Talent payroll
Make paying talent simple and worry-free with our specialized union and non-union talent payroll services. Our expert payroll team handles everything:
- Session fees and residuals / usage for actors, extras, voiceover artists, and singers
- Employer of Record (EOR) services for W-2 employees
- Accurate wage calculations, tax withholding, and remittance
- Union benefit contributions (SAG-AFTRA, AFM-CFM, ACTRA, UDA, and more)
- Unemployment claims and workers’ compensation coverage
- Year-end W-2 preparation and distribution
- Payments to loan-out corporations, including incorporated C-Corps and S-Corps
With decades of production payroll expertise, we know how to support your advertising, commercial, and branded content projects, keeping your talent paid on time and your productions compliant.
Talent business affairs
Streamline every step of working with performers. Our talent business affairs services ensure accuracy and compliance when hiring union or non-union talent for commercials, online videos, or live appearances. We help you:
- Review talent agreements and releases with client’s counsel and provide expert insights as needed
- Prepare individual talent union contracts for full execution on set
- Review scripts and storyboards for proper cast category classification
- Estimate talent session fees, residuals, and usage
- Support casting spec development to speed up approvals
- Handle cast clearance management from start to finish
- Prepare and file Taft-Hartley reports and PSA waivers
- Provide expert guidance on union payroll compliance with SAG-AFTRA, AFM-CFM, ACTRA, and UDA contracts
Signatory
Work with top union actors, voiceover artists, singers, and other performers, even if your company isn’t signatory. Our wholly owned third-party signatory companies are signatory to major union agreements, giving you seamless access to performers from:
- SAG-AFTRA
- ACTRA
- UDA
- AFM
- CFM
Celebrity and influencer engagement
Work with celebrities and influencers confidently. From concept to contract, we manage negotiations, payment schedules, and union benefit contributions, ensuring every campaign is compliant, efficient, and delivered on time.
Additional Support & Technology Solutions
Global talent and rights management
Keep your talent and licensed content organized with a centralized system designed for accuracy and consistency. We work with advertisers to build clear processes for recording data, standardizing naming conventions, and aligning with brand guidelines. Once created, we help implement this system across your entire creative supply chain, so every team member works from the same framework, and every project runs smoothly.
Traffic
Ensure your advertising content reaches the right destinations on time with expert traffic management. Our traffic team coordinates the logistics for broadcast, cable, radio, and print, providing clear instructions and seamless communication between creative and media agencies. By managing the growing complexity of modern distribution, we make sure your campaigns reach the intended outlets quickly and efficiently.
Network clearance
Get your advertising content cleared without delays. We manage the review process by navigating network standards, analyzing scripts and storyboards before submission, and identifying elements that may risk rejection. Our team suggests creative solutions that preserve your vision while meeting approval requirements, allowing your ads to reach the right audiences across television, digital, and other platforms.
Music publishing administration
Protect and maximize revenue from original music in your campaigns with expert publishing administration. We handle the complex process of performance royalty collection, monitor digital platforms through fingerprinting and watermarking, track eligibility for payments, and stay ahead of emerging streaming technologies. With our support, you capture the full value of every piece of music your projects generate.
Vendor payments
Help your in-house production team move faster and keep projects on budget. Our production vendor payment platform provides:
- Expedited payments to vendors, ensuring crews and suppliers are paid quickly
- Transparent reporting by project, so you always know where your money is going
- Cost-effective fee structures designed for film, TV, and live entertainment productions
- Optimized production cash flow with a system built for creative industries
Talent and rights management made simple
Our Talent and Rights Management platform centralizes talent contracts and licensed content, giving production teams the tools to track usage, manage expirations, and stay compliant with confidence.
- Track talent usage and expiration dates to avoid costly overruns
- Monitor licensed elements for each project
- Record essential metadata on usage rights and conditions
- Upload and organize reference assets for quick access
- Store key contract copies securely
- Generate custom compliance and usage reports instantly
Ensure compliance and maximize ROI on talent and content rights with a solution trusted by producers and entertainment companies.
Clearance platform
Simplify the commercial clearance process with a system designed by industry experts. Our clearance platform helps you:
- Submit scripts, storyboards, and video cuts to as many stations as needed
- Track responses and easily upload supplemental files when requested
- Receive real-time clearance updates in one unified report
- Reduce errors and delays with a streamlined, intuitive workflow
Save time and reduce risk with a clearance solution built for speed and accuracy.