Jaynie Dillon Jones

Voice Description

List of Clients:

• NutriSystem
• Sunkist
• U.S. West Cellular Network (Los Angeles)
• Prostate Diagnostic Clinic
• RoboticAdvantage website
• Leather Furniture Store
• Nord Door Company
• English Language School (Brazil)
• WWWR Radio (Roanoke)

Soothing, warm, pleasant, versatile, professional voice:

• tutorials, e-learning books
• audiobooks, audio books, books on tape
• fluent in medical and legal terminology
• senior housing, retirement, assisted living
• long-term care facilities
• prostate cancer, robotic surgery
• hospitals, multispecialty clinics
• nutrition, fitness centers, weight loss programs
• lap band
• addiction and recovery treatment centers
• special needs, disabled
• medical, health, long-term disability insurance
• dentistry, dental health, orthodontics
• LASIK eye surgery, laser surgery, optometry
• hypnosis, psychology
• neurology, psychiatry
• da Vinci surgical system, cancer treatment
• MLM, multilevel marketing
• faith-based schools, churches, non-profits
• automotive, car, truck, SUV
• motorhome sales for retirees

Voice qualities include ratings-documented ability to engage and motivate listeners:

• Intelligent, confident, resonant, smooth
• authoritative, trainer, teacher, instructor
• loving, mirth, joy, smile, laughter, dreamy
• clarity, communicator
• pleasant, calm, caring, reassuring
• character voices
• medical, health and wellness, well-being
• sultry, sweetness
• pure, clear, mellifluous
• contrast between mellow or tense
• mournful, depressed, depression
• cranky, sarcastic, anxious
• humorous, light-hearted, whimsical, funny, zany
• didactic, bombastic, energetic
• friendly, girl next door, giggle, gentle
• IT, information technology, high tech
• news anchor, reporter, broadcast journalist
• TV documentary scripts
• host and MC of awards shows
• corporate awards presentations

Radio and television voice recognized:

• Seattle, WA
• Spokane & Tri-Cities, WA
• Los Angeles, CA
• Roanoke, VA
• Canada

Longtime radio personality and news anchor / announcer, extensive commercials, promos for radio and TV (broadcast and cable) including health care, medical, educational, business and industrial narration of scripts, voice over talent, plus on-hold, IVR, and voicemail menu options.

Languages:

• Native English speaker (North American English)
• German study x 2 years
• Latin study x 1 year
• Country-western dialect or accent, if required

Special Interests:

• Equestrian
• Hunter/jumper competition
• Rodeo
• Training horses

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services

My Home Base

Northwest Seattle Tacoma Lakewood Olympia WA, Washington, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

English, North American English, West Coast, South, Southern, country-western, country, medicalese, medical terminology, legalese, legal terminology, Latin, German, Dutch, British, Serbian, Greek, Hawaiian, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, Mexican, Latina, gypsy, Danish, Scandinavian, Canadian, French, European, Irish, Welsh, Yiddish, Jewish, North Dakotan.

My Voice Experience

Previous Clients:

• Nutri-System
• U.S. West Cellular Network, Los Angeles
• SkyRoamer Cellular
• U.S. National Figure Skating Championship
• Sunkist
• Slimfast
• Leather Furniture Company
• Johnson & Johnson
• Nord Door Company
• Prostate Diagnostic Clinic
• "3WR" WWWR Radio, Roanoke jingles & IDs
• Estudio Play (English Language School) ~ Brazil

100% guarantee: pace, pitch, and tone

Marketing Director for RoboticAdvantage(website) (robotic surgery practice for treatment of prostate cancer).

Best Known as Jaynie Dillon:

Jaynie Dillon's Overnight Club on KOMO AM1000, Seattle nearly 10 years including 2 years as Music Director; Seattle AFTRA.

Foreign Pronunciation and Radio Production instructor at Ron Bailie School of Broadcast, Seattle, x 1 year.

Broadcast Journalism and Radio Production state college teacher x 10 years.

Chosen as Tacoma Dome, Arena PA System Announcer for the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships.

Firsts...

First female radio personality in Seattle on Country KAYO. First female radio personality on KOMO AM1000.

Afternoon drive on-air voice talent, personality Country Music Radio KAYO.

AM and PM drive traffic reporter.

Weekend with the Stars Telethon with "The Fonz" Henry Winkler.

