Mandy

Hi everyone, if you haven't tried Mandy it's definitely a great modern day tool to connect and network with key "players" in the industry.
The user interface is super simply to understand and navigate. Not only
Is it straight forward but it also gives you notifications on jobs of
Your selected interest. You can create your profile and customize it and
Drive traffic to your profile and/or website. Over all it's pretty solid! They even offer a free 7 days of premium membership in exchange for a review of the free version I've bee using. They also offer 15 days if you send it to you friends for a free try. I like these kind of incentives.

I'm starting out my career in TV&Film and have recently signed up to Mandy to search for opportunities. So far I have got 1 job as a runner for a music video which was great, however the role was unpaid. The website itself works well, but my main issue with it is the number of unpaid roles advertised. This is a large problem in the creative industry and believe websites like this are encouraging unpaid work which is less than ideal.

Mandy used to be a good place to look for work, and check in to see what was new in the film and video world(s). Suddenly, well, not exactly suddenly but the place has gone through some changes over the past 1 plus years and now it is a tragic mess. Basically a place to avoid until they clean up their act. The last time I tried to log in they asked me for very personal information and would not let me access my data, unless I supplied it to them. A complete scam! Beware.

Very excited to get going with Mandy. I only recently signed up, but can already tell that there will be doors opened to me, relationships foraged, and I will benefit from it every day. Time to get to work! -Chris

Overall, good website when you're starting out in the industry. Plenty of opportunities for a wide variety of people. I don't like the search tool because it's not very intuitive and it's not working too well but except that, I can recommend.

Mandy was recommended to me by several actor friends, repeatedly! So I had to give it a look and signed up. I love that you can tweak the site to present your professional self to suit you, update easily and make new contacts. As a trans non binary queer actor with 20+ years in the industry I am aware how important it is to have a direct connection with potential employers and collaborators. I find it empowering to make that contact directly through sites like Mandy.

I have found several jobs through Mandy which have more than made the cost of the service worth it. I will say it requires a lot of work on your part, maintaining your profile and writing good quality applications, but if you are seeking commercial work, low-paid film work or entertainment jobs such as holiday parks this is good place to find opportunities. If you are looking for high paid and high exposure jobs such as West End then this is not the correct website, but for a steady working actor I have found Mandy to be useful.

So far my experience of Mandy has been positive, although I have only used the free version so far. There is a lot of activity, lots of opportunities, although I think the more attractive jobs with better pay rates are listed for those who pay the membership. With that in mind I'm going to try the paid membership and see how I get on, I'll report back.