On-demand event crew
KINDA LIKE UBER.
FOR CREW.
One of the team's off sick. The show overran. The lift broke down. Post it. Verified crew nearby who are free get it, and you see who's coming, what they charge and how they're rated. No calls. No waiting. First yes is yours.
The problem
THE CALL-BACK THAT NEVER COMES.
Every production manager knows the call. You need to be out in four hours and you're two hands short. So you ring round, leave messages, and wait. Nobody knows who's free until they ring back, and half of them don't.
Meanwhile the clock's running. Load-out is overrunning and the venue will bill you for it. The crew who've been on since 5am carry the gap, and they're feeling it.
Crewing has run on hope and call-backs for thirty years. Gaffr connects you to standby crew, nearby, right now. Post the shift and it goes straight to the nearest free crew.
How it works
FOUR STEPS. NO PHONE CALLS.
- 01
Post the shift
Venue, call time, hours, role and the most you'll pay an hour. That's the whole brief.
- 02
Nearest first
It goes to verified crew who are live right now and charge that or less, closest first. Nobody takes it? The circle widens.
- 03
First yes is booked
You see who's coming, their rate and their record. Once they're on the way, you watch them on the map.
- 04
Pay what it costs
The crew member's own rate for the hours booked, plus £25 to Gaffr. Same fee tonight as in two weeks.
Short notice, compared
SAME EMERGENCY. DIFFERENT NIGHT.
| Compared | The old way | Gaffr |
|---|---|---|
| Finding someone | Ring round. Wait for call-backs. Ring round again. | One post. It reaches every free, verified crew member nearby. |
| The price | A rate card, then a short-notice premium on top. | The crew member's own rate, plus £25. No premium for short notice. |
| Who turns up | Whoever was free. You find out when they arrive. | Right to work, photo ID and insurance checked before their first offer. You see their record before they're yours. |
| Knowing they're coming | A text saying they're on their way. | Their dot on the map, from the moment they set off. |
For crew
FREE TONIGHT? SAY SO.
Go live when you want work. Offers come to you, closest first, with the call time, hours and how far it is before you say yes. Your rate, in full. Gaffr takes nothing from it.
Not last minute?
BOOK AHEAD, SAME WAY.
On demand is for today. For anything up to 14 days out, schedule it and crew who take scheduled work get the offer. Same checks, same rates, same £25.
NEXT TIME THE PLAN FALLS APART, POST IT.
Across mainland Great Britain. Get the app and post your first one.