VO Jobs

Do You Know Craig?

May 30, 2017

Is Craigslist a viable means to find voice-over jobs?…or to post your services to get jobs? Not just any jobs…GOOD-PAYING VO jobs. Seeking your responses to my query.

Seen These VO Lead Generators?

Mar 29, 2016

Should I share this stuff or not? I have not really qualified any of the sites I’m about to list, but I was struck by the possibilities all landing in my mailbox in one day. I’ll leave it to you to do the sleuthwork, and hope you’ll get... read more

How Digital Expands VO Opportunities

Jun 7, 2013

Let’s face it, the heyday of TV/Radio broadcasting is past. Some of the best gigs in voiceover land are in decline because of it. Not to sound negative…obviously plenty of us are finding work in all sorts of genres, but a case can be made for... read more

Seeking VO Talent

Jan 17, 2013

A LinkedIn posting tipped me off to the following announcement from Mill-James Creative Media: Mills James is proud to announce the creation of a database which will allow our producers to search and audition voice over talent at their desktop. We would like to invite... read more

Cracking CraigsList

Mar 29, 2012

Newspapers hate CraigsList because it DESTROYED their classifieds (and their revenue). Most everyone else loves CraigsList…but as a lead-generating source for voice over jobs? Meh. Like Guru, O-Desk, Elance, and a number of other online freelance... read more

Got Chops?

Jan 20, 2012

The SAG Foundation Don LaFontaine Voice Over Lab is seeking an administrator. Here’s what Lab Co-Founder and LA-based VO Pro Joe Cipriano writes on VU: Joe Cipriano Joe Cipriano 5:30pm Jan 19... read more

Convert Text Speech

Aug 10, 2011

David Radtke wrote an excellent article on rates, just posted on VoiceOverXtra called “Lowballing Hurts”. I agree wholeheartedly with his argument. But even he admits people who lowball are often newbies who just want to get their foot in... read more

An Ongoing Project

May 21, 2011

We all learn a little something from the projects we voice. One that I’m currently working on leaves me feeling that I could pass the bar exam. My client is an international law expert in Electronically-Stored-Information (ESI). His collaborators include... read more

Celebrity Voice vs. Voice Actor

Mar 17, 2011

On at least two ocassions, I’ve used this blog to bash the practices of hiring big-name celebrities in the roles that voice-actors traditionally filled. Yeah, there was some jealousy involved. (notice how I conveniently omit the blog links) 🙂 For a... read more

Do What Works, Drop What Doesn’t

Dec 20, 2010

What works for your doesn’t always work for me…and vice versa. A comment on a VO forum recently noted that when seeking freelance VO jobs, it’s all about relationship. He said that FaceBook, Twitter, and LinkedIn was a time-suck, and “if... read more