Narrators

A narrator is needed to provide expert storytelling, commentary or a spoken account of events.

Typically you hire a professional narrator for an audiobook or film production, such as a documentary.

Hiring an experienced narrator has increasingly become an essential requirement for those seeking to maximise their audience on YouTube or deliver eLearning to employees.     

Skill and experience are the requisites that separate a good narrator from an average one.

A professional narrator uses a combination of vocal and mic techniques to harmonize the audience's emotions with the twists, turns and reflections of your story.

You may want your message to excite, move, analyse, or educate. A good narrator will work closely with authors and producers to embody the message and convey the words and the underlying meaning.

The cost of hiring a narrator depends on the format of the content. If you are producing an eLearning, the rates will depend almost entirely on the word count.

For audiobooks, per finished hour of audio is the standard. Suppose you're generating visual content such as a documentary or animation.

In that case, the broadcast audience, territory and mediums will determine if usage fees, in addition to the recording session fees, are required. In all cases, more experienced narrators will naturally charge higher rates. 

When hiring a narrator for an audiobook or any other type of long-form content, you should use the advanced search tools and select 'Narration' in the Style filter.

This selection will allow you to browse and consider the vocal range and attributes that best match the storytelling qualities you seek.

You can make a booking request for individual narrators by viewing their profile or submit a shortlist of preferred candidates to check rates and availability with them all.