How To Hire Political Voiceover Talents

How to Hire Political Voiceover Talents

Are you producing a television or radio advertisement for a political candidate, campaign or ballot initiative? With the right political voiceover talent, you can appeal to voters with an authentic voice, whether it’s male, genderqueer or female, youthful, middle aged or mature. The process is simple – just follow our guide for how to hire the best political voiceover talents. 

Hire the best political voiceover talents in three easy steps:

1. Listen to our talent’s demos on their profiles.
2. Like what you hear? Contact a talent directly for a quote.
3. Ready to hire? Book them directly!

Choosing an Experienced Voiceover Talent

All of the professional political voice talents at Blue Wave Voiceover have extensive experience with national commercials, local ads, political advertising, explainer videos, corporate narration, e-learning, telephone systems and more. They can guide you through the process and provide quick turnaround. 

The first step is to decide what kind of voiceover tone would be perfect for your specific spot. What kind of voter are you trying to appeal to? You can search through our political voiceover talents to find someone in that same demographic. We have organized our voiceover talents by age/generation, racial identity, as well as by gender and language. Multicultural and bilingual or Spanish-language voiceover talents are also available. You can also search for voiceover talents with experience in a particular accent or local dialect.

Consider the emotional arc or voice quality that will be right for your campaign spot. Are you looking for someone passionate and urgent? Calming and trustworthy? Personal, real and conversational? Intelligent, knowledgeable and informative? You can find a political voiceover talent on our roster who matches any of these tones. Perhaps there’s a sample spot or celebrity voice you can use as a prototype. The clearer you are with your voiceover talent about what you want, the smoother and more efficient the process will be.

How Casting Political Voiceover Talents Works

Based on your preference, you can listen to each political voiceover talent’s voice over demos. Then, reach out to the voiceover talents you like best to inquire about their availability and their rates.

Not sure where to start?

Start a casting to let voiceover talents who are interested come to you!

1. Email us your script.
2. We’ll send you curated auditions to review.
3. Email your chosen talent to get a quote.
4. Ready to hire? Book them directly!

To start a casting through Blue Wave Voiceover, simply email us your script, review free recorded samples sent in by the voiceover talents of our collective, and reach out to your selected talent to book directly.

Approximately 75 words will yield about 30 seconds of recorded voiceover. If you’re not sure how long your political commercial script should be, that’s totally OK! Check out our handy guide about word counts. You also do not need to send in a finalized script for an audition. It can absolutely be “work-in-progress.”

If you’re working on something confidential, the professional voiceover talents of Blue Wave Voiceover are happy to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) prior to auditioning or booking.

Because Blue Wave Voiceover is not an agency, you can contact political voiceover talents directly without paying a registration fee, commission or subscription fees.

Voice Over Equipment and Services

You’ll get professional, studio-quality audio through Blue Wave Voiceover. Our voiceover talents work in broadcast-quality home studios with high-quality microphones and professional recording equipment. Check out our political voiceover talent profiles for more specific information about what gear each political voiceover talent records with.

If you want to direct your chosen voiceover talent as they are recording, you can be part of a live remote session by using platforms such as SourceConnect, ipDTL, Phone Patch, Google Meet and Zoom. Many voiceover talents also provide editing and post-production services. We’re proud to showcase the best political voice actors in the business.