Voice Actor Invoice Template
Create professional voice actor invoices for voiceover sessions, narration, and commercial work. Our template includes session fees, usage rights, and revision tracking. Perfect for voice artists, narrators, and VO talent. Download instantly in PDF, Word, or Excel format.
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What to Include on a Voice Actor Invoice
A professional voiceover invoice should document:
Business Information- Business/stage name
- Legal name (for payment)
- Phone, email, website
- Home studio capabilities
- Union status (SAG-AFTRA)
- Client/company name
- Contact person
- Project reference number
- Billing address
- Project title/name
- Script word count
- Finished length
- Recording date
- Delivery date
- Media type (broadcast, web, etc.)
- Geographic region
- Duration of use
- Exclusivity terms
- Buyout vs. limited
- Session/recording fee
- Per-finished-minute rate
- Usage/licensing fee
- Revisions/pickups
- Rush fees
- Studio rental (if external)
- Total due
- Payment due date
- Payment methods
- Late payment terms
Voice Over Pricing Guide
Standard pricing for voiceover work:
Session Fees- Home studio (per hour): $150-400
- External studio: +studio costs
- Minimum session: 1 hour
- Remote directed: Standard rate
- Narration/eLearning: $100-300/min
- Audiobooks: $100-400/PFH
- Explainer videos: $150-350/min
- Documentary: $200-400/min
- Local radio (13 weeks): $250-500
- Regional TV (13 weeks): $500-1,500
- National radio (13 weeks): $1,000-3,000
- National TV (13 weeks): $2,500-10,000+
- Internet/web ads: $250-1,000+
- Full buyout: 3-5× session fee
- In perpetuity: 5-10× session fee
- All media/worldwide: Premium
- Negotiate carefully
- Rush delivery: +25-50%
- Revisions (beyond included): $50-150
- Pickup session: 50% of session
- Script changes: Pro-rated
- Raw file delivery: +$25-50
- Per word: $0.10-0.25
- Per finished hour: $200-500
- Annual license: Negotiated
- Updates/changes: New quote
Understanding Usage Rights
Usage rights are critical to voiceover pricing:
Key Usage Factors- Media type (TV, radio, web, etc.)
- Geographic region
- Duration of use
- Exclusivity requirements
- Number of spots
- Broadcast (TV, radio)
- Cable/streaming
- Internet/digital
- Industrial/internal
- Theatrical
- Point of sale
- Local (single market)
- Regional (multi-market)
- National
- North American
- Worldwide
- 13 weeks (standard cycle)
- 26 weeks
- 1 year
- 2 years
- In perpetuity (forever)
- Buyout: One-time payment, unlimited use
- Limited: Restricted by terms
- Renewals: New payment per cycle
- Step-up: Price increases with scope
- Written agreements always
- Define all usage clearly
- Exclusivity costs more
- Retain raw recordings
- Rights revert if unpaid
Voiceover Business Best Practices
Run a professional VO business:
Quoting Projects- Get full details first
- Script or word count
- Usage requirements
- Deadline/turnaround
- Quote in writing
- Always use agreements
- Define deliverables
- Specify usage rights
- Payment terms clear
- Revision policy stated
- Professional file naming
- Requested formats
- Cloud delivery (Dropbox, etc.)
- Backup copies kept
- Delivery confirmation
- Include 1-2 rounds
- Define what's included
- Script changes extra
- Pickup session rates
- Direction changes
- 50% deposit (optional)
- Net 30 standard
- Retainer for regulars
- Late fee policy
- Files until paid
- Quick communication
- Meet deadlines
- Exceed expectations
- Fair pricing
- Easy to work with