Caps Payroll, a Cast & Crew Company

Caps Payroll, a Cast & Crew company based in New York, handles the complete back-office stack for commercial advertising productions. Payroll, employer-of-record, production accounting, talent management, and business affairs all run through one integrated platform, so production teams can focus on creative execution rather than the administrative work behind it. For commercial production companies and advertising agencies that have tried to push general-purpose payroll vendors into an entertainment workflow, the difference is noticeable immediately. The service covers the full production cycle. Before a shoot begins, coordinators can onboard union and non-union crew, collect start paperwork, and get the payroll process running ahead of the first day on set. During production, crews submit digital timecards, supervisors review and approve time in real time, and payroll continues moving without manual bottlenecks. Entertainment-specific taxes, workers' compensation, and employer-of-record responsibilities are all managed within the same system, which reduces the number of vendors a production has to coordinate. Compliance is built into the workflow rather than treated as an afterthought. The team provides guidance on union agreements, signatory requirements, talent clearances, and the other obligations that can stall a production if they are not tracked carefully. Business affairs support comes included as part of the service. Production accounting runs on the same platform, giving finance teams real-time cost visibility across the production cycle without requiring a separate system. For talent, Caps Payroll manages contracts, session fees, residuals, usage rights, union benefits, and performer payments from campaign start through final distribution. The company is purpose-built for commercial advertising production. Its clients are production companies and agencies that need a BPO company USA-side with genuine entertainment industry knowledge rather than a generic payroll processor that applies the same logic to a commercial shoot as it would to a retail operation. As part of Cast & Crew, a company trusted across the broader entertainment industry, Caps Payroll brings specialized back-office outsourcing depth specifically to the commercial advertising segment. Production teams looking to consolidate payroll, accounting, talent payments, and compliance into a single managed service are a natural fit. Visit the Caps Payroll website to connect with their team and explore how their services can support your next production.