Commercial voice-over
Session fee plus a one-year usage buyout.
Put the session and the usage on separate lines, with the term and territory in the description, so nobody argues about what was licensed.
- Session fee line
- Usage / buyout line
- Clear PDF
Invoicing for voice actors
Commercials, audiobooks, games, e-learning and corporate reads. StagePay puts the session fee, usage and studio costs on one clear invoice, and keeps each job’s payment in view.
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THE WORK AROUND THE WORK
Usage, territory and studio time change what a job is worth. Your invoice should show all of it.
Commercial voice-over
Put the session and the usage on separate lines, with the term and territory in the description, so nobody argues about what was licensed.
Home-studio voice actors
Add a studio fee for your booth time and editing alongside the read, so the time you spend producing audio is paid for.
Represented voice actors
Log the agent’s cut as a cost against each job and see your profit after costs, so the gross figure never flatters you.
BUILT AROUND YOUR WORK
From a thirty-second radio spot to a twelve-hour audiobook, keep the job and its paperwork together.
Choose the Voice actor role and start from a recording session line, then add studio time and usage.
Show broadcast, ad and content usage separately from the session fee.
Reuse production companies, agencies and studios for the next job.
Studio hire, equipment and travel to sessions come off the fee, so you see what each job really paid.
See the gig profit trackerInvoice in the client’s currency when the work comes from abroad.
Unlimited invoices and PDF export on the Free plan, with your data stored on your device.
ROOM TO GROW
Invoices, PDF export and profit tracking are free. Pro adds receipt scanning and tax exports; Pro+ adds cloud sync and read-only sharing with your agent or accountant.
A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS
Practical answers about invoicing voice-over work with StagePay.
Compare plansYes. Choose the Voice actor role and invoices use studio and session language, with presets for recording sessions, studio fees and usage.
Add the session fee as one line and the usage or buyout as another, with the medium, term and territory in the description.
Yes. You can invoice in the currency agreed with the client.
Log the commission as an expense against the job and StagePay shows your profit after costs. Pro+ lets you share invoices read-only with your agent.
THE KNOWLEDGE HUB
Session fees, usage, studio time and getting paid by agencies.
Read the guide FIELD NOTES / 02A free invoice layout with session, studio and usage lines.
Read the guide FIELD NOTES / 03Work out the minimum fee you need per job.
Read the guideYOUR NEXT ACT
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