Maddie Z.
Podcast Producer - Engineer - Audio & Video
I help independent creators take their ideas from concept to creation! Ambie Award nominated producer, audio editor, and engineer with over ten years of experience. 🎧 Production Services 🎧 • Turn interviews into dramatic stories • Adding intros, outros, and other assets • Editing to remove verbal clutter • Noise reduction & engineering • Mixing (EQ, compression, volume automation) • Analytics & hosting 🌟 Career Highlights 🌟 “Microsoft's WorkLab Podcast” • Microsoft's premier podcast exploring the future of work. • "The State of: Women" Podcast (2023 Ambie Award nominee) • “STEAM Daydream” (National Children's Museum, Washington DC) About Me: I'm a 37-year-old freelance audio producer and independent media advocate living in Minneapolis, MN. In my spare time, you can find me volunteering with organizations like the Podcast Brunch Club. I’m also an active environmentalist, so if I’m not behind my computer, I’m outdoors enjoying the great Northwoods. Working with a wide variety of independent media creators is a dream come true. Reach out to me if you have a podcast idea, need production advice, or just want to say hi.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $19k
Billed in all: $64,471$64k
$6.2k in the last 6 months
Across 4 contracts
Across 63 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 0.98% in Music & Sound Design
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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