Vendor FAQ

About 5 minutes. We ask for your name and contact info, your primary discipline (photographer, videographer, editor, or multi-discipline), how often you can take work in Las Vegas, years of experience, an optional portfolio URL, an optional day rate, a short bio, and an optional headshot. You can skip the optional fields and come back later if a recruiter follows up.

We review every application by hand. We aim to reply by email within 5 business days. If we think you're a fit, we'll move you into a short qualification stage: a brief intro call, a request for work samples and references, and an electronic Vendor Service Agreement + NDA to sign before we book you on a shoot.

Most of our work happens in the Las Vegas metro area, so vendors who can work onsite without travel arrangements are easier to book. We do work with vendors from outside the metro when a client specifically requests it or when a project has a travel budget, but applicants based in or near Las Vegas have a meaningfully higher chance of getting booked.

We book photographers, videographers, and post-production editors, and we welcome vendors who work across more than one of those. When you apply, pick the discipline that best describes the majority of your work — you can update your profile later if your focus shifts.

Yes. Our network needs vary by season, by discipline, and by the kinds of clients we're serving at any given time, so a "not right now" today is not necessarily a "not ever." If you've added new work to your portfolio, picked up new gear, or moved to Las Vegas since your last application, please reapply and mention what's changed.

Our producers match approved vendors to incoming bookings based on discipline, availability, the client's creative direction, and prior work history with the client. When a match is made, you'll get an email and an in-dashboard notification with the event details. You can accept or decline — declining one gig does not affect your standing in the network.

Yes. ShootCorp vendors are independent contractors — you are expected to bring the gear appropriate for the work you've agreed to deliver, and you should carry your own general-liability insurance. Some venues require a certificate of insurance (COI) naming the venue as additional insured; if a booking needs one, our producers will tell you in advance and walk you through it.

Life happens, but late cancellations are disruptive to our clients, so please tell us as soon as you know. The Vendor Service Agreement spells out the formal notice expectations; in practice, the earlier you notify us, the easier it is for us to find coverage and keep you in good standing with the network. Repeated last-minute cancellations are a factor when we consider future assignments.

Payouts are processed after the event has taken place, the deliverables have been accepted by the client, and ShootCorp has been paid the corresponding balance by the client. The exact cadence and payout method are spelled out in your Vendor Service Agreement and in your dashboard's Payouts area. We do not pay vendors before the event takes place.

We ask for your day rate during application as a starting point. The actual rate for a given booking depends on the scope (hours, deliverables, turnaround), the client's budget, and any seasonal demand factors. We'll show you the offered rate before you accept the booking — there are no surprise after-the-fact adjustments.

If we paid you at or above the IRS reporting threshold during a calendar year, we'll issue you an IRS Form 1099-NEC by January 31 of the following year. We send 1099s electronically by default through your dashboard, with a mailed paper copy on request. Make sure your Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and legal name in your profile match what the IRS has on file — mismatches are the most common reason a 1099 has to be corrected.

The IRS sets the reporting threshold. For tax year 2026 it is $600 in total non-employee compensation paid during the calendar year. We track each vendor's year-to-date payouts and issue 1099-NECs in late January for any vendor whose calendar-year total meets or exceeds the threshold.

That's a personal-finance and legal decision, and we cannot give you tax advice. Many one-person shops operate as a sole proprietorship and provide an SSN; many vendors who have set up an LLC or corporation provide an EIN. Whichever you choose, the legal name and TIN you give us must exactly match what the IRS has on file for that entity. If you're unsure, talk to a CPA.

If you do business in Nevada — including independent contractor work in Las Vegas — you generally need a Nevada State Business License unless you qualify for one of the statutory exemptions. This requirement is separate from anything to do with ShootCorp; it's a state-of-Nevada thing. Check the Nevada Secretary of State's website (nvsos.gov) or talk to a Nevada-licensed accountant for current rules and fees.

Sign in to your vendor dashboard and open the Profile and Availability sections. You can change your contact info, day rate, portfolio links, bio, headshot, and availability windows at any time. Changes take effect immediately for new bookings; bookings already on your calendar are not affected.

For anything time-sensitive on the day of an event — venue access issues, equipment problems, client no-shows, safety concerns — call the producer named in the event brief. For non-urgent questions (payment questions, profile changes, scheduling conflicts more than 24 hours out), email hello@shootcorp.com and we'll respond during business hours.