IATSE Local 480

What IATSE Local 480 does

IATSE Local 480 is a non-profit labor union chapter chartered by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), AFL-CIO, CLC, representing film and television technicians across the state of New Mexico. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Santa Fe with a secondary office and training center in Albuquerque, the Local serves a roughly 245-person staff organization that recruits, onboards, trains, and represents union members across covered crafts including grips, lighting, set construction, scenic artists, painters, and plasterers. It enforces collective bargaining agreements with film and TV productions operating in New Mexico, administers work assessments, and provides member services such as job placement, training, and benefits coordination via its parent body's National Benefit Funds Office.

The Local's technology footprint is modest: a WordPress-based public website and password-protected member portal provide access to job listings, rates, member events, and documents, with SSL encryption, firewall protection, and secured network infrastructure handling sensitive member data such as personal information and social security numbers. The platform integrates with PayPal and credit/debit payments for online dues, supports an event calendar with Google/iCalendar/Outlook subscription, and offers an employer/producer account system that allows productions to search the member roster and request targeted email job blasts. Training delivery leverages external infrastructure, including the Santa Fe Community College Backlot for hands-on craft instruction and the IATSE Training Trust Fund's online Training Tracker and course platform for OSHA and safety offerings.

The revenue model is fundamentally a membership-subscription and assessment model. Members pay $100 per quarter in dues ($400 annually), with a 25% discount available for members who prepay the following year's quarters by December 31. Members working under union collective bargaining agreements also pay a 3% work assessment on gross income (excluding kit rental and per diem), typically withheld by payroll companies via checkoff authorization. Late fees of $10 are assessed on overdue quarterly dues. The Local is governed as a nonprofit membership organization under the broader IATSE structure, with no equity ownership, fundraising, or external investment activity, and it does not publicly disclose its financial statements.

Name

IATSE Local 480

Legal name

IATSE Local 480

Website

https://local480.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IATSE Local 480 is a non-profit labor union chapter that represents and places film and television technicians across New Mexico under collective bargaining agreements, delivering membership services, training, and job placement to roughly hundreds of members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union / Entertainment Workforce Representation

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAJ

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Labor union representation
• Film crew collective bargaining
• Union training programs
• Entertainment technician membership
• Union job placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Fe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Quarterly dues of $100 per quarter ($400 annually) collected from union members. Members who pay for the following year's quarters by December 31st receive a 25% discount, reducing the cost to $75 per quarter or $300 annually.
2. Work Assessments: 3% of gross income owed to the Local while receiving benefits under a union CBA. Work assessments exclude kit rental and per diem. Most payroll companies withhold 3% from member checks when authorized via checkoff form.
3. Late Fees: $10 late fee added to accounts not paid by the last day of each quarter.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IATSE Local 480 is a nonprofit labor union providing collective bargaining representation, job placement, and skills training to film and television technicians across New Mexico. Members access a password-protected portal with job listings, rates, and member-specific events, and pay quarterly dues plus a 3% work assessment on income earned under union collective bargaining agreements. Productions access the union's member roster through employer accounts to hire qualified union crew.

