Backstage Review – Creating a project? Find talent

Despite social networks, making your virtues known is still one of the problems many people have. That is why Backstage arrives, a platform dedicated to connecting creators with your talents.

Backstage review

All you have to do is create an account and showcase your talent. This way, casting directors will find you and make known those qualities you are eager to show. Below, we will show you all the steps and points you should know if you are interested in Backstage’s features.

How does it work?

The platform requires you to complete three simple steps. You just need to create your profile, apply for a job and receive your auditions. Each of these phases takes some work. However, it is much simpler than you might think.

When you create your profile on the platform, you must include those talents you wish to show. You can do this through photos, videos, or by including a short synopsis explaining your desires, talents, and/or background. You can also advertise your resume. This will give even more relevance to your profile within Backstage.

Once you have created your profile, it’s time to apply for a job. You will have to explore and find the perfect option among all the options published in Backstage. Once you have found it, you only have to apply for the job, audition, and wait for the verdict of the creator.

This platform is aimed especially at actors, independent producers, models, influencers, and voice actors.

At the same time, you can enter the platform as a talent scout. Thus, you can search for personnel for films, videos, theater, commercials, and advertising.

When you enter a job category, you will be able to see the different ads that are published. Each has a date, location, and a short description of what will be done. Here you can save the ad or directly apply for the job.

How much does it cost?

Unlike other platforms, to access all of Backstage’s functions, you must sign up for a payment plan.

There are three payment options: annual, semi-annual, and monthly. If you choose the annual or semi-annual plan, the amount to be paid monthly will be ARS 191.67 and ARS 250.00, respectively.

The monthly plan has a cost of approximately $10. However, a discount is valid for the first month, with a final price of $0.85 or ARS 99.99.

It should be noted that the discount is valid only for the first registration. When you renew your Backstage account, you will not have the discount you used the first time. In addition, additional tax charges may be added at checkout.

A paid membership account on the platform allows you to apply to as many jobs as you wish. You will be able to customize both the search system and your profile, and you will have access to all Backstage features.

You can also create an account on Backstage for free.

Payment methods

You can only pay for your membership by credit card. They do not have access to virtual wallets like PayPal or Skrill.

We see the need to integrate at least PayPal as an additional payment method to the platform.

Is it reliable?

It is a platform where staff is hired, so it may be doubtful when making payments. However, it is safe, and you should not worry about accessing it.

They have payment methods for the staff hired by the creator integrated into the platform. This means that you can pay your staff from the platform itself without requiring intermediaries. This maximizes both the security of the creator and the hired person.

In the same way, you can request the contracted work through the platform’s tools. This way, the platform avoids any type of possible scam in the creator-hired person relationship.

Regarding the opinions of its users, they are partially satisfied with the service. Although the platform is safe and has many tools that facilitate the relationship with the creator, they have other kinds of complaints. These are more related to the type of jobs that can be found.

Even when you have to pay to apply for the offers, it is not certain that you will be hired. Aside from being hired, its users maintain that many types of job offers are missing. Sometimes you will never get an offer that fits your profile.

Customer service

It has a FAQ section complete enough for any user. If you don’t get the information you want in this section, you can go to their help chat. This does not work as a live chat. It is more like a help center search engine.

You can fill out a form in the Backstage help center. With this, you will get your problem answered via email within a few days.

On the other hand, Backstage has a version available on iOS. This can make handling the requests you submit on the platform easier. It has the same functions, and its handling is extremely intuitive and simple.

Pros

• Tools for the creator-hire relationship
• Multiple job categories
• Payment method for the contractor integrated into the platform
• App available on iOS

Cons

• Mandatory paid memberships to apply for jobs

To Sum Up

While this platform meets the needs of its customers, we believe there are better options. They offer the same style of service as many free platforms like Fiverr. It doesn’t have a feature that makes it special.

On top of that, it is not certain that you will be able to get work. There are many complaints from its users where they maintain that they are not suited to the specific offers of this platform.

If you are a professional actor looking for a job, it would be nice to have Backstage as an additional option. Its price is not very high either. However, there are still platforms that do the same thing for free.

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Carla Gayou

Carla is a high performing marketing professional with 5+ years of experience driving growth of in a variety of corporate and entrepreneurial environments. Strong command of digital operations with exposure to influencer marketing strategy, branding, analytics, SEO/SEM, customer success, content development, and social media Core expertise lies in managing end-to-end campaigns, creating memorable content, and facilitating improved conversion rates to enhance e-commerce operations. Adept in ensuring alignment with organizational goals, facilitating streamlined operations, and leveraging a data driven strategy used to make insightful marketing decisions.