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A new membership for growth and development

Premiere offers a series of features and services to members looking for a little more in terms of support and further growth - professionally and personally.

Access the experience and wisdom of Spotlight's internal experts as well as casting professionals for profile feedback and development guidance.*

Feel more secure in knowing that Premiere membership comes with insurance cover for business travel, coverage of professional fees for tax investigation and personal injury**, as well as a 24-hour hotline for health and wellbeing support.

There are also additional platform features that allow Premiere members to better understand how their profiles are performing, improve communication with agents, and to provide more insight into the popularity of some roles in their Jobs Feed.

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*Please note: Casting Directors and Project Owners will not know whether submissions for roles come from a Premiere or Classic member
**All insurance policies have terms and conditions that are explained in links below.

Powerful features to boost your career

Profile Insights
You'll see how many views your profile has received and the number of searches and shortlists you appear in.
Performer Search
Find friends, peers, cast members and collaborators with our new search feature.
Increased Media Storage
Store more files and personalise your profile for specific roles by swapping out headshots and showreels.
Submission Indicator
You'll be able to see roles that have received fewer than 150 submissions.   
Concierge Services
Receive one-to-one career advice from Spotlight experts and casting professionals.
Availability Calendar
Let your agent know when you are available for casting calls and productions.

Introducing Spotlight Premiere

Premiere is a new membership we’re offering to performers who are looking to add additional benefits to their Spotlight experience. We know acting can be a costly business and that’s why we’re bundling additional services and features into one new membership to help you consolidate your costs.

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Spotlight Features  Current/Classic  Premiere
Roles and jobs feed?Access thousands of castings each month and find your next job with Spotlight
   
Spotlight public profile?Easily share your profile with casting directors and project makers
   
Access to industry Contacts?Find professionals that can deliver services you need
   
Development and events?Develop your performing skills with our online or in-person  events
 
Industry FAQs?Access our members' most frequently asked questions 
 
Talent Scout?Choose to be found by agents looking for new clients to represent
 
Detailed profile insights?See your profile views, searches you’ve appeared in and how many times you've been shortlisted
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Performer search?Find the profiles of friends, co-cast members, and collaborators
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Increased media storage?More space to upload additional showreels and photos
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Submission indicator?Roles with less than 150 submissions will be flagged
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Availability calendar?Let your agent know when you are available for casting
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 Industry Support    
Group career advice?Join events and webinars where advice and guidance will be shared
 
Spotlight Boost events?An extension of Classic events focused on growth with higher skilled sessions and concentrated class sizes
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One-to-One Career Advice?Access services from Spotlight and industry experts to help you achieve your professional goals
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Archived events?Watch back past events and webinars that offer great advice and guidance
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 Resources    
Discounts?Access discounted tickets to films, gym membership and more
   
Personal accident insurance?Covers accident causing temporary or permanent disablement preventing you from doing your Spotlight-related occupation
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Business travel insurance?Cover whilst travelling in Europe in connection with your Spotlight-related occupation
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Tax investigation professional fees cover?Cover for professional fees in handling certain investigations by HMRC
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24 hour health and wellbeing helpline?Support for any mental health-related issues
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Concierge Services

At certain points in your career you may find yourself in need of a little extra support. Spotlight’s Concierge services are designed to provide you with live, online advice when you need it the most.

As a Spotlight Premiere subscriber, you are entitled to claim 1x Career Advice and 1x Request Feedback session every 6 months of your membership, subject to availability.

Career Advice

Book a session with one of our helpful Spotlight Career Advisors who are on hand each week to lend you their advice. Our specialist team is made up of trained, working professionals, and in-house staff members who have worked in the industry as agents, performers and casting professionals.

Industry Feedback

We’re excited to bring you a special opportunity to connect with revered industry professionals as part of your Spotlight Premiere membership. Our Industry Feedback service is a chance for you to request constructive advice from industry professionals in a live online meeting space.

Support and security as a Premiere member

Insurance cover

As a Premiere member you have insurance coverage for the following:

Business Travel - All eligible members of Spotlight’s Premiere Plan are insured whilst travelling in Europe in connection with your Spotlight (performing) related occupation. The maximum trip duration is 30 days.

Only applicable to Premiere members permanently residing in UK, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Personal Accident - All eligible members of Spotlight’s Premiere Plan receive 24 hours, worldwide Personal Accident Cover. This provides financial benefits following an insured accident resulting in temporary or permanent total disablement which prevents you from doing your usual Spotlight related occupation.

Only applicable to Premiere members permanently residing in UK, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Tax Investigation - All eligible members of Spotlight’s Premiere Plan are insured for professional fees in handling certain investigations by HMRC into a member’s performing related occupation.

Only applicable to Premiere members permanently residing in UK - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Health and well being support

Included in your Premiere membership is access to the following services supplied by Health Assured.

  • Unlimited access to 24/7, 365 confidential helpline
  • 24/7 critical incident telephone support
  • Up to 6 sessions of face to face, telephone or online counselling per member, per issue, per year
  • Legal information services
  • Debt and financial information
  • Family advice line on topics such as childcare and eldercare
  • Access to online wellbeing portal and mobile app
  • Self, manager, HR, physiotherapy, trade union and OH referrals
  • Full case management protocols for all structured counselling cases
  • Manager consultancy and support
  • Coverage for dependants and retirees (up to three months) within HMRC guidelines

How to apply

1

Experience

You have at least one featured role with an Equity or equivalent union contract or two professional performance credits.

2

Qualifications

You have completed at least a year of full-time professional performance training equivalent to an RQF level 5 or two years of part-time training.

3

Recommendation

You can be recommended by a Spotlight registered agent or a party that’s a member of one of the following professional organisations: Casting Directors’ Guild, Casting Society of America, Casting Directors Association.

Select Premiere to move your performing career forward

Find your next role with a Spotlight Premiere membership and start developing your career and profile today. Choose a monthly or annual subscription with direct debit or debit/credit card payment options in either GBP or EUR.
Membership fees are inclusive of VAT.

Spotlight Premiere


£294 (inc. VAT) / €345 (inc. VAT) per Year*
£240 (inc. VAT) / €276 (inc. VAT) per Year*
(Save £54 on the standard annual price)
or
£28.50 (inc. VAT) / €33.50 (inc. VAT) per Month*

Introductory offer!
Annual Premiere membership is £240 (inc. VAT) / €276 (inc. VAT)
Save £54 today

*Membership discounts are available to deaf, disabled and neurodivergent performers. You can choose the option to apply for this during your application. Deaf and disabled performers are also invited to join www.profileperformers.com - a free video database service (both for actors and industry users) hosted by Spotlight and the National Theatre, designed to champion and showcase Deaf and disabled talent.

What our casting professionals say

Find out why Spotlight is the #1 choice for Casting Directors across the UK and Europe.

"I cast so many actors who do not reside in the states, I use Spotlight for all projects we work on. It's the easiest and most effective way to find talent abroad. It is great, easy and wonderfully effective. "

Avy Kaufman, CSA, ICDN
Succession

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If you don't meet our entry criteria yet, there are lots of ways you can develop a career in the performing arts. Take a look at our Contacts listings. for specialists across the industry. You can also find out more about our application review and appeal process here.

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