What It Takes to Voice and Produce 2,000+ Commercials a Year with Jenna Birmingham
Everyday VOpreneur® with Marc Scott
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Show Notes
What does it take to voice and produce more than 2,000 commercials a year?
In this episode of the Everyday VOpreneur Podcast, Marc Scott sits down with voice actor and producer Jenna Birmingham to talk about high-volume production, automotive voice over, and how she built a career working on thousands of commercials annually.
Jenna’s journey into voice over started in radio, where she learned production and performance the old-fashioned way. Over time she discovered a niche in automotive advertising and today works inside a commercial production hub while also maintaining freelance voice over clients.
Along the way, she’s learned how to work fast, trust her instincts in the booth, and avoid burnout while juggling an intense creative workload.
If you’ve ever wondered what high-volume voice over production looks like behind the scenes, this conversation offers a fascinating look at the workflow, mindset, and discipline required to make it work.
In this episode, we discuss:
• How Jenna Birmingham voices and produces more than 2,000 commercials a year
• Why automotive voice over can be a powerful niche for voice actors
• The reality of high-volume commercial production
• Jenna’s workflow for balancing production work and freelance voice over
• The importance of trusting your instincts when approaching a script
• Why the copy often “tells you what it wants to be”
• Avoiding burnout while working in a high-output creative environment
• Lessons learned from starting out in radio production
• Why saying “yes” early in your career can open unexpected doors
• How relationships and consistency create long-term client work
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🖱️ Jenna Birmingham on LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/jennabirmingham
🖱️ Jenna Birmingham on Instagram - https://instagram.com/jenna_birmingham_official
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