Film & TV Career Strategist & Representation Campaign Manager for SAG-AFTRA Leading Actor

About the Project I am a SAG-AFTRA leading actor seeking an experienced film and television career strategist to help build and manage a focused representation and career-advancement campaign. I have professional acting materials, industry experience, and a recently booked lead role in the feature film Conversion, where I portray J-Love. I am grateful for the relationships and opportunities that helped make that booking possible, but my current career pipeline has not been producing the consistent submissions, major auditions, representation activity, meetings, or strategic movement required for the next level. This is not a request for generic career coaching, acting lessons, motivational advice, or vague Hollywood networking. I am seeking a senior strategist who understands how to position a leading actor, evaluate existing representation, strengthen professional materials, target legitimate industry decision-makers, and build a disciplined campaign toward major film and television opportunities. Primary Objective The goal is to create a repeatable career system that consistently generates: * Stronger theatrical representation opportunities * Targeted outreach to legitimate managers and agents * Strategic positioning for major film and television roles * Better use of existing credits, footage, relationships, and career assets * Consistent weekly activity, follow-up, and measurable momentum * Clear accountability across representation, submissions, materials, and outreach The selected strategist should help determine what is working, what is missing, and what must happen over the next 90 days to substantially increase career movement. Initial Paid Phase The engagement will begin with a controlled paid audit of approximately 3 to 5 hours. The first deliverable will be a written: 90-Day Cinematic Flame Career Campaign It should include: * Evaluation of my current career positioning * Audit of headshots, résumé, reel, clips, IMDb, Actors Access, Casting Networks, and other professional profiles * Assessment of how effectively my materials communicate leading-man potential * Identification of my strongest casting categories, archetypes, genres, and role lanes * Recommendations for strengthening or reorganizing existing footage and materials * Evaluation of current representation activity and strategic gaps * Target list of legitimate theatrical agents, managers, casting offices, producers, directors, and development companies * Representation outreach strategy with customized submission language * Follow-up system and relationship-tracking process * Strategy for leveraging Conversion, J-Love, and future footage * Self-submission strategy for appropriate union film and television opportunities * Networking and relationship-development plan * Weekly action calendar with priorities, ownership, and deadlines * Clear KPIs for measuring progress * Recommendations for any new headshots, scenes, reels, websites, branding assets, or publicity only where genuinely necessary If the audit, strategy, communication, and working relationship are strong, the engagement may expand into campaign execution and ongoing advisory support. Responsibilities May Include * Building and managing a focused representation campaign * Researching legitimate agents, managers, casting professionals, producers, and projects * Creating customized outreach instead of mass copy-and-paste submissions * Organizing submissions, follow-ups, responses, meetings, and next actions * Advising on leading-man positioning and professional presentation * Helping convert existing credits and footage into stronger career leverage * Identifying underused opportunities across theatrical, streaming, independent film, and television * Reviewing representation performance and communication objectively * Preparing questions and strategy for agent or manager meetings * Maintaining a weekly campaign dashboard * Providing direct, practical feedback and clearly prioritized next steps * Helping create a career system that does not depend entirely on one person, relationship, or occasional opportunity Existing Representation I currently have professional relationships with representatives whom I respect and appreciate. This project is not automatically about attacking, replacing, or undermining anyone. It is about objectively evaluating the present system, identifying where movement is insufficient, and determining whether additional or stronger representation lanes are necessary. The strategist must be able to approach this with maturity, discretion, and industry awareness. Required Experience The ideal candidate should have: * Direct experience working with professional film and television actors * Strong knowledge of SAG-AFTRA career and representation ecosystems * Understanding of Actors Access, Casting Networks, IMDb, reels, headshots, submissions, and representation outreach * Experience helping actors secure stronger representation, meetings, auditions, or measurable career advancement * Knowledge of Los Angeles and New York film and television markets * Existing familiarity with theatrical agents, managers, casting offices, producers, and development companies * Strong research, positioning, communication, and campaign-management skills * Verifiable case studies, references, or actors whose careers you have helped advance * Excellent follow-through and responsiveness * The ability to deliver honest strategic judgment rather than empty encouragement Experience with leading men, dramatic actors, action roles, prestige television, studio films, thrillers, historical dramas, or cinematic character branding is especially valuable. This Is Not the Right Role for Please do not apply if your primary service is: * General life coaching * Acting lessons without career-strategy experience * Social-media management * Public relations without representation or casting knowledge * Generic résumé writing * Guaranteed auditions or guaranteed bookings * Pay-to-play casting access * Unverifiable industry introductions * Mass-email representation blasts * Large upfront consulting packages without a clear written strategy * Acting as an unlicensed talent agent This role is focused on strategy, positioning, research, outreach architecture, organization, and accountability. Actual employment procurement, submissions requiring authorized representation, and contract negotiation must remain with appropriately qualified and properly vetted industry professionals. Working Standards The selected professional must: * Communicate reliably during active milestones * Meet agreed deadlines * Provide organized written deliverables * Explain recommendations clearly * Distinguish research from verified industry relationships * Maintain confidentiality * Avoid making promises they cannot substantiate * Obtain written approval before contacting anyone in my name * Keep all outreach records, research, templates, and campaign data organized and accessible No outreach may be sent, and no person may be contacted as my representative, without prior written approval. Confidentiality and Ownership All supplied materials are confidential, including: * Headshots * Reels * Auditions * Scripts * Contracts * Representation information * Contact details * Private correspondence * Career strategy * Unreleased footage * Personal and professional records These materials may not be shared, published, reposted, used in a portfolio, distributed, or provided to third parties without written permission. Upon payment, all campaign research, written strategy, outreach materials, databases, trackers, templates, and deliverables created specifically for this project will belong to the client, subject to Upwork’s applicable terms. To Apply Begin your proposal with the words: CINEMATIC FLAME Then provide: 1. Two or three actors or entertainment-career campaigns you have personally worked on 2. Your exact role and measurable results in each case 3. Your experience with SAG-AFTRA actors, theatrical representation, casting platforms, and representation outreach 4. What you would evaluate during the first five hours of this engagement 5. Your approach to determining whether an actor’s current representation system is functioning effectively 6. How you would position and market a leading actor without reducing him to generic branding language 7. Links to relevant case studies, testimonials, professional profiles, or references 8. Your availability, hourly rate, and preferred communication schedule 9. Confirmation that you understand this role does not authorize unlicensed employment procurement or contract negotiation 10. Confirmation that no outreach will be sent in the actor’s name without written approval Generic proposals that simply say, “I can help you become successful in Hollywood,” will not be considered. I am looking for a strategist with real entertainment-industry judgment, disciplined execution, discretion, urgency, and the ability to convert strong talent and professional materials into consistent career movement. The objective is not more advice. The objective is momentum. Shortlisted candidates will receive selected headshots, acting footage, résumé materials, and professional profile information privately through Upwork for evaluation.