KAMvoices RATES, TERMS & CONDITIONS
Rates current as of 1st July 2025 (incorporating MEAA's 1st July 2025 Rates)
Please note these are minimum rates and are all ex-GST and superannuation
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COMMERCIALS
SUBMISSION / CORRECTION FEES
$220 for all commercials
VISUAL COMMERCIAL PLATFORMS
PLATFORM
PLATFORM INCLUSIONS
BUNDLING AVAILABLE
Television
Free To Air TV; Pay TV
YES
BVOD / SVOD
BVOD: eg. Seven Plus, Nine Now, etc.
SVOD: eg. Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.
YES
PIP
(Paid Internet Placement)
Social Media: eg. TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube.
In Game Advertising: eg. Cookie Run: Kingdom.
In App Advertising: eg. Duolingo.
Paid Website, Email or Search Engine Ads.
YES
Single DOOH
(Digital-Out-Of-Home)
Single DOOH Platform examples: Stadiums, In-flight, Point of Sale, Trade Fairs, LED Displays, Interactive Kiosks, Digital Billboards, In-Store, etc.
NO (Usage capped at 200% maximum)
Cinema
Cinema Advertising
NO (Billed at 100%)
ONE STATE - 1 PLATFORM ONLY
TV or BVOD/SVOD or PIP or Single DOOH or Cinema
per product, per hour, per key no
3mth
4-6mth
1yr
Up to 10 sec
400
475
545
Up to 30 sec
445
545
645
Up to 60 sec
465
590
705
Up to 90 sec
500
625
765
Up to 120 sec
525
670
805
NATIONAL - 1 PLATFORM ONLY
TV or BVOD/SVOD or PIP or Single DOOH or Cinema
per product, per hour, per key no
3mth
4-6mth
1yr
Up to 10 sec
530
700
865
Up to 30 sec
590
785
980
Up to 60 sec
615
830
1,045
Up to 90 sec
660
885
1,115
Up to 120 sec
695
935
1,175
NATIONAL - 2 PLATFORM BUNDLE
TV plus BVOD/SVOD or TV plus PIP or BVOD/SVOD plus PIP
per product, per hour, per key no
3mth
4-6mth
1yr
Up to 10 sec
745
980
1,215
Up to 30 sec
825
1,100
1,375
Up to 60 sec
865
1,160
1,465
Up to 90 sec
925
1,240
1,560
Up to 120 sec
975
1,310
1,640
NATIONAL - 3 PLATFORM BUNDLE
TV plus BVOD/SVOD plus PIP
per product, per hour, per key no
3mth
4-6mth
1yr
Up to 10 sec
770
1,015
1,255
Up to 30 sec
855
1,140
1,425
Up to 60 sec
895
1,200
1,515
Up to 90 sec
955
1,285
1,615
Up to 120 sec
1,010
1,355
1,700
VISUAL PLATFORM BUNDLE NOTE
Platform Bundle discounts, which only apply if invoiced at the time of booking, cover TV, BVOD/SVOD and Social Media platforms only.
e.g. If track produced for TV and BVOD/SVOD, second platform charged at additional 40%.
If the 3rd platform also bundled 3rd platform charged at additional 5%.
Therefore if two platforms are bundled rate will be 140%, if all three platforms are bundled rate will be 145%.
IMPORTANT
Single DOOH platform – payable at one fee - 100%.
Two or more DOOH platforms - payable at maximum of two fees - 200%.
Cinema platform - payable at one fee - 100%.
Cinema platform and DOOH platforms are not included in bundle discounts.
AUDIO COMMERCIAL PLATFORMS
PLATFORM
PLATFORM INCLUSIONS
BUNDLING AVAILABLE
Radio
Analogue Radio: AM/FM stations
DAB+: eg. Nova 90's
Internet Radio: eg. iHeartCountry Australia
YES
Audio Streaming
Music Streaming: eg. Spotify, Apple Music
Podcast Streaming: eg. LiSTNR, Spotify
YES
In-Store
In-Store Radio: eg. Woolworths, Coles.
NO
AUDIO COMMERCIAL SINGLE PLATFORM
per product, per hour, up to 5 tracks
3mth
4-6mth
1yr
1 State Only
385
425
460
National
425
480
545
AUDIO COMMERCIAL TWO PLATFORM BUNDLE
per product, per hour, up to 5 tracks
3mth
4-6mth
1yr
1 State Only
595
665
730
National
635
720
815
AUDIO PLATFORM BUNDLE NOTE
Platform Bundle discount only applies if invoiced at the time of booking.
Platform one = 100%, Platform two, charged at National rate = 50%.
Bundle total is 150%.
NARRATION
RESEARCH: Synopses, Business Pitches, etc
Per Script / Per Hour
220
NON-BROADCAST (Internal usage): Corporate Narration, Hype Reels, E-Learning, Awards Shows, etc
Per Script up to 3 minute content / Per 30 minute session
325
Per Script over 3 minute content / Per Hour session
485
Correction Per Script / Per Hour
330
INTERNET PRESENTATION
Per Script up to 3 minute content / Per 30 minute session
380
Per Script over 3 minute content / Per Hour
670
Correction Per Script / Per Hour
330
BROADCAST: Documentaries, TV Shows, Features, etc
Per Script / Per Hour
By Negotiation
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Below rates for Australia use only. Overseas rates by negotiation
Voice Mail, On Hold Messages, etc. Per Company / Per Hour
370
Interactive Voice Response. Per Company / Per Hour
475
AUDIO BOOKS
A voiceover artist required to narrate an audiobook will be paid no less than
In Studio - per finished hour
250
Home or performer-sourced studio and editing additional fees
By Negotiation
AUDIO BOOK NOTES
The client must ensure:
- A pronunciation guide is provided where needed.
- A preparation fee is provided where applicable.
- An additional $100 preparation fee is provided per narrator if there are two or more narrators on an audiobook.
- Character loadings and royalties are subject to negotiation.

