{"id":8089,"date":"2025-03-11T10:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T10:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?p=8089"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:23:08","slug":"how-casting-directors-and-agents-use-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/getting-work\/how-casting-directors-and-agents-use-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"How Casting Directors and Agents Use Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

From searching for performers to making connections, industry professionals shed some light on how they use Spotlight.<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re a performer, you\u2019re probably aware of how Spotlight can be used to promote your acting career. Your Spotlight profile is the perfect place to display all the useful information that will make casting directors want to work with you, such as previous <\/span>credits<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>skills<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>showreels<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>headshots<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, casting directors can find you in the searches they do for the roles they\u2019re casting and agents can put their clients forward for available work. However, the way that casting directors and agents go about this and use Spotlight as part of their daily routine can be a bit of a mystery to performers.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the <\/span>Spotlight Prize<\/span><\/a>, we asked some of the guests working in the arts and entertainment industry what they use Spotlight for and how they use the platform.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what they had to say:<\/span><\/p>\n

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