Product overview

IATSE Local 480 is a labor union for film and television technicians in New Mexico, offering a unified membership services platform. The core offerings include union membership with job access, comprehensive training programs (TTF Safety First webinars, OSHA certifications, scenic painting, backlot construction, power distribution), a password-protected member portal with job listings and documents, event management for union activities, and an employer services platform for hiring union members. Training programs are held at the Santa Fe Community College Backlot and Albuquerque Office & Training Center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership Services Labor union membership for film and television technicians in New Mexico, providing collective bargaining representation, access to job listings, rates, member events, and documents.
• Training Programs Comprehensive training offerings for film and television technicians including Backlot Construction, Scenic Painting (Painting Prep 101, Set Painting Techniques), OSHA certification courses (10-Hour Construction and General Industry), TTF Safety First webinars, Set Power Distribution & Rigging, Plaster 101, and Intermediate Plaster Techniques. Delivered at Santa Fe Community College Backlot and the Albuquerque Training Center.
• Member Portal Password-protected member-only area providing access to job listings, rates, member-specific events, and documents for IATSE Local 480 members.
• Employer Account Services Producer account service allowing film and TV production companies to view the union member roster and request email blasts advertising open positions to the union membership.
• Dues Payment System Online dues payment processing via PayPal or credit/debit card for quarterly membership dues ($100/quarter, $400/year) with an early-payment discount option and late fee enforcement.
• Work Assessment Administration 3% work assessment collection on gross income (excluding kit rental and per diem) for members working under IATSE Local 480 collective bargaining agreements, with payroll company integration (Entertainment Partners, Cast & Crew, Payees/Ease Entertainment) for automatic withholding.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IATSE InternationalcoreOthersIATSE Local 480 is a chapter of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC. The International organization is the parent body providing overarching union structure, national benefit funds administration, and collective bargaining support.
• IATSE National Benefit Funds OfficecoreOthersThe organization responsible for administering member benefit funds. Receives personal information from IATSE Local 480 to provide health and retirement coverage to members through third-party organizations.
• Santa Fe Community CollegeminorOthersTraining facility partnership providing backlot space for hands-on training programs at Santa Fe Community College Backlot, 6401 Richards Ave., Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508.
• Entertainment Partners (EP)minorOthersPayroll company option listed on employer account request form for productions to select their payroll provider.
• Cast & Crew (CC)minorOthersPayroll company option listed on employer account request form for productions to select their payroll provider.
• Payees (Ease Entertainment)minorOthersPayroll company option listed on employer account request form for productions to select their payroll provider.
• IATSE Training Trust Fund (TTF)coreTechnology or IntegrationIATSE TTF provides safety and professional development training through the Training Tracker system and TTF Courses & Resources learning platform. Local 480 offers TTF Safety First! webinars and OSHA training courses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SAG-AFTRA: Major US entertainment labor union representing actors, broadcasters, and recording artists in film/TV. Broad incumbent: same film/TV industry and CBA-driven representation model, but vastly larger scope (~160,000 members nationwide) and different craft focus than Local 480's behind-the-scenes technical crew.
• Directors Guild of America (DGA): National labor union representing directors, unit production managers, and assistant directors in film/TV. Broad incumbent: same entertainment industry, same union representation and CBA model, but covering above-the-line creative leadership rather than Local 480's below-the-line craft roles.
• IATSE International: Parent federation of all IATSE local unions across the US and Canada. Broad incumbent: same union structure and benefit fund infrastructure that Local 480 leverages, but operating at the national/federal level rather than as a single local.

Direct peers

• IATSE Local 476 (Atlanta): Atlanta-based IATSE local representing film/TV technicians in Georgia — another major US film production hub. Highly comparable to Local 480: same craft coverage, same GTM via CBA-based representation, but in a different state film ecosystem.
• Teamsters Local 399 (Motion Picture Teamsters): Hollywood-based Teamsters local representing drivers, location managers, and transportation crews in film/TV. Direct peer: same film/TV industry, same union-representation model, same NM production activity, but covering different craft categories than Local 480.
• IATSE Local 44 (Affiliated Property Craftspersons): NYC-based IATSE local covering property craftspersons (set construction, scenic, props, special effects). Direct peer: same parent union (IATSE), same craft categories as Local 480, but operating in the New York film/theater production market instead of New Mexico.
• IATSE Local 600 (International Cinematographers Guild): National IATSE local for cinematographers and camera professionals in film/TV. Direct peer: same parent union, same industry (film/TV), but representing a different craft. Comparable in scale and member-services model, but jurisdictionally distinct from Local 480's craft coverage.

Regional players

• Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas (SILV): Nevada-based technical training program for entertainment industry crafts (carpentry, scenic, lighting, rigging). Regional player: comparable training domain to Local 480's craft-skills programs, but operates as an independent training provider rather than a labor union, and is based in a different production market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iatselocal480
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/local480
• Facebookfacebook.com/IATSELocal480
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iatselocal480
• Instagraminstagram.com/iatselocal480

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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