So you’d like to be a part of the SQ Podfic team? Wonderful! Please read on and decide which role would suit you the best!
SQ Podfic will put out two podfics per month - one at the beginning and one in the middle.
The mod will reach out on a monthly basis, first to narrators, establishing both a fic and a narrator for each date slot. Once those have been establised, artists will be contacted the following week, asking for a volunteer to do the art for each podfic. Narrators will have a 4-6 weeks to complete their project, depending on whether they signed up for the 1st or 15th date slot. Likewise, artists will have 3-5 weeks.
When signing up to be a narrator, you have the option to only participate once (if you have a specific fic you'd like to record) or to be added to our pool of volunteers that will be contacted each month.
Would you be interested in making cover art for the fics we record? You would be required to make one art that fits the theme of the fic and submit it in a predetermined size.
• Proficient in Photoshop or other photo-editing software
*Please note: While filling out the application is not a binding commitment, we do ask that you only do so if you're actually interested in participating.
Before you proceed, please take the following into account: It takes time and effort to make a good podfic! An average full-length podfic is at least 45 minutes long, which means 3+ hours of preparation, recording, and editing. Please take this into consideration before applying!
• Ability to read English
• Ability to speak English intelligibly
• Comfortable using (or learning to use!) basic audio editing software, such as Audacity. You will be expected to edit any imperfections out of your narration (coughs, dogs barking loudly, etc.), splice together multiple files if necessary, and upload the final product as one MP3 file. We will provide tutorials and answer questions, though!
Former experience with drama/theatre/narration is nice, but it's certainly not required! We will ask for an audio sample along with your application. We do not have specific requirements for sound equipment (a perfectly normal microphone should do the trick), but we want to produce good quality podfics that everyone can enjoy! No one wants to listen to 45 minutes of something that sounds like your mom driving down the highway on speakerphone.
Do I have to be able to do an American accent to narrate?
Nope! All accents welcome! All we ask is that you can speak English clearly and intelligibly, regardless of accent.
☆ Narrators apply here! ☆
*Please note: While filling out the application is not a binding commitment, we do ask that you only do so if you're actually interested in participating.
