Fifteen Years and Two Thumbs Up: Irene Ziegler on Life at The Voice Realm

Some voice actors try The Voice Realm for a season. Irene Ziegler has been with us for more than fifteen years. When we asked a handful of our longest serving voice actors six questions about life on the site, Irene’s answers were short, warm and to the point, and every one of them made our day. So we gave her a feature of her own, and we’re letting her do most of the talking.

Irene Ziegler is a voice actor in Richmond, Virginia, with 25 years behind her as a film, TV and stage actress. Her voice is textured, warm and confident, with that steady documentary quality clients ask for. She works in a North American accent and a neutral mid Trans-Atlantic one, across e-learning, narration, medical narration, character and cartoon work, video games, podcasts, and TV and political spots. Clients have included Geico, WalMart, Great Clips, Wrangler Jeans and Korbel. Hear Irene’s demos.

Fifteen years, and here to stay

We started where we always start: how has The Voice Realm compared to what came before? Irene didn’t need long to answer.

“The Voice Realm sends more auditions than other sites I’ve experienced.”

Irene Ziegler

And it isn’t only about the volume of castings. Some of the clients she has met here keep coming back.

“I have repeat customers with on-going projects, so I’m here to stay.”

Irene Ziegler

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Easy to use, and always something new

Ask Irene what she loves most about working through the site and she starts with the basics.

“The website is user friendly and uploading is easy.”

Irene Ziegler

Then she goes further. Over the last few months we’ve added help for voice actors outside the auditions themselves, from building a personal website to getting the most out of their demos. Irene has noticed.

“I love recent offerings like help with personal website construction and suggestions for optimizing my voiceover samples.”

Irene Ziegler

The job that means the most

We asked Irene for a favourite booking. Her answer wasn’t about the biggest brand or the biggest fee. It was about who the work helps.

“At the moment, it’s an e-learning blog that assists people with low vision. I feel like I’m helping people and I like that.”

Irene Ziegler

For a listener with low vision, a clear, warm voice is not a nice extra. It’s the way in. That’s work worth being proud of.

The clients

Our shortest question got one of our favourite answers. What’s it like working with the clients she’s met here?

“Almost always an absolute pleasure.”

Irene Ziegler

Fifteen years of real jobs, and that’s the verdict. We’ll take it.

Help in seconds

Which part of the site makes Irene’s work easier? Not the tools, not the castings. The people.

“Chat assistance! If I have a question, a live agent joins within seconds, and is always helpful and supportive.”

Irene Ziegler

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Our support team reads every word of that, and it means a lot to them. A real person, on the other end, straight away. That’s exactly how we want it to feel.

Her advice for new voice actors

Finally, we asked what she’d tell a voice actor thinking about joining. Irene kept it to two sentences.

“I’ve been working here for over 15 years. Two thumbs up.”

Irene Ziegler

After fifteen years, we couldn’t have put it better ourselves.

In short

• Irene has been on The Voice Realm for more than fifteen years, and she’s “here to stay”.
• She gets more auditions here than on other sites, and has repeat clients with ongoing projects.
• Her favourite job right now is e-learning that helps people with low vision.
• Clients are “almost always an absolute pleasure”.
• Live chat help arrives within seconds, from a real person.

Thank you, Irene, for fifteen wonderful years and for answering our questions. Hear Irene Ziegler’s demos.

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