Producers Guild

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Welcome New Members

 

Networking | Representation | Hire PGA Members | PGA Programs | Member Discounts
Digital Membership Card | Screeners | Auto-Renew | Social Media

 

The following is information to help you get acclimated. You may need to be logged into your account to access member-only pages.

Networking

  • Attend a New Member Welcome Event. Welcome events are held quarterly on Zoom. They are an opportunity for you to introduce yourself and meet other new members, as well as hear from some members of PGA’s leadership. An invitation will be sent to you directly within the first few months of your membership. If you don't receive it or have questions, you can reach out to members@producersguild.org.
  • Join the PGA Member-Only Community on Slack. Sign up here. Opt in now and join the PGA Slack Workspace to immediately engage with other members about various topics of interest. As a member of our community, you can seek advice, look for resources, discuss the industry, or find a potential collaborator in your region. There are a variety of channels that any member can join including #ask-a-line-producer, #vfx, #virtual-production, #archival-producing, #jobs, and many more.
  • Join a Member Group. There are more than 20 member groups. These Member Committees and Working Groups are at the heart of the organization. Designed to foster networking and build community, they provide opportunities for professional development and support ongoing education. A number of the groups also promote engagement via their Slack channels. Members may join as many groups that are of interest or for which they are eligible. For a complete description of each of the member groups, information on the group’s leaders, select recent events, and any eligibility criteria for select groups, visit producersguild.org/community. 
  • RSVP for Upcoming Events. We host hundreds of events each year, so there is always an opportunity to join us for a PGA screening, educational webinar, or perhaps a networking mixer. All of them appear in the weekly PGA newsletter – sent on Thursdays from newsletter@m.producersguild.org. We recommend whitelisting this contact so that these important communications don’t get caught in your spam folder. The newsletter is also accessible through this page on our website.

Representing Your Membership
in the Producers Guild

Can I now use p.g.a. after my name? Please note that unlike A.C.E. (for editors) and A.S.C. (for cinematographers), the Producers Mark (“p.g.a.”) is not a membership mark. It cannot be used to reflect that you are a member of the Producers Guild. The Producers Mark (“p.g.a.”) is a trademark owned by the PGA that is licensed out by the PGA to a producer that has been credited with the title “Producer” or “Produced By” for their use in the credits of a particular film following a PGA Producers Mark eligibility determination process. The Producers Mark (“p.g.a.”) may not appear on business cards, resumes, email signatures, office nameplates, social media accounts (e.g., LinkedIn), etc. More here.

Social Media Profiles and Resumes. Members are encouraged to acknowledge and promote their affiliation with the Producers Guild of America (e.g., “Member, Producers Guild of America” or “Producers Guild Member since 2008”) and to list any current leadership positions within the Guild such as roles on the Board of Directors, or within Committees, Regional Steering Groups, Task Forces, or Working Groups (e.g., “Chair, PGA Employment Committee”).

Such affiliations should not be reflected as, or give the impression of, “employment” with the Guild. For instance, on LinkedIn, your Guild involvement should appear under the “Organizations” section rather than “Experience,” as the latter implies an employment relationship.

Use the “Volunteer” section of LinkedIn only if you hold an elected position or serve as the lead of a Committee, Task Force, or Working Group. All other members should list their affiliation under “Organizations.” Please feel free to reach out to members@producersguild.org if you have any follow up questions related to how to appropriately reflect your membership on social media and resumes.

Hire PGA - A Concierge Service for Employers

Do you hire producers and producing teams?

  • Use Hire PGA to crew up your productions and fill full-time and temporary positions. We have a simple offer for members and any employers looking to hire the vast range of producing roles on a production - from coordinators to supervisory roles spanning film, television and emerging media.
  • Hire PGA Job Bulletins are sent within 24 hours of receipt to members meeting your specific qualifications. We can collect resumes for you or direct applicants to you.

Are you a member looking for work?

Here are a few tips to optimize your ability to receive relevant listings.

