Professional History
I started my earliest career history with physical art, introduced to jewelry, clay, and florist by my grandmother. My first job, however, was as an audio technician and broadcaster for my local AM radio station. I initially got the job for my existing work on audio technology and robotics when I was a sophomore in high school, and I worked there for a total of six and a half years, where I became the Production Manager, and proceeded to teach all of my successors in both audio technology and broadcast news presentation.
Following my acceptance to my university, I took on several forms of work within my degree, journalism, then professional and technical writing. Of note, I worked for the university’s paper as a reporter, copy editor, then Assistant Copy Chief. In addition, I served as a writer, designer, podcast producer and educator for the Al Jisr podcast, under the department’s global journalism program where I worked with Yemenis journalists on writing and making podcasts. In the university system, I have served in several secretarial roles, with newsletter and event organization being a key feature of my roles.
HOW TO COMMISSION?
Reach out via email: avery@dyingsignals.love
Writing Commissions
Fanfic Commissions: I will write a 200-2000 word fic for your characters of choice, with details and descriptions provided by the commissioner, I am comfortable with most fandom writing, though I retain the right to decline any specific fandom, paring, or requested content of the fic at my discretion.
Price: $25 per 5 pages
Article/Review Commission: I will write an article or review for any piece of media or topic requested, with the right to decline at my digression. For reviews, I will complete the given piece of media requested and provide both a spoiler free and spoiler heavy review, posted separately. Generally, I am willing to read books, comics, manga and other written mediums, watch movies/tv, listen to podcasts/audio books, and watch wrestling.
Price: $35 per article, discount for Women’s Wrestling Matches: $25 per article
Audio Commissions
Editing and Mixing: I will edit your podcasts, radio shows, audio recordings, music files, and sound design, consulting with the commissioner on the best result. I also offer audio transcription services.
Price: $20 per hour of audio
Credit required
Voice Acting/Singing: I have done professional voice work for the radio for over seven years, and I can offer up those skills to individual commissioners as well, I have a music performance background and can offer vocals on musical projects at a flat rate with credit.
Prices: $40 per recording session, $25 per music track
Credit Required
Visual Commissions
Album/Podcast Cover: I’ve designed a few covers at this point for books, podcasts and albums. I’m happy to work with you to design a cover to your exact needs. Reference my art page for my strengths and weaknesses, and we can work best to design what you need. You will receive a fully designed file meant for digital distribution, a print capable version, and the raw procreate/psd files, and the ability to request edits as needed. Rights will be retained by the commissioner
Price: $50 dollars per design
Credit Required
Pin Badge Buttons: I have hand pressed a number of my own buttons, and I’m an enthusiastic collector and designer of them. I will work with you to design buttons, at maximum 12, and will hand press these button designs in 1.5 or 2 inch sets. I can work with custom materials, such as vinyl, cellophane, and metallic papers.
Prices: 1.5 inch $35 per set of 12 designs and 24 (2 of each design) hand pressed buttons + Material Costs + Shipping.
2.0 inch $50 per set of 12 designs and 24 (2 of each design) hand pressed buttons + Material Costs + Shipping
Add Additional Buttons: $5 per 6 Buttons
Web and Tech Support
HTML, CSS, JS and Site Development: I have been both independently and academically well versed in typical front end web development structures for several years, and I largely lend my knowledge to people who need first time websites and landing pages. Typically, my services are both production and education based, you can request full site builds, landing pages, and instructional support for updating, using and maintaining your site. Full time web mastery services are available under negotiation.
Prices:
Full Static Site Design (with your own visual elements): $50
Small Scale Landing /Link Page (with your own visual elements): $20
Site Support, Code Support, Oddities: $10 an hour, under an hour it’s free.
Tech Support: I can perform a solid amount of general software and hardware tech support for systems within Windows and Linux. I have worked with clients and students across age groups, from school students to the elderly, to help them learn how to operate their computers, printers, cell phones, audio and video equipment, and internet connected systems. I believe everybody deserves someone who can gently catch them up or help with an odd technology issue. I encourage and strive to support people in feeling comfortable with the tech around them. These consulting services range in function, but typically involve a mix of traditional software support services such as updating devices and directing the user on how to use specific features correctly. No digital issue is too hard, but I will be realistic with you. If an issue is hardware based and I cannot support you, there is no cost for support services, and I do not repair devices on a hardware level.
Price: $20 an hour, under an hour base fee is $10
Customers 55 and older get a 50% discount.
Find My Work
Journalism Work
Most of my existing journalistic work, including the Al Jisr Podcast is listed on my Muckrack.
All existing reviews I’ve written for Video Games, Professional Wrestling, and Music are available and tagged on my website, under the writing section.
You can listen to my pilot for an independent podcast on technology policy, A Better Web, on my sister site here.
Creative Work
You can find original creative writing, artwork, and zines all on my website. As my website updates, additional sources may be added.
I helped moderate and contribute to the Blaseball Zine Jam for two years, a zine jam is a play on a game jam, a time sensitive community creative event where we make digital magazines, art books and writing projects based on Blaseball,you can view the jam information on their itch.io pages below, and you can view my solo and group zine contributions on my zine page.
Guest Spots
I occasionally guest spot on other podcasts to talk about past work or I’ll participate in an event hosted by friends, peers, and community members, here are those spots.
Infinite Cities Blaseball
Focused on Blaseball, a live service sports game and community, I visited the podcast twice to talk about my production on the Blaseball Zine Jam, and community organization with my team, the San Francisco Lovers
Lost Media: Blaseballidays 2 Be My Blaseballentine February 12th 2023: I hosted a segment on a livestream for Blaseball Cares, a community ran charity based merch store for the game Blaseball. This stream saw a dual segment, with a community art board and a live digital role playing session of We Found Each Other At The Bottom Of The Ninth by Starshine Perigee. We raised money for NAMI, a charity I feel deeply passionate about.
