FAQ:
Find answers to your questions here! Or browse the INDEX on the left.
ARTIST PROFILE
The PROFILE allows you to share your bio, list your creative skills, list your credits, and showcase your portfolio. Additionally, you can share what creative services (or survival job skills) you offer.
Grow your Network: When you find another artist you have worked with, you can invite them to join your network by tapping ‘Join my network’ button.
Add the artist to a folder: Keep track of certain artists by tapping on the folder icon next to their name and placing them in a folder to find them easily. Sub-folders can also be created.
Message the artist: Tap on the mail icon next to the artist’s profile to send a personal message.
Services: By tapping on SERVICES, you can see what creative services they offer and book them.
EDIT PROFILE/Personal Data:
In order to ensure you appear in STAGE DOOR NETWORK searches, complete your profile details. STAGE DOOR allows you to self-identify your skills and characteristics, designed to help you appear in creative searches. You can choose to show or hide this information to the public. Even if you choose not to allow your traits to appear in your bio, these elements will be used in creative searches, improving your changes of matching with job opportunities:
Location: Select home location and indicate if you are willing to travel, willing to tour.
Gender / Pronouns: Select your gender identity and preferred pronouns. Onstage performers will also select any/all genders that you feel comfortable playing in performance.
Sexual Orientation: Indicate your sexual orientation.
Disability: Indicate if you have any disability.
Height/Age: Choose whether or not to show in your profile.
Age Range: On-stage performers can enter the range of ages you can believably play in performance.
Ethnicity / Culture/ Race: Choose any/all that apply to you. If any are missing, please let us know so we can add it to our list by writing to support@stagedoornetwork.com
EDIT PROFILE/ Skills:
The STAGE DOOR NETWORK is an all-inclusive database for all roles, both on-stage and backstage roles. Select any/all roles and skills (and sub-skills) that apply to you, for which you are interested in working. Anything you choose will include you in any searches for these skills.
EDIT PROFILE/Portfolio:
Choose to add Photos, Video to your profile.
Add Photos:
Profile > Portfolio > Add Media > Photo:
Select the photo from computer. After uploading you can give the photo a title and description.
Add Videos:
Profile > Portfolio > Add Media > Video:
Paste URL from YouTube or Vimeo. Give your video a title and description.
YouTube links:
For YouTube videos, we recommend you publish your video as ‘UNLISTED’ or ‘PUBLIC’ and in Distribution settings,make sure you allow embedding. If your settings are PRIVATE no one will be able to see your video on STAGE DOOR NETWORK.
Vimeo links:
For VIMEO videos, we recommend that your ‘who can watch’ settings are either ‘Anyone’ or ‘People with private link’. In the ‘where can this be embedded’ section, we recommend you allow embedding ‘Anywhere’ or ‘specific domains’ and then add www.stagedoornetwork.com as an allowed domain.
SORT/RE-ARRANGE MEDIA:
Re-arrange and re-order your content by tapping ‘Sort Media’ then dragging items in desired order, then tap again when complete.
EDIT PROFILE/Credits:
Bio: Add a personal bio (2000 character max) to attract your audience.
Union Affiliations: Select any/all union affiliations you have.
Contract Types: Select any/all types of contracts you are interested in.
Upload Resume: Upload your current resume (as PDF) by selecting ‘browse’ and select the file, then press ‘upload’.
Upload Additional Materials: Any PDF can be added here. You can add as many PDF files as you wish.
Edit Profile / Social Media:
Link any of your other social media accounts to assist your fans to connect with you.
Edit Profile / Notifications:
Select which types of notifications you’d like to receive in your email.
ARTIST RECOMMENDATIONS
Be sure to add recommendations on artists you have worked with. A high rating and positive review will allow your profile to be listed higher in creative artist searches.
ASK YOUR FRIENDS: Don’t be shy in asking those who have worked with you to write a recommendation for you.
Profile > Recommendations > Add Recommendation
Add up to 5 stars and a short recommendation on artists profiles.
SHARE YOUR CREATIVE SERVICES
Add any creative services that you offer (or survival job skills) that people may find.
MASTER CLASSES or COACHING?
Do you coach others in your field? In your profile you can list any creative service and pricing so other artists may book your services.
SURVIVAL JOB SKILLS:
Are you a social media manager? A great dog walker? List those skills here, too, so you can be found when you are between other gigs.
Profile > Services > Add Service:
Enter the name of your service, price, and tag any skills that are taught or utilized in the service to make it easy for others to search. Include a description of the service, as well.
NETWORK SEARCH
Searching for Jobs:
Artists can review all job postings. Search for postings with matching skills. When you find a job you want to apply for select ‘APPLY HERE’ to officially submit to be considered.
You can also press ‘MAKE COUNTER-OFFER’ to offer your skills but propose a different date or rate, etc. It’s a great starting-off point.
Searching for Artists:
Producers, casting directors, creators can search the Creative Artist Database for specific skills, locations, characteristics.
Tap on the ‘SEARCH’ tab and select specific roles, skills, credits, training, physical characteristics, and locations for your project. Then tap SEARCH. The job-matching system will show you all candidates who fall within your parameters for you to review their artist profiles. If you find too few candidates, you can widen your search by deleting any of your search parameters.
Posting a Job: For Project Managers, casting directors, or anyone with a creative opportunity, posting a job opportunity is simple:
Jobs > Create a Job Posting > Enter details of project.
Once posted you can monitor the job posting by tapping “POSTED” where you will see all applicants. You can review their profile, place them in a folder, or send them an immediate message.
MANAGING FOLDERS
Utilizing Folders:
By creating folders you can sort candidates into candidates for different aspects of your project and make notes about each individual.
For example you might create a folder for your project and place anyone you want to consider for that project in that folder. When you open the folder you see you can create a sub-folder. Here you might create a sub-folder for each role in the production, or even place them in a ‘for future project’ folder.
Sending Folder Link:
You can generate a link to any folder to send to another project collaborator to show them who you are considering. Go to FOLDER page and click on the ‘generate link’ icon to copy the link to share with anyone who will be able to see all folders and sub-folders and to see your notes.
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