Seattle Auditions for Paid Speaking Roles in Commercial

Auditions for Speaking Roles for Microsoft Sizzle Reel in Seattle, Washington Area. 

Location: Seattle/Redmond, WA – Local hire in Washington State, only (no travel or accommodations provided)
Shoot Dates: June 25, 26, 27, 2025 – Must be fully available all 3 days
Project Type: Microsoft Sizzle Reel (Internal Use Only) – Non-Union

Pay Rates:

Speaking Leads: $500/10 (+10% agency)

Speaking Non-Leads: $250/6 (+10% agency)

Roles:

• Kayo (Lead): Female, 30–55, fit, CEO/former athlete, especially seeking Asian talent
• Ray (Lead): Male, 30–55, tech-savvy CTO, especially seeking African American talent
• Desk News Anchors (Male & Female): 30–65, charismatic and authoritative
• In-Field Reporters (Male & Female): 25–45, energetic, confident, natural accents welcome
• Influencers (Male & Female): 25–55, outgoing, tech-savvy, strong on-camera presence

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SEATTLE, WA Area – CASTING NOTICE for SPEAKING TALENT

Project: Microsoft Sizzle Reel
LOCATION: SEATTLE, WA area (could possibly be in the Redmond area)
SEATTLE, WA area (Redmond) LOCAL HIRE ONLY! (transportation/accommodation will not be provided!) OK to live out of state as long as you are a reasonable self DRIVE to SEATTLE, WA (Redmond) and are not expecting compensation for travel. MUST be LOCAL HIRE and not require a flight to get to location in the Seattle/Redmond area and surrounding rural areas

DATES NEEDED:

FILMING window – WEDNESDAY 6/25, THURSDAY 6/26, FRIDAY 6/27
–May work ONE (1) or MULTIPLE dates within the 6/25/25-6/27/25 timeframe so MUST have full flexible availability for ALL (3) listed dates! NO Exceptions.
-we do NOT have exact Call/Wrap times, so you should have FULL DAY/Evening available to allow for whatever the Call Time ends up being.
NON-UNION

Rates of PAY:
Speaking LEAD: $500/10
Speaking Speaking NON-LEAD: $250/6 – both plus 10% Agency (IF represented)

USAGE: INTERNAL COMPANY USE ONLY. FULL BUYOUT
Conflicts: NONE

ROLES: SPEAKING LEAD & SUPPORTING (NON-Lead) Talent.

• [KAYO – SPEAKING LEAD] Female, age range 30-55, all ethnicities (Asian highly encouraged), fit and in good physical shape, a biomedical engineer turned CEO. A fearless innovator with a passion for human-centric products. As a former college athlete, she understands the customer because she creates tech-infused athletic wear she would want to use. Now she’s setting a vision for global impact. No visible tattoos or piercings. PAY RATE: $500/10
• [RAY – SPEAKING LEAD] Male, age range 30-55, all ethnicities (African American encouraged), intelligent, professional, Co-founder of the compnay. A material physicist with an eye for fashion. Ray grew his interest in the technology side of the product, becoming the companies CTO. He leads the company towards tech that is interwoven with innovative material while remaining focused on the human experience. No visible tattoos or piercings. PAY RATE: $500/10
• [DESK NEWS ANCHOR MALE – SPEAKING NON-LEAD] Male, age range 30-65, all ethnicities, professional, conservative, Co-host of a business news show, providing trustworthy news and analysis for what’s happening around the world of business and technology. A charismatic and authoritative voice compliments their cohost in on-screen presence and personality.No visible tattoos or piercings. PAY RATE: $250/6
• [DESK NEWS ANCHOR FEMALE – SPEAKING NON-LEAD] Female, age range 30-65, all ethnicities, professional, conservative, Co-host of a business news show, providing trustworthy news and analysis for what’s happening around the world of business and technology. A charismatic and authoritative voice compliments their cohost in on-screen presence and personality.No visible tattoos or piercings. PAY RATE: $250/6
• [IN-FIELD REPORTER MALE – SPEAKING NON-LEAD] Male, age range 25-45, conservative, professional, confident, A bubbly in-the-field news reporter. They go out on the street to report on the latest tech products that have just hit the shelves. Talent with natural accents welcomed. No visible tattoos or piercings. PAY RATE: $250/6
• [IN-FIELD REPORTER FEMALE – SPEAKING NON-LEAD] Female, age range 25-45, conservative, professional, confident, A bubbly in-the-field news reporter. They go out on the street to report on the latest tech products that have just hit the shelves. Talent with natural accents welcomed. No visible tattoos or piercings. PAY RATE: $250/6
• [INFLUENCER MALE – SPEAKING NON-LEAD] Male, all ethnicities, age range 25-55, outgoing, charismatic, confident, interesting,A tech influencer who regularly unboxes the latest products and provides reviews on
  their popular YouTube channel. No visible tattoos or piercings. PAY RATE: $250/6
• [INFLUENCER FEMALE – SPEAKING NON-LEAD] Female, all ethnicities, age range 25-55, outgoing, charismatic, confident, interesting,A tech influencer who regularly unboxes the latest products and provides reviews on
  their popular YouTube channel. No visible tattoos or piercings. PAY RATE: $250/6

TO SUBMIT for this role: https://forms.gle/maYENRoJKmdDmEYM8Please
Please fill out the above submission link -OR- send us an EMAIL ASAP to – onlocationcasting1@gmail.com (*please don’t do both!) With subject line SEATTLE MICROSOFT (specify which role)
Emails must include ALL of the following:
-First & Last Name
-Phone Number
-Email Address
-Recent Color Photos of you (prefer cell phone photos rather than professional headshots – NO FILTERS!) Please include at least (2) photos – (1) Close Up and (1) Full Body Standing (make sure you are the ONLY person in your photo, no sunglasses or hats).
-Height & Weight
-Clothing and Shoe Sizes
-Current City/State you are located in
-Confirm that you are available on ALL (3) dates – 6/25, 6/26, 6/27
**** MUST ALSO include a short VIDEO of you with the following: first & last name, height, weight, profiles (turn side to side), where you’re from and a little bit about yourself (we may also be emailing you a script to record an additional video for). Can just be a casual video taken on your cell phone. Should be 60-120 seconds of video. If the file is too large to upload to email – you can send it either via dropbox or WeTransfer.