Monday, November 24, 2008

Voices… If You Have One, You May Be Eligible

Whether you’re a voice actor looking for work, or you’re on the other side of the divide and seeking someone to play a vocal role for your brand, script, etc., Voices.com may serve you well.

Today it gets even better. The marketplace for spoken word has been refashioned to play a broader role still for (most) all things audible.


A Prettier Paint Job


Visibly altered, Voices continues to serve the membership it’s built for over a year now, but it’s also looking to draw more people into the mix. The update includes talent profiles for all forms of advertising - TV, radio, movie trailers, jingles - as well as recordings for things like video games, cartoons, podcasts, audiobooks, documentaries and more. Talk about an all-in-one venue.



Search Gets Better


Of course, with growth in database comes a need for more powerful search, and Voices has made its interface a bit more intuitive and easier to parse.



As a buyer of talent, you can look for names you’re interested in by keyword, gender, voice ages, languages and union status. An escrow program, meanwhile, promises to guarantee satisfaction for everything, whether it’s a singular buy or a “bundled” services.


Voice Profile Management Made Easier


The extra effort to streamline the Voices operation is evident from the homepage to the individual user’s page. Profiles are maintained in four parts: profile, demos, store, and feedback



Plus, so-called work “leads” have been translated to “jobs,” and auditioning has been enhanced with more direct communication from the get-go. Also, voice products, as they’re called, can be marketed in the Voices Store or on personal pages.


Refinement: Plain and Simple


The resounding theme here, as the company itself proclaims: improvements, improvements, improvements. Voices is larger, but tighter. More technically productive, but simpler to use. It’s evolved, really. That’s probably the best way to say it. It’s hard to make something of Voice’s proportions into a truly elegant thing, but Voices may well have done just that.

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