Live, unscripted, free-flowing, ad lib, on-air, in-studio interviews with recording artists: Lynda Hayes, Ronnie Milsap, Tammy Wynette and many others.

Writer/producer/voiceover talent on radio seasonal specials, long-form and short-form.

Market research, focus group research, research manager.

Music format and genre for voice over work and acting include classical, country, pop, gospel, beautiful music, AC, ethnic, and rock.

KCYS-FM "Three Rivers" [Richland, WA] 1967 - 1968 Jaynie

KTWD-FM "The Pacesetter" [Spokane, WA] 1968 - 1970 Jaynie

KTNT "Entertainment 14" [Tacoma, WA] 1976 - 1977 Jaynie Jo Royal

KNBQ-FM "Q-97 FM" [Tacoma, WA] 1976 - 1977 Jaynie Jo Royal

KAYO "Country Music Radio" [Seattle, WA] 1977 - 1979
Jaynie Dillon

KTAC Top 40 [Tacoma, WA] 1979 - 1981 Jaynie Dillon

KBRD-FM "Beautiful Bird" [Tacoma, WA] 1979 - 1981 Jane Robbins

KOMO "Station You Can Depend On" [Seattle, WA] 1981-1990 Jaynie Dillon

KKBY-FM "The Cowboy" [Tacoma, WA] 1997 - 1998 Jaynie Dillon

KLAY "News & Information" [Lakewood, WA] 1998 - 2006 Jaynie Dillon - commercial voice talent

My Training

Born into a family of generations of broadcasters, my professional life went naturally in that direction. However, I have enjoyed multiple successful career tracks in health care, the medical profession, teaching, and broadcasting.

Trained as an actor in Little Theatre stage productions.

Speaking skills honed in a basement recording studio of our home as a child; began broadcasting high school news at age 12 on local radio station KTEL's Hi-Fi Club.

Speech therapy assistant x 2 years coaching and teaching children with speech impediments to overcome their difficulties with phonation.

Vocal music, manager and lead singer of folk gospel group The Joyful Noise. Self-taught to play piano and guitar.

Taught Broadcast Journalism and Radio Production courses x 10 years at Washington State's Green River Community College.

Washington Journalism Education Association adjudicator.

My Studio Equipment

Audacity, M-Audio Fast Track Pro, Pro Tools M-Powered 7, M-Audio USB Audio Series USB audio interfaces and drivers for Windows, M-Audio Enhanced Live Lite 6, Pacific Pro Audio studio microphone, shock mount, mic stand, Stedman Proscreen XL Pop Filter, Logitech podcasting microphone, stereo analog microphone, Dell CD and DVD recorders, delivery via .wav, .mp3 by e-mail, CD and/or ftp; telephone coupler to connect land line to recorder, 3-Way Calling Features on land line, cellular phone, Beyer Dynamic stereo headphones, XLR cables, bulk eraser, Lanier standard tape cassette and microcassette recorders. Plus a complete business office including 35 mm and digital camera, digital fax, scanner, laser printer, inkjet printers, photo printer, Dell Pentium IV computer system with USB, Windows XP, Windows Media Center, Adobe QuickTime video editing, JASC digital photo editing programs, wireless mouse and keyboard, external backup hard drive, and Carbonite.

Additional Skills

Comprehensive medical knowledge and background in health care allows me to speak with authority on science and health-related topics in a peer-to-peer manner for presentations to medical professionals regarding robotic technology, surgery, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, health and wellness, well-being, transcription, electronic medical records, and advances in health care.

I am passionate about working to improve the quality of life for seniors in senior housing, retirement, and assisted living communities.

Interested in global warming/climate change, the environment, and 'going green.' Let me be the voice of change...

Advertising, copywriter, editor, marketing, desktop publishing ~ newsletters, brochures, manuscripts, resumes, menus, table tents, business cards...

Gift boutique, whole bean coffee, retail flower shop owner, floral designer, special event planner, trade shows, e.g. Intel Corporation, Northwest Women's Show, Home and Garden Show, weddings...

Law enforcement and the criminal justice system: police department Crime Prevention Unit citizen volunteer; grassroots advocate Safe Streets organization.

Additional Interests

Blogging

Cultural and ethnic diversity

Environment and 'going green' with Shaklee products

Digital photography

Floral design

Architecture and Interior Decorating

Baking and cooking

Martial arts

Rodeo

Horses

Farming and agriculture

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency

Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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