FYI: I received the following email today from a Mandy support rep; email address mandysupport@backstage.zendesk.com. I hadn't realized that Mandy is affiliated with Voice123.com as well as Backstage. I may take them up on their offer of a complimentary 6-month Backstage membership (it sometimes pays to complain :) if I can trust myself to remember to quit Backstage at the 6-month point if unsatisfied rather than continuing to pay whatever it costs.
FYI-2: It's curious that I've received a few Mandy job announcements by email lately, with the usual format and form for applying online, but those jobs don't appear on my Dashboard. Previously, before a few months ago, new postings would appear on the Dashboard. I don't know why the change.
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Kat (Backstage Group Help Center)
Oct 19, 2022, 6:37 AM PDT
Hi Donald,
Thanks for getting back to us, and for expanding on your concerns. I'd like to provide some further information.
We have a whole department dedicated to developing our markets globally and across disciplines. Whilst Mandy is now part of a bigger group and can work with more resources than ever before, we’d never remove opportunities from one platform in favour of another. Voices US is one of our developing areas, and we're sorry that you're not satisfied with the number of opportunities you're seeing.
Although we hope that you'll continue using Mandy now and going forward, we would also encourage you to consider trying out our affiliated sites, such as Backstage.com and Voice123.com. Founded in the U.S. in 1960, Backstage is one of the most popular casting sites in the world, with a wide variety of job listings and casting calls, including but not limited to calls for voiceover talent in the the U.S. and beyond.
Based on your location and interests, if you feel that Backstage would be a better fit for you at this time, please let us know and we can assist in getting you set up with a Backstage profile.
Please note that you can log into both Mandy and Backstage with the same login details, although each service requires a separate membership plan in order to access the full benefits of each. However, we'd like to offer you a 6-month complimentary membership to Backstage, should you wish to explore this service.
Kind regards,
Kat