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Better manage your freelance workforce

Cadre helps you better manage your own freelancers and connects you to thousands of new meeting planners, event staff,
virtual moderators, audio-visual technicians, and other talented event industry professionals.

Build your teamBuild your team

Onboard the freelancers that you already work with or find thousands of new event professionals to help you plan or operate your next live or virtual event.

Post your projectPost your project

Post your project and easily search for, interview, and offer contracts to freelancers based on skills, accreditations, geography, expertise, price, ratings and more.

Earn Pay your people

No more payroll forms, checks, or 1099s. Fund your account, approve payments, and we'll take care of all of the administration to get your staff paid.

Work smarter Reduce your risk

Contract with the confidence of a compliant business model that reduces your risk, ensures clear background checks, and provides workers compensation coverage.

How it works

Getting started is quick and easy. You're just a few clicks from staffing better events.

Select your event dates, location, and list the positions that you need. Set your budget, customize your policies and per diems, and start getting offers from qualified event freelancers in minutes.

Post your event

Onboard your own freelancers, or search for new faces. Invite your favorites or let us suggest best fit freelancers for your budget and requirements. View profiles, interview shortlisted candidates, and contract your team with a click.

Post your event

Communicate with individual freelancers or your whole team all from within the app. Provide venue updates and upload itineraries, forms, guidance, and event details to keep everyone informed.

Post your event

Complete a successful event by easily approving expenses and quickly releasing freelancer pay directly to their bank accounts. Rate your team, pick some favorites, and provide feedback to the Cadre community.

Post your event

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See how Cadre makes it easy to find, hire, and pay a contract planner or your next on-site team.

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It's all in the app

From posting an event, to selecting great staff, to disbursing payments, Cadre provides amazing features to save you time and money.

Select your dates and budget, list the skills you need, and post your event, Privately invite freelancers or maximize exposure by posting your event for everyone to see.

Looking for special skills? A VIP specialist, fluent in Spanish, with pharma experience, and less than 50 miles from Boston? Cadre makes it easy to find the perfect candidate.

Compare offers from qualified candidates. Find the right mix of staff and skills that fit your budget to create your on-site dream team. Click, contract, and go!

Stop shuffling papers by bringing your staffing process online. Cadre simplifies everything from recruiting, scheduling, and contracting to payments and tax reporting.

Set your own budgets and policies for each event. Review, approve or dispute freelancer invoices quickly and efficiently all from within the app. Send payments with ease and invoice your clients faster.

Keep your team informed. Upload travel itineraries and communicate event details with in-app messaging and Q&A features. No more lost emails or texts.

Have the peace of mind knowing that each member of your team has been compliantly onboarded, with a cleared background check and proper insurance or waivers.

Even the best laid plans can sometimes go awry. Cadre's support team is always just a click away to jump in and help out during any part of your event staffing process.

Got questions?

Frequently asked questions from Event Planners

Do I need to pay to post an event?

No. Posting an event in Cadre is free. This allows you to receive and review bids from qualified candidates interested in your event. You only pay Cadre a service fee if you hire a Travel Director to work your event.

Why should I use Cadre?

Because your time is valuable and better spent on planning, not staffing. Staffing an event is messy and full of administrative tasks. Cadre provides you with an all-in-one platform to easily find, select, schedule, and pay your on-site team. We take all the tedious staffing tasks that get stuck in your email inbox off your plate, and give you a simple way to manage things, with easy to use dashboards and communication tools.

Who will see my event post?

If you want to gain maximum exposure and the most bids for your event, you can post your event for everyone to see. This means that all Travel Directors browsing and searching for work will see your event post. Alternatively, you can post privately, by inviting only specific candidates to bid on your event. Of course, you can also post your event for everyone to see, and invite specific candidates to bid too.

Can I hire multiple staff for the same event?

Yes. Cadre's event posting tool is very flexible. Our goal is to provide you an efficient way to find, schedule, and pay your entire on-site team. You can post the need to fill 1, 2, 5, 10 or hundreds of positions for a single event. You can even set different daily rate budgets, start and end dates, and skill requirements for each position.