*Full Time Voice Actor w/ Broadcast Quality, Pro Home Studio & Source Connect*
EXPERIENCE:
Erika Ward is a versatile American female VO talent with over 13 years of professional voiceover experience, having worked on thousands of different projects in pretty much every genre. An actor since childhood, Erika brings a thoughtful approach to every script; be it comedic, dramatic, professional, or those naturalistic "real person" reads, she's able to lift the words right off the page. Or, really, the screen.
SPECIALTY SOUND:
She has a conversational, millennial (and sometimes Gen Z) voice that is natural, authentic, and real. Someone relatable and down to earth that doesn't sound like a typical VO announcer.
Or as a voice actor colleague once complimented, Erika's voice is a "great mix of youthful, confident, and warm. Like a best friend not holding back, always there for you, and there for all the fun.”
CURRENT INTERESTS:
As an experienced meditator, personal development teacher, and intuitive coach, Erika has facilitated many guided meditations, creative visualizations, and calming retreat workshops. She looks forward to more opportunities in this arena, in addition to expanding her experience in the travel media realm.
READ STYLES:
For commercials and other narration work, Erika's vocal age can go from teen/early 20's up to 40's and she can cover a wide range of read styles, from bright and upbeat to calm and soothing to wry and sarcastic to polished and professional. Trusted BFF, young mom, creative, smart, hip, and modern.
Erika often auditions for and books roles that reference celebrities such as: Kristen Bell, Anna Kendrick, Rashida Jones, Olivia Munn, Drew Barrymore, Elle Fanning, Annie Murphy, Ellie Kemper, Judy Greer, Brie Larson, Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Zoe Kravitz, Emma Stone, Selena Gomez, Kaitlin Olson, Ali Wong, Mila Kunis, Scarlett Johansson, Zooey Deschanel, Jennifer Garner, Melissa McCarthy, Mindy Kaling, Casey Wilson, and more.
CLIENT LIST:
Erika loves the creative collaboration process and has had fun voicing campaigns, B2B videos, and internal corporate films for a variety of clients including: Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, Lexus, Plato's Closet, Walt Disney World, Rent.com, FujiFilm, Crate & Barrel, Nordstrom, Jersey Mike's, IKEA, Novartis, Hawaiian Airlines, Goodwill, and many others.
GENRES:
Commercials (Terrestrial Radio, TV Broadcast, Digital Broadcast TV - OTT, Internet/Streaming Radio - Spotify/Pandora/iHeart/Apple Music), Corporate Narration, Image Films, B2B, Explainer Videos, eLearning, Virtual Reality, Guided Meditations, Audio Guides, Video Game, Animation, Mobile Apps, Museum Guides
VOCAL AGE:
Early 20's - 40's, Neutral/General American accent
TRAINING:
As an actress, Erika has extensive training in everything from acting technique to voice & movement to improv.
CONTACT:
www.erikadward.com
erikadward@gmail.com
Source Connect: erikaward
Erika is able to work on both SAG-AFTRA and non-union projects. She has agency representation in major and regional markets throughout the US, and in the UK.
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SOME KIND WORDS FROM CLIENTS:
"Fast delivery. Easy and nice to communicate with. Great VO result. Erika is great!”
"She is truly an A+ talent on every level."
"Our session was only 11 minutes, Erika was just that good."
"Erika really wowed us! Recognized right away we were dealing with a world-class talent."
"Professional and everything I was looking for."
"I have great appreciation for Erika's abilities and talents. She has been incredibly easy to work with, responding quickly to script changes and always delivering quality recordings in an efficient manner. I highly recommend working with her."
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AND A LONG LIST OF STYLES:
Affable, Ageless, Amusing, Angelic, Animated, Approachable, Articulate, Attitude, Authentic, Authoritative, Believable, Best Friend, Bold, Breathy, Bright, Broad Range, Calm, Captivating, Casual, Charismatic, Charming, Cheeky, Cheerful, Classy, Clear, Clever, Close Confidant, College Student, Comedic Timing, Comforting, Compassionate, Compelling, Concerned, Confident, Connected, Conversational, Cool, Cozy, Credible, Crisp, Current, Deep, Direct, Down To Earth, Dreamy, Dry, Dynamic, Easygoing, Edgy, Elegant, Effortless, Emotional, Empathetic, Encouraging, Engaging, Energetic, Everywoman, Excited, Experienced, Expressive, Exuberant, Familiar, Firm, Fresh, Friendly, Fun Aunt, Funny, Gentle, Genuine, Girl Next Door, Grounded, High Energy, Higher Register Voice, Happy, Hip, Honest, Hopeful, Human, Humorous, Imperfect, Informative, Informed, Inspirational, Inspiring, Instructive, Intelligent, Interesting, Intimate, Introspective, Inviting, It Girl, Kind, Knowledgable, Laid-back, Light-hearted, Likable, Lively, Living In The Moment, Matter Of Fact, Mid Range Voice, Middle American, Modern, Mom, Mother, Motivating, Narrator, Natural, Natural Energy, Nonchalant, Not Announcer-y, Not Typical AVO, Not Polished, Not Sales-y, Not Stock VO, Observational, Off The Cuff, Open, Optimistic, Patient, Peaceful, Positive, Powerful, Playful, Pleasant, Positive, Present, Professional, Proud, Quirky, Raw, Real, Reassuring, Relatable, Relaxed, Reliable, Sarcastic, Sassy, Savvy, Self-assured, Sensitive, Serious, Sharp, Sincere, Sleepy, Smart, Smile, Smooth, Soft Spoken, Soothing, Sophisticated, Spirited, Spokesperson, Spontaneous, Spunky, Storyteller, Straightforward, Strong, Subtle, Sympathetic, Talking To A Friend, Teacher, Technical, Teen, Textured, Thirty-Something, Thoughtful, Trusted Friend, Trustworthy, Truthful, Twenty-Something, Unapologetic, Understanding, Understated, Unique, Upbeat, Uplifting, Upscale, Vibrant, Voice Of A Friend, Voice Of Reason, Young Mom, Youthful, Warm, Welcoming, Winking, Wise, Witty, Whimsical, Whiteboard, Wondrous, Wry