backstage.com

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1.7 Based on 21 reviews

Backstage is a job platform for actors, models, voice artists, and content creators. It's more than gigs—it's your path to a thriving career. Find jobs, get expert guidance, and access the tools you need to succeed! Backstage was founded 1960 as a weekly...

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moscow
The shadiest and most scamming web site that forces you to provide sensitive info, including passpor

The shadiest and most scamming web site that forces you to provide sensitive info, including passport and license then selling it off. It will ask you to pay to post and then banning you when you posted it. WHY? It asks if the project include nudity, and when answering yes, it will still ask us to pay and then banning us.

It's clearly out to profit itself and selling info.

REPORT IT!. DO NOT USE IT! Make it disappear.

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Date of experience: Jan 28, 2026
Maggie O'Brien
Not worth the money.

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.

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Date of experience: Jan 10, 2026
moscow
The shadiest and most scamming web site…

The shadiest and most scamming web site that forces you to provide sensitive info, including passport and license then selling it off. It will ask you to pay to post and then banning you when you posted it. WHY? It asks if the project include nudity, and when answering yes, it will still ask us to pay and then banning us. It's clearly out to profit itself and selling info. REPORT IT!. DO NOT USE IT! Make it disappear.

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Date of experience: Jan 07, 2026
Sean Smith
Its only good if you live in L.A or…

Its only good if you live in L.A or Atlanta or near the studio. Ever time you will get denied if you don't live in LA or in the state they are filming, even if you are willing to fly yourself out and put yourself up at a hotel.. NOPE THEY WILL STILL PASS ON YOU...You are better off trying to get an agent. Save your money, get an agent...

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Date of experience: Jan 03, 2026
Da Johnson
Email harassment 101

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.

1
Date of experience: Dec 31, 2025
Jude Biswas
Subscription scamming

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

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Date of experience: Nov 11, 2025
Kim-John Rapp
The “verification specialist” Kevin…

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.

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Date of experience: Oct 06, 2025
John M
They'll Charge You To Browse Jobs

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.

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Date of experience: Sep 08, 2025
Roberta
I recently signed up with backstage on…

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.

5
Date of experience: Sep 03, 2025
H Black
Hit and miss...

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.

3
Date of experience: Aug 20, 2025

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  • Backstage is a job platform for actors, models, voice artists, and content creators. It's more than gigs—it's your path to a thriving career. Find jobs, get expert guidance, and access the tools you need to succeed!

    Backstage was founded 1960 as a weekly trade newspaper for actors; since 2011, Backstage has been a digital career platform and two-sided marketplace that retains its focus on award-winning editorial news, educational content, and interviews from industry experts.

    Whether you want to land one of the tens of thousands of creative jobs posted on our platform each year, or you want access to best-in-class tools to cast your project, Backstage is here to bring your vision to life.See more

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