Jenn Masuka - Spunky, cute, bubbly, sarcastic, animated

Spunky, cute, bubbly, sarcastic, animated

• Jenn Masuka is registered with Voice123 since Oct 27, 2009.
• Jenn Masuka started his/her voice over career in 2009.
• Currently Jenn Masuka is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Spunky and child-like for animation. Energetic and light for commercials. Sarcastic and funny for comedies. Think Lori Petty in A League Of Their Own, or Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult 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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Northwest Chicagoland, Illinois, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

"Ren" from Ren & Stimpy, "Ariel" from The Little Mermaid, Cockney dialect, country twang, southern drawl, Valley Girl, Chicago whine, young and innocent little girl.

My Voice Experience

I landed a United Airlines national commercial for their "We Are United" ad campaign. They aired on radio and television for nearly a year. I learned a great deal working with director Errol Morris and agency Fallon.

My Training

I received my BA in Theatre & Drama from Indiana University. While working toward my degree, I took classes in stagecraft, lighting design, costume design, directing, acting and writing. I worked on the lighting crew at the Indiana University Auditorium and IU's opera house: the Musical Arts Center.

At IU, we were taught how to speak in several different dialects. We had to perform a monologue per week in each dialect. It was challenging and so much fun!

We also learned how to communicate with our voices instead of using body language. At times, we were to perform to an audience with their backs to us - forcing us to be articulate and emotional.

I worked in phone reservations for United Airlines for five years. This taught me a great deal about how to mold my tone of voice and level of comfort and professionalism to the personality of the caller.

I worked in Customer Service for The Container Store for 5 1/2 years. They called me their "personal bubble machine." I was constantly called upon to perform skits at company meetings, do the closing announcements and demonstrate product installation to customers.

At The Container Store, I was also chosen to phone-screen possible job candidates and invite them to group interviews which I conducted. I read from a script to a group of strangers every week and enticed them to continue their journey with TCS.

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

I was an Extra for Public Enemies, filmed in Chicago last year. Two overnight shifts, hours of hair and make-up and a handshake from Johnny Depp. Couldn't ask for much more.

I did competitive gymnastics for 14 years. I still go to the gym once a week and do my old routines.

I tap-danced and clogged for 14 years. My group won may contests and was even featured in a news segment that documented our performance at the Indiana State Fair.

I worked as the lighting designer for the #1 dance club at IU.

I worked in Customer Service for 16 years. It allowed me to slip into different characters every day of my life. I was professional to the businessmen. I was empathetic to the homemakers. I was sympathetic to the grieving.

My spare time is now spent singing along to the iPod with my daughter.