Booking the right talents should not take ten emails and a spreadsheet.
LocalModels is a verified talents marketplace. We connect brands, agencies and event teams with identity-verified models, UGC creators, event hosts and brand ambassadors, and we handle the messy parts in between: discovery, briefs, booking, payment and reviews, in one place.
Casting should not run on group chats and guesswork.
For years, booking talents has run on group chats, agency markups and trust you cannot verify.
A producer pings six agencies, gets four replies, half the talents are double-booked, and the rate sheet arrives as a screenshot.
Talent has it worse. A large share of every booking disappears into intermediaries, the brief is vague, and the invoice cycle stretches into next quarter.
That is LocalModels.
Four things we will not compromise on.
The marketplace is a set of rules as much as it is a product. Here is what we hold steady.
Verified by default
Every talent passes an identity and age check before their profile goes live. No anonymous accounts, no fake portfolios. If a profile is on LocalModels, a real, vetted person is behind it.
Local, with reach
Search talents by city and category. Cast a shoot in one city this week and a UGC campaign in another the next, with the same filters and the same booking flow.
Protected payments
Bookings are paid through escrow: funds are held by Stripe and released when the work is delivered. Brands get a clean paper trail. Talent gets paid on time, without chasing invoices.
Mainstream and professional
Built for commercial work: campaigns, shoots, UGC and events. No gray areas, no adult content. A platform brand-safety teams can sign off on without a meeting.
The first wave is open.
LocalModels is onboarding its first wave of talents now. Early profiles get the Verified badge free, and completed early profiles get PRO free. Brands can browse from day one and book as the roster grows, city by city.
- NowFirst wave: talent onboarding, free Verified + free PRO for completed profiles
- NextFirst brand campaigns and casting calls
- ThenNew cities and categories, driven by demand
A small team. A clear brief.
Operator Commercial Media LLC (USA)LocalModels is operated by Commercial Media LLC, a US company, and built by a small team with two decades of experience running marketplaces and live operations. We are focused on one thing: making it simple, fast and fair to book verified talents for commercial work.
We answer our own emails. If you are a brand planning a campaign, an agency tired of the spreadsheet, or talent who wants to be seen by the right clients, write to us.
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