FOR IN-HOUSE AGENCIES & BRAND MARKETERS
Grow your productions without adding overhead.
Back-office production support and thord-party union signatory services so you can take on more work without hiring more staff.
TRUSTED BY THE WORLD'S LEADING AGENCIES, BRANDS & PRODUCERS
THE REALITY
Growing your production volume comes from back-office complexity you shouldn't have to own
For over 20 years, CMS Productions has helped independent producers, agencies, and brands take on more work by handling the back-office complexity that comes along with scaling. We plug in as an extension of your team so you can produce without building internal infrastructure
Overhead That Doesn't Scale Down
Hiring a full-time production accountant, payroll manager, or business affairs person means paying year-round salaries whether you have one project or ten. The cost structure doesn't match production's cyclical reality.
Cash Flow Gaps Stall Productions
Waiting on internal approvals for petty cash, delayed vendor payments, and slow crew payroll kills momentum on set and strains your partnerships with the talent and vendors you rely on.
Markup Walking Out the Door
When back-office limitations cap your capacity, you either turn down projects or hand them off, giving away the markup you earned and leaving growth potential on the table.
Compliance & Paperwork Overhead
Union contracts, workers' comp, general liability, vendor onboarding, residuals, holding fees. Every project generates administrative work that pulls your team away from the actual production.
Multi-Market Complexity
Producing across multiple markets or outside your usual region means unfamiliar union locals, different payroll requirements, and new vendor relationships, all on a tight production timeline.
Union Signatory Barrier
You want to book union talent and crew but becoming a SAG-AFTRA or IATSE signatory means legal exposure and ongoing obligations most producers aren't ready to take on. So you pass on the work.
THE SOLUTION
CMS is your plug-in back office ready when you need it, gone when you don't
For over 20 years, CMS productions has helped independent producers, agencies, and brands take on more work by handling the back-office complexity that comes with scaling. We plug in as an extension of your team so you can producer without building internal infrastructure.
Production Accounting & Payroll
Crew payroll, vendor payments, and cost reports handled start to finish. Wrap faster, keep cash flow healthy.
Insurance & Risk Management
General Liability, workers comp and E&O coverage for every job. No in-house expertise required.
Third-Party Union Signatory
SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and Teamsters 399 & 817. Hire union talent and crew with no signatory exposure on your end.
Fast Cash Flow & Purchasing Cards
Petty cash setup and P-cards so your team covers on-set expenses immediately. No approval delays, no stalled shoots.
Flexible Support, Zero Overhead
Expert back-office for one job or an ongoing state. No full-time staff costs between projects.
US & Canada Coverage at Any Scale
New market, no problem. We already have the infrastructure to support productions everywhere in the US and Canada.
OUR SERVICES
Production support built for producers who want to grow.
Streamline your productions with end-to-end back-office support, from payroll and accounting to insurance and union signatory services. Everything you need, none of the overhead.
Production Payments
Fast, accurate vendor, crew, and talent payments across all projects.
SAG-AFTRA Signatory
Commercial, Corporate and Interactive contracts. We're already signed so you don't have to be.
Insurance
General liability, workers comp & E&O coverage
Credit Cards & Petty Cash
On-set purchasing power without corporate delays. P-cards and petty cash ready to go.
Production Accounting
Production cost tracking and wrap reconciliation with full audit trails.
Crew Signatory
IATSE and Teamsters coverage for commercials and music videos nationwide.