Rates as of 11/1/2022
$150 / hour
General Consulting Rate
This is the rate to help someone ideate a new podcast, plan a new concept, host a recording call on Zoom, Riverside.fm, Cleanfeed or similar to refine a current audio podcast, act as Showrunner, or assist with an audio support call. TPE will also offer feedback and act as a sounding board for new podcast ideas and pitches at this rate. Rate is based on the 2021 Rates Guide from AIR.
$75 / hour
Audio Editing
This is how much it costs to edit interview audio for a client. The audio will be edited using either Adobe Audition or Hindenburg. Files must be sent via WeTransfer or DropBox to The Podcast Editor and a deadline must be scheduled for the episode to drop with at least one week out. This fee also includes email communication with client. (Please note this is the base rate. Story Editing begins at $80 per hour depending on stage of idea).
Need Transcripts?
TPE can add-on this service for $25 per episode while ensuring that your podcast transcript looks sharp with proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and fact checking. TPE has experience transcribing audio for REV.com whose clients have some of the most challenging audio to transcribe due to technical jargon like medical, scientific, legal, etc. Plus, the benefit of transcription means you can repurpose your audio for other formats including website, print, and social media. This also helps create accessibility for your podcast if your organization needs to be Section 508 Compliant.
$450 fixed rate per episode
You will qualify for the $450 per episode fixed rate if you commit to having at least 10 episodes of no more than 50 mins length edited by The Podcast Editor (this means a 10 episode season would cost $4500; 12 episodes would be $5400). Otherwise, the $75 per hour editing charge will apply and you will billed for each hour it takes to complete the project. The fixed rate includes any client communication by email, uploading files for publishing, writing copy for the episode write-up, audio leveling through Auphonic, and other administrative work. If the audio needs restoration work, client will be notified and informed of cost to clean-up any noise through an outside audio engineer. TPE aims to turnaround and produce the cleanest audio as possible based on your source material so that you have an outstanding sounding final product.
$200 per hour Tape Sync
Tape Sync rates are $200 for the first hour and $50 for each additional hour. Must book 72 hours in advance. You will be billed for each mile traveled to and from sync in accordance with standard mileage rates. More info here.
$3,000 project retainer
If you’d like to keep The Podcast Editor on retainer for a new podcast you are setting up where you think you will need to reserve full time hours for a project, the minimum time you can reserve is for 40 hours or $3000 fee. Please note that you don’t need to use all hours in a specific time period; you can also pay the retainer and use this reserve to keep The Podcast Editor on call for any additional production work for the next year. Each hour of work will be deducted from the bank of the 40 hour deposit, instead of TPE billing for each hour. This is perfect if you don’t want to be sent an invoice for each month of work and would like to call George with questions during any time of the project outside the consulting charge rate.
$100 rush fee
& weekend production
If a file comes in after 12 pm East Coast time on Friday, then the client will be assessed a $100 weekend production fee if an episode is scheduled to be published the following week. This fee will also be assessed if a client needs a file turnaround in less than 48 hours any time during normal weekly business hours.
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