I was hired by a Video Production company in Vermont to voice a :30 local TV spot for a real estate company. This is just my second paid voice over job to date. This is how being a student with Such A Voice directly helped me to land this job:
1. I was contacted by the company and offered the job after they heard my Such A Voice-produced commercial demo. They said they really liked the folksy style of the Eddie Bauer script I did for the demo. Thanks to my coach Lisa Foster for selecting this script for me, and pushing me to emphasize the folksy style I used for the read. My being hired was a direct result of the company hearing and liking my demo.
2. When it came to setting a price for my work my training with Lisa taught me not to throw out the first dollar amount, and also how to find VO rate sheets to use as a guideline for my own price. When asked to quote a price I asked what their budget was for the job. When the price offer came back lower than I’d hoped, I was able to confidently tell them my “standard rate” for a :30 local TV spot, which was quite a bit more than they offered. Then I offered to meet them halfway between the difference, and it worked! Yes, I got less than my “standard rate,” but not only did I negotiate a much better price than the initial offer, I was able to look like a good guy for being flexible on the price.
3. Such A Voice’s ProTools Manual, and notes taken from some of the SAV Bi-Weekly Live Training Sessions, helped me to produce a quality final voice track that made the client happy. Not to mention tips from my training material on how to communicate and interact with clients in this industry in a way that made me look professional and more experienced than I really am.
4. Since I’m also a member of Voice123, I wasn’t sure exactly how this client found me in the first place. After the job was submitted I asked where they found my demo. Their answer? “We got your name from the people at Such A Voice.”
I’m hopeful that this job will lead to other jobs with this company in the future. I know that without the quality demo and training I have received from Such A Voice this job would never have happened for me. I feel my voice over career is starting to pick up momentum, and I have Lisa and everyone at Such A Voice to thank for it.
Lloyd Jansen, Voice Talent
LloydVoice@gmail.com
209-639-4816
www.tinyurl.com/lloydvoice
