Glossary
Talent Agent Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential talent agent terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key talent agent vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in talent agent training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Booking
- Scheduled job.
- Casting director
- Selects actors.
- Commission
- Percent of client earnings.
- Deal memo
- Short deal summary.
- Endorsement
- Sponsorship deal.
- Exclusivity
- Only one agent.
- Hold
- Tentative booking.
- Option
- Right to extend a deal.
- Packaging
- Bundling talent.
- Promoter
- Organizes events.
- Rate
- Fee.
- Residuals
- Ongoing payments.
- Rider
- Contract extras.
- Roster
- Client list.
- Union
- SAG-AFTRA and others.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Talent Agent practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Talent Agent training.
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