Research-backed day rate data by discipline — union contracts, industry surveys, and working professionals. Know what the market pays before you name a number.
Day rate, hourly, and project pricing for freelance editors — from Cutjamm's 2025 salary survey, IATSE Local 700 contracts, and working editor rate sheets.
Rates by experience level, production type, and market — with IATSE Local 700 union minimums, the DaVinci Resolve ownership factor, and the revision trap that quietly kills colorist margins.
Day rates for freelance motion designers and After Effects artists — by production type, software stack, and market. When to charge separately for design vs. animation.
Day rates for freelance producers — line producers, field producers, and executive producers. Budget tier, project type, and when a percentage deal makes more sense than a day rate.
Day rates for freelance camera operators — B-camera, steadicam, gimbal, and ENG. How the rate differs from a DP and when operators carry their own package.
Day rates for freelance production sound mixers — narrative, documentary, commercial, and corporate. Equipment package rates and the difference between production sound and post audio.
Day rates for freelance key grips — commercial, narrative, and branded content. Grip truck package rates, best boy splits, dolly rental, and how camera movement complexity drives rate.
Day rates for freelance first assistant cameras — commercial, narrative, and branded content. Lens kit and wireless follow-focus package rates, IATSE Local 600 union context, and the pricing mistakes that keep 1st ACs underpaid.
Day rates and weekly flat rates for film and TV production assistants — by experience level and production type. The deal memo math, DGA qualifying days, and the pricing mistakes that anchor your rate for years.
Day rates for freelance gaffers — commercial, narrative, and branded content. Gear package rates, best boy splits, and how lighting complexity drives rate.
Day rates for freelance digital imaging technicians — commercial, narrative, and episodic. Workstation kit rates, the DIT vs. loader distinction, and what on-set color management is actually worth.
Day rates for freelance HMU and makeup artists — film, commercial, and branded content. Kit fee rates, the key vs. additional breakdown, and what IATSE Local 706 scale means for non-union artists.
