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Iqbal H.

Podcast Editor & Producer | Publishing | Audiobook ACX | Audio/Video

🎙️ 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑 & 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐄𝐑 | 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀𝐂𝐗 | 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎 & 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 Hello! I’m MT Iqbal, an **Audio Producer, Podcast Editor & Producer, Audiobook Editor, ACX Specialist, Music Producer, Composer, and Audio/Video Editor** with 7+ years of professional experience and a Bachelor’s degree. I help *Podcasters, Authors, Businesses, Creators, Musicians, YouTubers, and brands* turn raw recordings into polished, professional, engaging, and publication-ready content. From **podcast editing and production to publishing, Audiobook/ACX, music, sound design, video editing, SEO, and content repurposing**, I can manage your workflow from raw files to final delivery. 🎙️ 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 — Professional podcast post-production focused on clean audio, natural dialogue, strong pacing, and a polished final presentation. ✅ 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 — Dialogue editing, noise removal, leveling, mixing, and professional cleanup ✅ 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — Complete production from raw recordings to finished episodes ✅ 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 — Remote recording, multi-camera editing, synchronization, and production ✅ 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 — Episode preparation, titles, descriptions, metadata, and publishing support ✅ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 — Full video episodes, audio optimization, descriptions, tags, and publishing ✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 — Turning long-form episodes into Shorts, Reels, clips, and social content 📚 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 | 𝐀𝐂𝐗 | 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 — Professional audiobook editing and mastering for authors, narrators, and publishers, with careful attention to technical requirements and listening quality. ✅ 𝐀𝐂𝐗 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 — ACX-ready editing, mastering, and final file preparation ✅ 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — Clean, consistent, professional audiobook delivery ✅ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 — Proper chapter structure, naming, and file organization ✅ 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐩 — Noise, clicks, mouth sounds, unwanted breaths, and distractions removed ✅ 𝐀𝐂𝐗 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 — RMS, peak, noise-floor, and overall level optimization ✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 — Professional sample preparation for audiobook submission 🎵 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 & 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 — Creative audio production for podcasts, YouTube, artists, films, brands, and digital content. ✅ 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — Arrangement, instrumentation, production, mixing, and mastering ✅ 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — Custom music for your story, project, or brand ✅ 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 & 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 — Atmospheric music for video and digital media ✅ 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 — Custom intros, outros, transitions, and audio branding 🎧 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 & 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 — Detailed post-production for podcasts, voiceovers, video, documentaries, and digital content. ✅ 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐩 — Clear, natural, and balanced dialogue ✅ 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 — EQ, compression, leveling, and professional vocal processing ✅ 𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — Repairing and improving problematic recordings ✅ 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 — Music, effects, transitions, and creative audio elements 🎬 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 — Professional video production for podcasts, YouTube, interviews, and social media. ✅ 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 — Camera switching, synchronization, framing, and clean cuts ✅ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 — Engaging long-form video with professional pacing ✅ 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 & 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 — High-quality short-form content from long-form episodes ✅ 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 — Clean subtitles, titles, lower thirds, and visual enhancements 🔎 𝐒𝐄𝐎 | 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐁𝐄 | 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 — Making your content more searchable, relevant, and discoverable. ✅ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐒𝐄𝐎 — Titles, descriptions, keywords, tags, and metadata ✅ 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐄𝐎 — Search-focused episode titles, descriptions, and keywords ✅ 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 — Relevant search terms aligned with your audience ✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — Improving discoverability while keeping content natural and audience-focused 🤖 𝐀𝐈 & 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒 — Experience with modern AI-assisted workflows for audio, music, video, voice, and content production. ✅ 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐬 • 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐨 • 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐈 — Voice, music, and audio workflows ✅ 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐲 • 𝐏𝐢𝐤𝐚 • 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫 • 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐤 — AI-assisted visual and creative production 🛠️ 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄 & 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 — FL Studio, Logic Pro, Adobe Audition, Audacity, Studio One, Cubase, Ableton Live, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, CapCut, Riverside, Descript, and OpusClip.

🇵🇰Gilgit, Pakistan$13/hr100% JSS4.96 (21)Since Sep 2021

Earnings and projects

MRR
$355

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#91,621 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#11,807 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$891

Last 6 months: $2.1k

World#46,340 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#5,542 / 52.9k
Total earnings
$7.6k

Billed in all: $8k

World#218,824 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#24,136 / 52.9k
Per project
$218

$355 in the last 6 months

World#257,840 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#32,364 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
6
83% fixed17% hourly
World#34,408 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#7,556 / 52.9k
Projects in all
35

Across 41 contracts

76% fixed24% hourly
World#85,279 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#13,822 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$8k+$891 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$7.0k$7.5k$8.0kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: Top 11% in Audiobook Narration

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #11Music Track43 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 26%
  2. #23Podcast Marketing Consultation86 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 27%
  3. #39Custom Sound Effects159 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 25%
  4. #51Audio & Music Software268 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1Top 19%
  5. #52Audiobook Narration474 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 11%
  6. #52Audiobook Editing246 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 21%
  7. #53Podcast Episode163 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #13Top 33%
  8. #78Podcast Content292 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #11Top 27%