  • Opt-in to receive Hire PGA job listings by updating your communication preferences here.
  • Once you opt-in, you will automatically receive a questionnaire with 4 questions. If you’ve already answered the questions, there’s no need to do anything more.
  • Note: You will only receive job listings if your responses match those criteria being requested by employers. PGA staff will not curate or otherwise manipulate the list for sending job listings.

PGA Mentors

Looking for a Mentor?

  • One-on-One Mentoring is a program offered twice a year. Mentors offer a single 60-minute virtual coffee intended to focus on strategic career advice or may be focused on career transitions. These opportunities are announced in the weekly newsletter twice a year.
  • Mentoring Roundtables are 90-minute sessions offered throughout the year. These roundtables are intimate for a group of approximately 20 members and are also listed in the weekly newsletter for sign up. Due to high demand, registration is lottery based.

Interested in Mentoring?

Free Harassment Prevention Training for
Eligible Independent Productions

Set Etiquette Training provides eligible independent productions with access to free harassment prevention training, and two-hours of free legal consultation related to the training. The training sessions are tailored to the needs of your production, interactive, and designed to fit seamlessly within your pre-production schedule. Cast and crew leave the training with a shared language and clear understanding of workplace boundaries that promotes respect and inclusiveness in support of a healthier, more professional environment.

  • Independent productions can determine their eligibility and apply for the training here.
  • Anyone can download our Tools for Respect here, including our Code of Conduct, Guidelines for Set Responders, and Incident Log.

PGA’s Sustainability Policies +
Best Practices for Productions

  • The Producers Guild of America has been a leading advocate for sustainability in the entertainment industry for more than 15 years and has issued an industry-wide call for a transition to clean energy. Over this time, PGA has worked and continues to be at the forefront of organizing climate educational programs for production and storytelling; mentorship around set protocols for decarbonization strategies; and a wide variety of sustainability panels, workshops, and trainings for members and the entertainment industry.
  • For resources that specifically offer sustainability tips for creative producers, EPs, LPs, production managers, production and post production coordinators, please visit PGA’s Sustainability Tool Kit - https://producersguild.org/sustainability-tool-kit.

Member Discounts

From discounts from long-standing partners such as Delta to platforms such as IMDbPro, we’re always looking for your membership to save you money. If you’re interested in discounts and don’t see them on the list, please feel free to recommend them to us at pgaadmin@producersguild.org.

Digital Membership Card

  • Within 24 hours of being notified of your membership acceptance, you should have automatically received an email from Cuseum (sent from members@cuseum.com) with a link to your digital membership card. You can also find this link in the Personal Snapshot section of your Member Portal.
  • Your membership card is required for all in-person screenings. During awards season, you can also access certain films at AMC with a membership card. To ensure that your local AMC theater participates in this, please call in advance to ask.

Screeners

Receiving screeners for releases under awards consideration is one of the most popular benefits of PGA membership. All screeners are digital only.

You may access screeners in two ways:

1) Directly on Producers Guild Screeners (PGA’s dedicated platform hosted by Indee)

2) Directly on an individual studio’s own FYC site housing several of their titles.

PGA hosts official in-person screenings in LA and NY. Studios also host these nationwide. By default, you will receive these invites based on your mailing city. To start receiving invites to multiple locations, follow these steps.

Need more help? Please visit producersguild.org/screeners for all up-to-date information on screeners and the current awards season, including ensuring that your links to digital screeners (and in person screenings) aren’t getting caught in your spam filters.

Auto-Renew Your Membership

Set up auto-renew. Never worry about missing a screener or screening invitation by ensuring that your membership is on ‘auto-renew.’ These preferences are under the My Memberships tab, as well as on the main members.producersguild.org landing page. Payment info can be updated under the My Payment Methods tab.

Follow Us on Social

Whether an event is open to the industry at large or private for PGA members only, we frequently include event promotions on our social media channels. We encourage you to follow us so you never miss a post or press release!

While many of our events are recorded and can be found publicly on our YouTube channel, you can also always check out previous member-only event recordings by accessing our Member Exclusives Vimeo channel: producersguild.org/videoexclusives (Password: PGA2025)

 

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