After some years working in TV and motion picture production, post and distribution, in multiple countries, I found I was better at telling stories than I was producing them. So began the transition from behind the scenes to the VO booth. Some of those I tell stories for are Smithsonian Channel and some of their UK production partners, streaming se... Read More

After some years working in TV and motion picture production, post and distribution, in multiple countries, I found I was better at telling stories than I was producing them. So began the transition from behind the scenes to the VO booth. Some of those I tell stories for are Smithsonian Channel and some of their UK production partners, streaming services such as HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+ and others - as well as for organizations such as Daimler AG, NATO, NOAA and NASA, the Nobel Museum, One World Trade Center, Intel, AstraZeneca - just to name a few.

I narrate documentaries and TV shows - originals and American reversions – along with audio description, brand films and other work. I voice commercials and tell stories for museums, corporations, science, medical and cultural institutions and others, and act in radio dramas, provide audio description, lend a voice to animations and other projects.

It was a long road of part-time voiceover until – about 15 years ago  – I was able to make this my full-time living. Meanwhile, until then, my other work was anything but boring! After heading home to NYC after 15 years of living and working in Europe and Mexico – where I learned Spanish (and forgot French) - I edited commercials and promos, reported on traffic from 500 feet in the air, anchored news and told stories for radio and podcasts - trading in a small video edit suite for a smaller radio booth, an even smaller cabin of a 2-seater plane, with the doors held on with duct tape – because who needs doors? And now I stand in a small booth and tell stories to people who aren’t there. In both American English and Latin American Spanish.

Smart. Powerful. Quietly confident®.

My voice has built in credibility so I can tell your story naturally. Simply put, I make your content sound right. Though based in NYC, I work globally from my studio, equipped with ISDN, Source Connect, and other connection options and I adapt my schedule to your time zone. I’m a member of the Television Academy (Emmys.com), SAG-AFTRA (but don’t let that stop you from reaching out to me, because - contrary to popular myth - not all work is covered by the union) and other professional organizations, such as the Wildscreen Network (UK), New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) and the International Documentary Association (IDA).

You can find some of my work at melissaexelberth.com, vimeo.com/melissaex and at femalevoiceovertalent.org and youtube.com/melissaexvoicetalent - where work is broken down into categories. My audio description credits can be found at https://theadna.org/melissa-exelberth/

The witch stole my broom in the movie Oz, The Great and Powerful. I have a massive collection of cowboy boots. And I’m an unapologetic native New Yorker. Anthem reads to evil queens, medical to Nahuatl, science to natural history and from crime…to the divine® Read Less