Erika Ward is a versatile American female voice actor that has been working professionally in voiceover for over 14 years. In that time, her voice has appeared in thousands of different projects, including commercials, image films, explainer videos, eLearning, video game trailers, and other audio/video content.
She specializes in a conversational, millennial (and sometimes Gen Z) sound that is natural, grounded, relatable, and real. She can definitely do the VO announcer thing, but as a trained actress, Erika Ward defaults to lifting the words right off the page and bringing the script to life.
Client list: Whole Foods Market, McDonald's, Starbucks, Plato's Closet, Lexus, FujiFilm, Hawaiian Airlines, GANT, Samsung, IKEA, and many more!
Celebrity prototypes (can deliver similar read styles to): Kristen Bell, Anna Kendrick, Rashida Jones, Brie Larson, Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Ali Wong, Scarlett Johansson.
Vocal age: 20's - 40's
Read styles: A range! Anywhere from super bright & upbeat to warm & down to earth to soothing & sensual to dry & sarcastic.
Broadcast Quality Home Studio with all the remote recording capabilities.
She is also a member of Voiceover For The Planet - a collective of professional voice actors who donate their talents to nonprofits, environmental startups, and organizations dedicated to creating positive change for the planet.
Opleiding
Commercial & Animation/Character VO - Paul Liberti
Acting (Master Class), Improv, Voice & Movement - Warner Loughlin Studios (LA)
Acting Technique, Voice/Speech - William Esper Studio (NY)
Ervaring
COMMERCIALS
Have voiced over 2000 commercials (radio, TV, digital) including campaigns for:
Lexus, Whole Foods Market, Plato's Closet, Crate & Barrel, FujiFilm, Barilla, Hawaiian Airlines, National Audubon Society, KonMari by Marie Kondo, Orkin, ButcherBox, ServiceNow & many more.
CORPORATE NARRATION
Have worked on numerous internal video presentations, eLearning modules, explainer videos, image films, and other audio & video content for a variety of different organizations around the world including:
Samsung, TENA, Volvo, Oreo for the Effie Awards, Questrade, Swisslog, GANT, South Dakota Dept. of Social Services, US Center for Safe Sport, ZMenu, Childfund International, WeChat, American Composers Forum, & many more.
VIDEO GAME
* Stellaris: Overlord Expansion (Trailer)
* Blade & Soul
MISC
* Various Companies - Phone Systems/IVR
* PrimeMinds App - Guided Meditations, Visualizations, Content Creation (VO & Writing)
* Such A Voice - Content Creation (VO & Writing)
* The Angel Cooperative - Content Creation (VO & Writing)
* Onstage and onscreen acting performances spanning several decades (from 1989 - 2015)