BackstageReviews of backstage.com

Customer service sucks PERIOD. I told them about 2 casting agents 1 who wanted money for you to be considered, the other asking you to sign a waiver before any job is given or pay, I gave them screen shoots, amd got nothing but a blane game saying I didn't send her aka LANZ customer service enough info, and balmed me. Dont waste your money, amd if you are mic race good luck very small amount of jobs for you, and casting agents really only want to cast people in there own state or city. I even offered to fly myself out and put myself up in a hotel, just so I can get more experience and build my resume.. NOPE . GOOD LUCK. Find an agent

I used to actually like Backstage, but they've really become a crap company. In 2020, I wanted to pursue a career in professional voice acting. Backstage had tons of options that were good for an at-home studio like my own. But the jobs were never many, if any at all. And then jobs started posting for you to sell your voice for AI properties. Which is a SUPER RED FLAG. Like a lot of folks have said, it's only a good platform if you live in L.A. Period. There is little to no jobs for people who work remote or in other states. You could be the best actor in all of Kansas, but they will not hire you because you can't bus in for the audition. Plus, their customer service reps are shit. I'm in the midst of trying to get my money back from them because 1) they did not notify me of the renewal fee and 2) I haven't been active on the site in like 2 years. Don't use Backstage.

I am not sure how I ended up on their mailing list. However, I have chosen unsubscribe 20 times and they still keep sending me, what appears to be, crappy jobs.

They automatically renewed your membership amd don't allow to cancel its renewal! It then put me through to an ai chatbot which didn't help at all, there no email listed on the site. I had to go deep diving through forums to find an email. Aswell my plan was a 60 aud plan and they renewed it for 175 aud. And again once they refunded it they only returned 170 aud. Absolute scammers

The “verification specialist” Kevin just suspended my account for a normal UGC campaign. Got no refund for the job listing OR the subscription I got wrongfully tricked in. Talent is not bad, but the support is a joke.

They advertised jobs, but you have to sign up to pay for access to even get to the listings. I'm not playing a game of 'I wonder if that job is real' while I pay $15/month. I tried to unsubscribe, but I keep getting emails and notices. This company has SCAM written all over it.

I recently signed up with backstage on behalf of my granddaughter. I received a text from a gentleman who claims he was from a famous photography company and they were doing a huge photo shoot for six models for Puma / Amazon. He said he was going to mail a check for me to cover the cost for the hair stylist and other things. He stated that he got my information from backstage. Two days later, I got a check in the mail that was for 5,000. He claims he was only going to send a small amount to cover the above charges. I knew this was a scam. However, I am very naive in this business. I called backstage and gave them the circumstances. I received an email from Stephanie who not only said this was a scam but also gave me some really excellent pointers on what to watch out for with photographers who right now are big in the scamming business. Especially for models. I'm sure a lot of you are not naive in this business but I wanted to reach out to backstage and especially to Stephanie, not only for the quick response but for an in-depth email on some pointers on what to look out for. Stephanie thank you, on behalf of my 5-year-old granddaughter. Stephanie is definitely a keeper.

Honestly there are positives and negatives. They're easy to use, don't cost the inordinate amount like VDC of V123 but the last year that has gone by they post a lot less work for voice actors and actors. They should vet more.