Looking for a conversational style?
Crisp diction and precise timing?
A soothing slightly lower female voice?
Not sure what you need yet? Let’s start a conversation.
About
I’ve worked in radio, television and web for 15+ years and have had the chance to work with dozens of top-name clients like Macy’s, Sprint PCS, Sam’s Club and HP. Some of my favorite gigs have been with Lemi Shine and the House of Blues Radio Hour. I worked as an announcer for San Francisco NPR affiliate KALW 91.7 FM. And, I played Zhu Rong in the video game, Dynasty Warriors.
I also record a lot of IVR and customer service work. I’m the voice that you hear when you call your favorite company seeking best-in-class customer service. And it’s my job to annoy you as little as possible. My IVR clients include Kaiser Permanente, ADT, Dollar Rent-a-Car and Vonage.
Clients
commercial
AT&T ♦ Bryant Heating & Cooling ♦ CostPlus World Market ♦ Del Taco ♦ Hill Physicians Group ♦ House of Blues Radio Hour ♦ John Muir Health ♦ KTSF Television ♦ Lemi Shine ♦ Macy’s ♦ Old Navy ♦ PLG ♦ Rdio ♦ Renuzit ♦ Sam’s Club ♦ Silicon Valley College ♦ Sprint PCS ♦ Valley Transit Authority ♦ Walmart ♦ Walt Disney ♦ WB Television ♦ ZipRealty
radio broadcasting & imaging
91.7 KALW (NPR) ♦ Access to Information Radio ♦ All American Talk Radio ♦ Beyond Organic ♦ Drew Carey Show ♦ House of Blues Radio Hour ♦ In Touch Radio ♦ on24.com Online Radio
IVR (voicemail systems & customer service)
AAA California Child Support ♦ ADT ♦ ClickMail ♦ Dollar Rent-a-Car ♦ Kaiser Permanente ♦ Los Angeles Daily News ♦ Virgin Mobile ♦ Vonage
corporate
Ambien ♦ American Wrestling League ♦ Brightidea ♦ Cisco ♦ Dolby ♦ Flexagon ♦ HP ♦ Hotelicopter ♦ Lathian Systems ♦ Mercedes Benz ♦ NetTaxi ♦ Premiere Retail Networks ♦ Promeo Technologies ♦ Semi, Inc. ♦ Strategic Design Group ♦ Triad Retail Media ♦ Trymedia Systems ♦ WeatherBug
interactive/animation projects
Code Dependent ♦ Dynasty Warriors 3 ♦ Dynasty Warriors 4 ♦ Finny the Fish ♦ Hooper Holmes ♦ Leapfrog Schoolhouse ♦ Route 66
Samples
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Rdio (Radio)
Macy’s Mother’s Day (Radio)
John Muir Health (Radio)
Kaiser Permanente (IVR)
Comcast (IVR)
Testimonials
“Melissa is a fantastic character actress. She hits the lines right on every time – and is a delight to work with. We especially liked her work as Zu Rong in the popular Dynasty Warriors 3 (Vin Diesel’s alleged favorite!).”
Sam Peterson, Video Game Producer
“Intelligent, quick, highly responsive and dependable – one touch and go. Those are features of an expensive car really, if you want to get away from the crime scene in style. Sense of style in voiceover artist is essential, when it comes to the highly complex job of character creating. She’s got all the goods for that. Melissa is a lucky possessor of a beautiful, full bodied voice with subtle huskiness in the lower register, which gives an extra depth to her delivery. Crisp diction, precise timing, flexible, if speed is needed to retch up tempo. And, yes, she’s got a sense of humor too. That is helpful, when directions are given. She gets them right and it works every time. We are talking natural actress here. When in need of a creative force, a voice that fleshes out character, that delivers message with style and intelligence – Melissa Dodd is the artist to turn to.”
