Specialist AV crew in Manchester, seamlessly sourced.
Vetted freelance sound, lighting and video technicians for corporate activations and complex productions across the North West.
- Vetted crew identity & document checks
- Simple booking, no credit account application
- Pay in 30 days after the event
- Local specialist AV crew
Crew for the North West's event scene
Between exhibitions at Manchester Central, corporate work around MediaCity, warehouse shows at Depot Mayfield and everything the AO Arena brings through town, Manchester's crew diaries fill fast. AVCrew gives you a live picture of who is actually free — vetted freelancers with their disciplines, documents and availability in one place, instead of a phone list that's out of date by March.
Crew on AVCrew set their own travel radius, so a Manchester search can also surface freelancers covering Liverpool, Leeds or Sheffield. That matters when you're staffing a tour stop or a multi-city roadshow: review travel coverage, agree rates up front, and keep crew invoices together after the shows.
Find your crew
Why production teams use AVCrew.
Vetted, photo-ID-checked crew
Every freelancer passes a photo-ID identity check before they can be booked, and profiles display qualification and insurance documents — with badges once they're checked and verified.
Rates agreed up front
You set the fee when you send the offer. Crew accept or counter — nobody starts a job without the money agreed in writing.
Pay in 30 days
There is no advance agency invoice or supplier credit-account application. Each freelancer invoices your company directly after the work on standard 30-day terms.
Compliance documents in one place
PLI and qualifications live on the platform, so you can check exactly who is working and what documents they hold.
Kit hire from your crew
Many freelancers list their own kit — radio mics, mixers, monitors and more. Hire it as part of the booking instead of running a second procurement.
One place to talk
Direct messages and per-event chat keep you, your team and the crew in one thread — not scattered across texts, emails and three WhatsApp groups.
How companies book crew on AVCrew.
Post your event
Add the venue, dates and call times, and list the roles you need — from a single sound engineer to a full show crew across multiple days.
Send offers at your rate
Search vetted profiles, check availability, and send offers with the day rate attached. Crew accept or counter, so the fee is agreed before anyone is booked.
Everything else is tracked
Confirmed crew get their call sheets, you can track arrivals on show day, and invoices are drafted automatically for crew to review and send after the event. No chasing paperwork.
Every discipline on one platform
Search by the roles you actually staff — not a generic 'AV technician' bucket.
- Audio engineers
- Lighting technicians
- Video & vision engineers
- LED wall technicians
- Camera operators
- Riggers
- Stage managers
- Crew chiefs
- Broadcast engineers
- IT & networking
- Teleprompter operators
- Power & generator
- Staging & set
- Local crew
- General AV technicians
Premium crew for events at venues like
- Manchester Central
- AO Arena
- The Lowry
- Depot Mayfield
- Victoria Warehouse
- MediaCity
- City-centre hotels
Frequently asked questions.
Is AVCrew built for the UK events industry?
Yes. AVCrew is a UK-built platform designed around how British event teams and freelancers actually work, including agreed day rates, PLI and RAMS documents, direct freelancer invoicing and UK terminology throughout.
Is AVCrew free for companies?
As a welcome offer, companies can currently create events, search crew, send proposals and manage bookings with complimentary platform access. No payment card is required to join.
Could company pricing change?
Complimentary company access is a welcome offer, not a permanent pricing commitment. Future company access may carry a booking fee. Crew fees remain payable exactly as agreed.
Do we need to pay crew in advance or apply for a credit account?
No. Each confirmed freelancer invoices your company directly after the work, and payment is due 30 days from the invoice date. AVCrew does not hold or pass through crew pay, and there is no separate supplier credit-account application.
Do you have crew outside Manchester itself?
Searches aren't limited to the city. Crew set their own travel radius, so freelancers who've chosen to cover Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield or the wider North West appear wherever your venue matches — you see people willing to work your actual postcode, not a city-centre list.
Can I find crew at short notice?
You can search by your event dates and see who is available before you send a single offer. Offers carry response deadlines, so when time is tight you know quickly whether to move to your next choice.
How do rates work?
You attach a day rate to each offer and the freelancer accepts or counters. The agreed rate is what gets invoiced — AVCrew adds no commission and no agency markup on top.
Are the crew vetted?
Every freelancer passes a photo-ID identity check before they can be booked, and profiles carry qualification documents, public liability insurance and references from previous work.
Can I book local crew for load-ins and de-rigs?
Yes — local crew and stagehands are a discipline on the platform alongside engineers and operators, so you can staff the push as well as the show.
What about kit?
Many freelancers list their own kit for hire as part of a booking — handy when a job needs a few extra radio mics or a spare console rather than a full dry-hire order.
Elevate your next production
Create a company account to post your brief and source available, vetted technical crew today. As a welcome offer, enjoy complimentary company access; crew fees remain payable exactly as agreed.
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