Audio & Music
Hire Audiobook Narrators
Audiobook narrators perform books aloud with consistent voice, pacing and characters, producing files ready for audiobook platforms.
The role
What audiobook narrators do
An audiobook narrator prepares the manuscript, checks pronunciations, performs chapters, edits and proofs recordings, and masters files to retailer requirements. Fiction often needs character voices; non-fiction needs clear authority.
Typical deliverables
- Chapter recordings
- Opening and closing credits
- Retail sample
- Edited and mastered audio files
- Pronunciation notes
Tools you will see
- Professional microphone
- Treated recording booth
- Reaper or Audition
- ACX Check
- iZotope RX
Choosing
How to choose audiobook narrators
What to look for
- Samples in your genre.
- Consistent sound across long recordings.
- Experience meeting ACX or retailer specifications.
- Accurate reading with few errors.
Questions to ask
- 1Can you record an audition from my book?
- 2Do you edit and master the files?
- 3How do you handle pronunciations?
- 4Are you familiar with ACX requirements?
Planning
Before you post the job
Rights and distribution
Agree whether the narrator is paid per finished hour, royalty share or another arrangement.
What drives cost
Book length, genre, character voices, editing and proofing.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring audiobook narrators
What is ACX?
Audible's platform for producing and distributing audiobooks, with technical audio requirements.
Can narrators do character voices?
Many can, especially fiction narrators.
Who proofs the audiobook?
Agree whether the narrator, editor or author checks recordings against the text.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for audiobook narrators
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.