Talent Coordination

Talent planning in New York is shaped by the densest cluster of agency offices in the world. The pros on our roster have built careers handling cast logistics across CAA New York, UTA NY, WME NY, Paradigm, ICM Partners, Innovative Artists, Buchwald, Atlas Artists, DPN Talent and Frontier in Manhattan and Brooklyn. They also know the NYC casting offices of Avy Kaufman, Ellen Lewis, Cindy Tolan and Bernard Telsey, plus the long-running Telsey + Firm shop that bridges film, television and Broadway.

They agree call times with agencies and manage hair, makeup and wardrobe schedules. They set up transport from agency offices in Midtown and Brooklyn to sets across Steiner, Silvercup, Kaufman Astoria, Broadway Stages and the Manhattan locations the schedule needs. Each cast representative stays briefed on the day's flow in real time, across messaging and the production radio channels, with the speed and discretion that NYC agency relationships demand.

They know SAG-AFTRA Local 1 contracts and the AEA Broadway crossover for talent moving between film, television and stage. They also know the NY State Department of Labor child actors permit framework and the Empire State Development PCN forms. That grasp keeps contracts, working hours and welfare duties clean from first booking through wrap.

Many global shoots arrive in New York under the 30 percent State Film Tax Credit plus the 10 percent NYC uplift. For these, our talent coordinators add bilingual handling for foreign cast alongside the NYC roster. They manage O-1, P-1 and H-2B visa planning through immigration counsel and I-94 entry tracking.

On the ground, our coordinators source hotels at sites such as the Plaza, the St. Regis, the Pierre, the Carlyle, the Greenwich Hotel, 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge and The Mark. They arrange ground transport in the right car classes from Teamsters Local 817 drivers who know NYC bridge and tunnel limits. They also brief cast on NYC set etiquette and the rhythm of an East Coast shooting day.

They hold credits across Marvel and Sony features, HBO and Showtime series, Netflix and Apple TV+ originals, Amazon and Hulu commissions, and the Tribeca-anchored indie slate shooting under the New York State Film Tax Credit. They also handle VIP-level cast every day, with the discretion and security sense that high-profile performers expect when moving between the Carlyle, the Mark and the SoHo House on West 13th Street. We match coordinators by the agencies involved, AEA Broadway crossover demands, language profile and overall cast scale.