Whether you are producing a thirty second television commercial, creating a branded entertainment project that spans several media, or are designing a large visual effects project, TEAM's Advertising & New Media division will collaborate with you through the entire process. We help estimate costs, offer options for cost efficient use of talent, music, crew, and visual effects artists, and identify potential challenges that you might face for using these artists and craftsmen in your projects.
We offer these additional services to help you be more effective in managing the business affairs of your project:
- Customized educational seminars on budgeting, union agreements, labor issues, and talent and payroll cost management.
- Interpretation of SAG, AFTRA, ACTRA, AFM, Equity, DGA, IATSE, WGA Teamster labor agreements.
- Negotiation of union waivers – SAG, AFTRA, ACTRA & AFM.
- Talent Negotiations for initial terms of employment, reinstatements, maximum period of use, or new use.
- Contract preparation.
- Cast Clearance, Union Security, Taft-Hartley, Preference of Employment for SAG & AFTRA agreements.
- Talent Advice Reports – Holding Fee & Residual Notices.
- Union Signatory Status set-up – SAG, AFTRA, ACTRA & Equity.
- Final edit review for Final Cast List determination.
- Outgrade, Downgrade, or Upgrade notifications.
- Holding Fee & Use Cycle notifications.
- Tracking of over-scale guarantees.
- Customized handouts, rate cards, & contract summaries.
- Act as Employer of Record for talent, crew, musicians, visual effects artists, and freelance employees.
- Review and maintain necessary USCIS I-9 forms for client employees paid by TEAM.
- Make applicable Federal and State employer and employee payroll tax contributions on client’s behalf.
- Withhold state mandated Minor Trust deductions and deposit to personal Minor Trust (“Coogan”) Accounts.
- Withhold and remit garnishments, tax liens, and court-ordered collections.
- Workers Compensation & Disability insurance coverage and claims administration.
- Respond to state agencies on behalf of unemployment claims filed by talent who appear and perform in your advertising or new media project.
