The TEAM Companies provides employer-of-record payroll, talent payment, and business affairs services for advertising/commercial production and live entertainment, including union and non-union crew payroll, rights management, and onboarding/timekeeping integrations with Cast & Crew systems.
Published Sep 30, 2026
| Starting Price | Not publicly published; quote-based | Quote-based; provides estimator and tailored pricing | Pricing often negotiated; some services bundled with payroll |
| Typical Use Case | Commercial/advertising payroll combined with business affairs and union compliance support | Productions seeking modern onboarding and workflow tooling; favored for short form projects | Larger productions/studios needing payroll scale and analytics/reporting capabilities |
| Key Strength | Business affairs, signatory support, and integration with Cast & Crew/CAPS ecosystems | Focus on onboarding workflow, mobile tooling, and transparent estimator | Scale, reporting/insights products, established industry footprint |
| Key Weakness | Limited transparent pricing; limited public third-party review volume; public directories include support complaints; limited public security attestations | Community notes about limited human support channels in some cases | Pricing complexity for smaller productions; legacy workflows may be heavy for small shoots |
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