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Brand Strategy Manager

New York, NY · On-site

$90K - $140K/yr

You shape our voice, look, and story so everything we make is unmistakably us, and impossible to ... We have raised over $14M from investors like Core Innovation Capital, Adverb Ventures, and South ...

Brand Strategy Associate

New York, NY · On-site

$70K - $120K/yr

You shape our voice, look, and story so everything we make is unmistakably us, and impossible to ... We have raised over $14M from investors like Core Innovation Capital, Adverb Ventures, and South ...

With over 100 products sold nationwide, we're now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at ... Assemble raw footage, select takes, and craft compelling edits that align with brand voice and ...

Head of Social Storytelling

New York, NY · On-site

$140K - $180K/yr

We've raised over $14M in funding from early-stage investors like Core Innovation Capital, Adverb ... Develop long-form video content including documentaries, case studies, interviews, and educational ...

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How much do documentary voice over jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 4, 2026, the average hourly pay for documentary voice over in the United States is $48.17, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $39.18 and $60.10 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a documentary voice over?

A Documentary Voice Over job involves narrating or providing commentary for documentary films, TV programs, or online videos. Voice-over artists in this role help convey information, set the tone, and engage the audience with clear and expressive narration. They must adapt their voice to match the documentary’s subject matter, whether it's historical, scientific, or investigative. Strong storytelling skills, proper pacing, and an engaging delivery are essential.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in documentary voice over?

Excelling as a Documentary Voice Over artist requires exceptional vocal clarity, storytelling ability, and proficiency in script interpretation, often supported by experience in voice acting or audio production. Familiarity with recording software, professional microphones, and home studio setups is commonly expected, and some roles may prefer candidates with training in voice acting or audio engineering. Adaptability, attention to detail, and the ability to take direction help talent deliver compelling performances that align with a project’s creative vision. These skills ensure the narration enhances the documentary's message, engages viewers, and maintains high production standards.

What are some common challenges faced by documentary voice over artists?

Documentary voice over artists often face the challenge of conveying complex or sensitive subject matter in a way that is engaging, authentic, and respectful. Balancing the director’s specific creative vision with your own style requires flexibility and strong communication skills. Frequent revisions, tight deadlines, and the need to maintain vocal consistency throughout lengthy scripts can also be demanding. However, these challenges offer opportunities for professional growth, collaboration with creative teams, and the development of a signature narration style.

How to become a documentary voice over?

To become a documentary voice over artist, develop a clear and engaging voice through practice and training, and build a professional demo reel. Many professionals also improve their skills with voice acting courses and invest in quality recording equipment, working with audio editing software. Gaining experience through freelance projects or auditions can help establish a portfolio and attract clients in the industry.

How to do voice over for a documentary?

To do voice over for a documentary, a voice over artist should prepare a clear and engaging script, practice proper pronunciation and pacing, and record in a quiet environment using quality microphones. Editing software like Audacity or Adobe Audition can be used to refine the audio, and understanding the documentary's tone helps deliver an appropriate performance.
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Infographic showing various Documentary Voice Over job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 79% Full Time, 16% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 88% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 9% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $100,198 per year, or $48.2 per hour.

Brand Strategy Manager

Alpaca Health

New York, NY • On-site

$90K - $140K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Life, PTO

Posted 17 days ago


Job description

Own how Alpaca shows up in the world. You shape our voice, look, and story so everything we make is unmistakably us, and impossible to ignore.
About Alpaca Health
Alpaca Health helps clinicians become entrepreneurs, starting in autism care. We give BCBAs the software, payer contracting, and back-office muscle to launch and scale their own practices, so power in healthcare shifts back to the people actually giving the care.
We have raised over $14M from investors like Core Innovation Capital, Adverb Ventures, and South Park Commons. We serve hundreds of families and are growing 30% month over month.
We also move fast. Last week we threw a festival for 600 people, planned in under two weeks, with real alpacas on site. That is the energy around here. If that sounds like your kind of chaos, keep reading.
The Role
We are hiring a Brand Strategy Manager to own who Alpaca is and how we sound, look, and feel everywhere we show up. You will decide what the brand stands for and then make sure every asset, post, event, landing page, and product screen ladders back to it. You set the direction and the big ideas; a designer, a social lead, an events manager, and a community lead help bring them to life.
Healthcare branding is almost always cold, clinical, and forgettable. Yours will not be. We want a brand that is warm, human, and a little unexpected: the kind families trust with their kids and clinicians are genuinely proud to be part of. You are the person who protects that bar and keeps pushing it higher.
This is a role for someone with real taste who is not afraid of a big swing. Some of your ideas should sound slightly crazy the first time you say them out loud (a documentary series about our providers, a podcast recorded on a walking tour through New York, a billboard that actually makes people stop). The best ones we will go build.
What You'll Do
Own the brand
  • Define and evolve our positioning, narrative, voice, and tone across everything we make
  • Set the visual identity direction and hold the bar on every surface (a designer executes and maintains the system you shape)
  • Write and maintain the brand and messaging guidelines that keep us consistent as we scale into new states

Come up with the big ideas
  • Concept campaigns end to end, from the core insight to the hook to how it shows up in the world, then hand them to social, design, and events to run
  • Turn company moments (new market launches, funding, milestones, product drops) into stories people actually want to share
  • Bring a steady stream of bold, original ideas, and the judgment to know which ones are worth the budget

Make the whole company sound like one brand
  • Bring consistency across product, marketing, recruiting, provider-facing, and family-facing content
  • Be the taste-maker other teams come to before they ship, and raise everyone's bar in the process

Keep score
  • Track awareness, sentiment, and message consistency, and set the goals that tell us the brand is working

What Success Looks Like
  • In 90 days: You have audited every place our brand shows up, sharpened our positioning and voice, and shipped a refreshed brand guide the whole team actually uses.
  • In a year: Alpaca feels cohesive and distinctive everywhere, you have at least one signature campaign under your belt, and teams across the company instinctively match the voice without being asked.

Who You Are
  • You are a self-starter. You do not wait for a brief; you see the gap and you fill it.
  • You have genuine taste and understand aesthetics deeply. You can look at two options and explain exactly why one is better, and you are usually right.
  • You are full of ideas, including a few bold ones that make people say "wait, can we actually do that?" And you are pragmatic enough to ship them on a real budget and a real deadline.
  • You are a strong writer and storyteller who can rally a room around an idea.
  • You think in both stories and systems, so the brand stays consistent even as we move fast.
  • You get energy from ambiguity and speed, and you would rather ship something bold than something safe.
  • You care about building something that genuinely helps families and clinicians, not just something that looks good in a deck.

Bonus Points
  • You have built or meaningfully reshaped a brand people would recognize
  • Experience spanning both consumer and healthcare, or bringing a consumer bar into a serious category
  • You make things yourself sometimes (write, design, shoot, edit), even if it is not your main job

Why Join
  • Direct exposure to company building at an early stage
  • Real ownership of the brand from day one
  • The chance to materially change life for families and clinicians
  • A learning curve few roles can match
  • Competitive salary
  • Meaningful equity
  • Health benefits
  • Flexible PTO
  • Dinner when working late

Location: NYC, in office 5 days