Location manager for hire in the UK
The location manager finds, secures and runs the places you shoot — permissions, access, parking and keeping the location happy.
Are you a location manager? Get listed and take work near you
Post the role, your postcode and your rate. The nearest location manager is asked first — within 19 miles, or further for anyone who has said they travel — and if they pass it moves to the next nearest. Nothing is charged unless someone accepts.
Be the first location manager here
No location manager has published a profile yet — the crew side is new. Post your request anyway: it pings everyone online nearby, and if you work as a location manager, set up your profile to be the first listed.
What a location manager does on a shoot
- Finds and recces places that fit the script, the schedule and the budget.
- Secures permissions, permits, parking and access, and agrees the fee.
- Runs the location on the day and hands it back the way it was found.
How hiring a location manager works
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Post the role
Say you need a location manager, where the shoot is, the dates and the rate you're offering.
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The nearest is asked first
The closest location manager gets it alone, and it widens to the next nearest every 60 seconds until someone accepts.
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First to accept takes it
The job locks to them, you swap details, and you rate each other afterwards.
Hiring a location manager
- How far ahead should I hire a location manager?
- As early as you can. Permissions, council permits and parking suspensions take weeks, not days — hiring one in the week of the shoot means you get whatever is still available.
- What do I need to tell them?
- The look you are after, the dates, the crew and vehicle size, and anything unusual: drone, stunts, firearms, animals, night work. Those decide whether a location is possible at all.