Answering a Reader Question #1,011

Anonymous Wrote:

Hi, so i have been offered contracts from two different agencies in the same city. They are quite different, and each one has its own pro's and cons. I wanted to know if it would be wise to tske on two agencies as a beginning model in the industry.

Thank you

Hi there, Anonymous!

First off, congrats for having two agencies interested in you, that's awesome! 

Now here's the bad news: you cannot have representation from more than one agency within the same city/market. This would create a conflict of interest and if either agency found out you were signed with the other, you could get in big trouble. If you were to tell each one that you had an offer from another competing agency, they might take back the offer (it would be taken as an insult). So keep that information to yourself.

The standard way it works if you have more than one agent representing you is if both contracts offered are "non-exclusive" and if the other agencies are not located within the same city/market.

The only exception I could possibly see to this is if you had a Mother Agent and they had partnerships with agencies within the same market but at the same time, it wouldn't be in a Mother Agency's best interest to have you working with agencies in the same market--they would be mainly focused on having you work with agencies in other states, as well as internationally.

I don't have all the details for your specific situation so feel free to provide me with more information if I'm reading things wrong but based on what you've written, you wouldn't be able to sign with both at the same time if they're in the same city. 

Unfortunately, that would mean you'll have to choose between the two. I'm sure that's not an easy decision to make but I'm definitely wishing you the best of luck with selecting the right agency for your modeling goals!

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