A ‘Standard pick-up package’ is also to be provided when necessary. This should include:
- An explanation document, including pronunciation amendment guide where needed.
- A marked script with highlighted lines for correction.
- Sample recordings for re-recording and voice matching where needed.

LOADINGS
CHARACTER VOICE / ACCENTS / SINGING
Per Character
Per Medium
Per Track
A character fee is added to the base recording fee on all tracks, including Cut-Downs, Tags, Billboards, Rollovers, Submissions and Revisions.
A Character Voice constitutes any voice or sound that is beyond the range of a Voiceover Artist’s normal reading voice, including any accent, singing or voice for animated characters.
Rate is per track (up to 5 tracks for Audio)
220
NAME ASSOCIATION
Double (200%) the total fee where the performer’s name (either visually or audibly) is to be used in conjunction with any campaign.
POLITICAL
Double (200%) the total fee.
OVERSEAS USAGE OF VISUAL OR AUDIO COMMERCIALS
For Visual or Audio commercials used internationally total Australian national fee will be multiplied by the following rates.
REGION
LOADING
NZ, Singapore, Hong Kong
100% each (max: 200%)
Asia-Pacific
200%
United Kingdom
300%
Europe
300%
United States
500%
Global
600%
DEFINITIONS
ROLLOVER
Where use exceeds the initial contracted period a rollover fee will apply.
Fee to be based on the above rates.

SUBMISSION
Submission is defined as a recording where a performer is asked to voice a proposed script for a commercial for demonstration purposes only.
A submission track may be broadcast provided a final broadcast fee is paid.
If a track is a submission this must be notified to the artist/ agent at the time of booking otherwise the full fee is payable. It will be assumed, unless otherwise notified, that all submissions (not including research only bookings) are going to air. The balance of the fee will be invoiced 30 days following the date of the job.

CORRECTION / REVISION
Prior to a track being played or broadcast for the first time, a booking other than the initial submission booking may be made to change the track. This booking will be paid for at the same rate as the submission booking.

ADDITIONAL USAGE
Visual and Audio Commercials
Should additional usage be required at a later date the performer will be paid an additional 100% of the total fee per key number.
When a commercial is produced for a specific visual platform and is later required to be used as an audio commercial, the performer will be paid an additional 100% of the national audio commercial fee for each separate audio platform for the relevant period.
When a commercial is produced for a specific audio platform and is later required to be used in a visual commercial, the performer will be paid an additional 100% of the national visual commercial fee for each separate visual platform for the relevant period.

ANIMATION
For film and television animation voiceovers additional minimum usage fees and contracts will apply as per MEAA guidelines and awards.

CANCELLATION
If less than 24 hours notice is given prior to the time of call the full fee is payable.

POSTPONEMENT
A call may be postponed without penalty provided that a further booking is made within 7 days of the original call. In all other cases a full fee is payable. Only one postponement is allowed. If an altered call is cancelled within the postponement period the full fee is payable.

TRAVEL
A travel allowance is payable where travel to the recording location is more than 50 kilometres.

GST
These rates do not include GST. Where a voiceover artist is GST registered GST will be payable on top of the above rates.

PAYMENT
Upon completion of a job we provide an invoice which gives our standard payment details via bank transfer. We are also able to take credit card payments via Paypal, however this will incur an additional 5% surcharge.

SUPERANNUATION
The rates quoted above are NOT inclusive of Super as payable under the terms of the Superannuation Guarantee Legislation. As of 1st July 2025 Super Guarantee is set at 12%. The Super Guarantee applies to ALL performers whether paid as either an employee (TFN) OR as an Independent Contractor/Sole Trader (ABN). Link to relevant section of the superannuation act is here.
Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act (SGA) s12(8)(c)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Performers’ voices may not be utilised for any Artificial Intelligence generation of new voice material without explicit and informed written consent of the artist. This includes the use of any part of a recording or performance by an artist for machine learning (to train Artificial Intelligence Large Language models) or to create a digital double (also known as “voice clone”, “synthetic voice”, “synthesisation”, “simulation”, etc).
Any Artificial Intelligence Generation agreed to will be subject to a contract and separate remuneration to be negotiated.