Keep your modelling details up to date – and give yourself the best chance of working!

When new models join us here at Models Direct they are given their own e-portfolio to manage and maintain.

The e-portfolio is an essential tool for everyone – for our models, for us here at Models Direct and for our clients.

Male and female models are expected to keep it fresh and up to date themselves while we ask the parents of our baby and child models to do the same for their little ones.

And, of course, the owners of our star pets need to oversee the e-portfolios of their cuddly creatures.

When models join Models Direct we always explain that we can never 100 per cent guarantee work to anyone.

This is because it is always our clients who make the final decision as to who to employ.

But by maintaining your e-portfolio, you will be giving yourself (or your child or pet) the very best chance of being selected.

So, what is an e-portfolio?

An e-portfolio is basically your private portal where you can upload details, information, photographs and film.

It is your shop window, the place where you can showcase yourself at your very best and we and our clients can see you.

And why do all the details on an e-portfolio have to be up to date?

Firstly, we have to know we can get in touch with you quickly about work, so your contact details have to be correct.

Secondly, your measurements and experience information also have to be current.

We need to know you are the same height and size as you say you are to ensure we put you forward for work requiring someone just like you.

You also need to be sure you have told us absolutely everything that might make you suitable for an assignment – any skills or previous experience that our client could be looking for.

Finally, we need to be sure we can pay you promptly and send you cheque to the right address once you have completed a job for us!

Why do you need to see recent pictures on an e-portfolio?

Up-to-date photographs are essential.

Most importantly we need to know how you look right now to ensure that you are in the running for relevant jobs.

If you are a 25-year-old female with short dark hair and that is what our client wants, then you won’t be put forward if you only have old pictures on your e-portfolio showing the long blonde hair you had last year.

Also, when we and our clients look at your photos, we need to be sure you are the right person for the job.

If we send someone along who looks quite different because they have not updated their images, then it is embarrassing for everyone.

Finally, the more up to date your e-portfolio is, the more we and our clients can see how dedicated and determined you are to work.

We want to employ models we know are reliable, eager for assignments and prepared to put the time in to ensure they show themselves off at their very best.

Modelling with Models Direct is, after all, a three-way partnership – it is about you the model, us the agent and the client as the final employer.

We all have to work together and it is your e-portfolio that is the platform we all work from together to ensure the entire process runs as smoothly as possible.