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question:  Can I do voice-over part-time?

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Many voice-over artists narrate voice overs as a part-time career, as one or two jobs per week double most salaries.

Plus, many jobs require very little recording time, and can be performed before work, after work, or during a lunch-break.  For example, a 30-second commercial may only take 10 minutes to record.

However, sometimes you may receive jobs for longer recordings (such as documentaries, training videos, etc). These jobs may require numerous hours in the studio - sometimes up to 3 or 4 hours. And in the case of audiobooks, which can easily require 30-hours in the studio, you may be expected to spend 3 hours every day for a few weeks at the studio.

As for scheduling your voice over jobs, voice-over producers and casting professionals often will work around your schedule... but that is not always easy, since they are juggling your their own calendar, the recording studio's calendar, and possibly other people's calendars as well. For example, you may receive a call like this: "Hi, this is Jack from Edge Studio. We'd like to hire for you for a recording, and need to know if you're available sometime within the next few days...it should take about 30 minutes or so."

If you are not available at that week, the client may try to re-arrange their schedule, and find another convenient time. Or, they may just hire someone else.

Being busy signals that you're working...and that can increase your chances of getting hired. But, if you're so busy that you're never available, clients may just stop calling you, as they assume that you'll be busy.

Good luck!

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