Production assistant coordination
Broadcast to every qualified PA in your network. Certifications, on-set experience, and specialties visible.
Film & TV Production
Studio managers, production assistants, set cleaners, prop handlers, equipment techs. Production runs on day-rate shift work.
The moment that matters
Monday afternoon, you've got a commercial shoot booked for Tuesday at 6 AM in your main studio. Client is flying in from Seattle. You need two production assistants on set, one for lighting support and one for background coordination. Your regular PA just got cast in a feature and starts tomorrow in Vancouver. You have 15 hours to find qualified replacements.
ShiftSee is built for exactly this moment — and for every shift you run between now and the next one.
What you get
Broadcast to every qualified PA in your network. Certifications, on-set experience, and specialties visible.
Grip, electric, lighting tech, props, wardrobe — send targeted shift requests to specific qualified individuals.
Film and photo rates are conventionally negotiated per production. ShiftSee's negotiation is native to the workflow.
Between-production cleanup, prop strikes, set breakdown — scheduled or broadcast as needed.
Typical roles and rates
Typical shifter rates by role and region. Rates are always negotiable on ShiftSee — the numbers below are where most shifts land.
| Role | Vancouver Island | BC Metro | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production assistant (PA) | $20-28/hr | $22-32/hr | $22-35/hr |
| Grip / Electric | $28-42/hr | $32-48/hr | $35-55/hr |
| Studio manager | $25-35/hr | $28-42/hr | $28-45/hr |
| Set / Studio cleaner | $20-26/hr | $22-29/hr | $19-28/hr |
| Props / Wardrobe assistant | $22-30/hr | $25-35/hr | $24-38/hr |
Why ShiftSee works here
Most of your shift work isn't new work. It's the same work, done again. The same weekend crew. The same specialty staff for peak events. The same closers on a Friday night. ShiftSee is built for that reality — every connection you make gets stronger the more you use it, and every shifter's rating and reliability follows them across every business they work with. After six months, you've built a trusted private crew that compounds in value month over month.
Getting started
(free). 2 minutes.
Everyone you'd text first when a shift opens up. They sign up, connect to you, and they're ready.
Schedule one. Broadcast one. Whatever hurts most.
Pat Rousseau, our co-founder, personally onboards every new business in the first 60 days. He'll walk you through setup, answer questions, and stay available by text during your first week live.
No subscription. No setup fees. You only pay when a shift happens. If ShiftSee saves you a single bad-day disaster, it's paid for itself several times over.
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