that you can use to enhance your production.

The studio engineer will help you edit the tracks so the show reel doesn’t turn out to be of epic length.

SHOW VARIETY AND A LITTLE INGENUITY

Advertising Agency people pretend they are trendsetters, but in fact, they have dedicated followers of fashion. Always on the lookout for a new voice, they will usually be comparing you to what is safe and familiar. So don’t be totally boring.

Present some examples of you reading in standard announcer style as well some character voices. Use wording you have plagiarised off existing scripts from ads or movies. Or write your own brilliant stuff. That way if you don’t score any voice work you might get a call to write some copy.

See a lot of people. Ask all to buy.

Let people know you are looking for a freelance voice over work. As with any sales campaign you have to get your voice noticed and let producers and studios know how to get in touch.

Plus you have to be proactive. Use social media to spread the word. Get blogging. Contact every sound recording studio in your city and give them a copy of your precious showreel emblazoned with your phone number and email address.

One big name you should have on your list is Media Group, the business audio specialists at www.mediagroup.com.au

Voice Over Jobs Melbourne

 People in the business of creating audio for a living tend to have a very good ear for picking the right voice talent. But like finding the right song, choosing your voice requires hearing it first. Makes sense right?

Luckily we no longer live in the pre-dawn era of no world wide web. In the pre- internet era producers and copywriters would spend hours contacting various recording studios and hunting through myriad sample reels to audition voices.

A “sample reel” was the voice artists’ calling card. It was usually a 7-inch spool of magnetic recording tape containing an edited selection of voice overs showcasing a variety of the talent’s previous works.

Today it’s a simple matter to get in contact with the widest selection of Voice Over Jobs Melbourne.  All you have to do is head straight to the website of voice artists Australia.

HEAR VOICES IN ACTION

You can’t judge a voice if you can’t listen to it. However, the website of Voice Artists Australia, lets you listen to sample recordings of a myriad range of voice talent.

Now wherever you are in the world you can audition voice talent from the comfort of your office. In fact, you can continue to search for that perfect voice anywhere you can connect your laptop, tablet or mobile to the net.

VOICE CHOICES MADE EASY

To assist in refining your search all the voice samples have been catalogued and classified by gender, age, style, and country.

It matters little whether you need a single voice or two. Or you may need a veritable throng. Now you have direct access to Australian Voice Over Artists & Actors For Hire Online.

CLICK. CLICK. BANG!

Execute the search for that special voice over talent with speed and accuracy. You’ll also get a special dose of satisfaction when you identify the talent and also be able to share your success with colleagues.

Remember this is all happening online. No cab, uber or didi. No mood-altering traffic snarls. Just a few mouse clicks or screen taps and “bang”, the jobs almost are done.

GET A FREE ONLINE QUOTE

While celebrating your success in tracking down the preferred voice talent it’s time to establish some costs. How does a free quote measure up?

Then you can go one step further and get the proposed talent to record a free demo! If you plan to record a script of minimum 60 seconds you can request your chosen voice over to record a short extract from your actual script.

When the free demonstration is complete a link will be sent to go online and listen to the read. Too easy!

Hear the voice talent you are looking for. Head to www.mediagroup.com.au