Event staffing & talent agency · Woman-owned since 2005

Event Staffing for Conferences, Activations & Corporate Events.

Hire registration staff, guest-facing hosts, brand ambassadors, and team leads around your event schedule. Tell us where guests arrive, what they need to do, and which roles your own team will cover. Your account executive coordinates the staffing brief and booking.

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Years in business
2,000+
Events staffed
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What an Event Staffing Agency Does

An event staffing agency provides trained, temporary talent - booth models, brand ambassadors, product demonstrators, lead-retrieval specialists, registration staff, presenters, and team leads - to represent a company at trade shows, conventions, and corporate events. The agency recruits talent and coordinates the booking. The client and agency agree on duties, preparation and how booked staff will work with the on-site team. TSM Agency is a national, woman-owned event staffing agency founded in 2005 that recruits talent in 25+ U.S. markets and coordinates bookings through a dedicated account executive. Review the proposed staff, briefing needs and travel arrangements for your assignment.

For booth-specific convention coverage, use our trade show staffing page. For booth-front talent, see trade show models. For named shows, browse events.

Assignment coverage

Give each guest-facing position a clear purpose.

Plan the role around the interaction: checking a registration, directing a guest or introducing a sponsor. Tell staff what they can resolve and who handles questions outside their assignment.

Registration desk

Specify the check-in system, badge process and escalation contact for a missing registration or access question.

Guest directions

Provide the current room list, session schedule and accessible route information supplied by your venue.

Sponsor activity

Define the invitation, approved talking points and handoff to your product or account representative.

What we staff

The full range of event staff

"Event staff" isn't one role - it's a team built for how your event actually needs to perform. Share the roles, locations and schedule for your single-city event or multi-city program.

01

Booth Models & Staff

Polished, approachable talent who draw traffic, greet attendees, and keep your exhibit active and on-brand through long days.

02

Brand Ambassadors

Trained reps who carry your messaging, run demos, and engage attendees at trade shows, activations, and experiential events.

03

Product Demonstrators

Staff who introduce products, support live demonstrations and explain the next step to interested attendees. Share the demonstration and sampling requirements for your assignment.

04

Lead-Retrieval Specialists

Badge scanning and lead capture support. Share your platform, devices and qualifying questions so we can review the experience and preparation required.

05

Registration & Check-In

The organized, friendly first point of contact who keep attendee flow and badge management running smoothly.

06

Greeters & Crowd Gatherers

Booth-front and entrance talent who turn foot traffic into engaged visitors.

07

Presenters & Emcees

Request hosts for programming, corporate events and on-camera assignments. Review relevant experience and include any rehearsal in the agreed schedule.

08

Bilingual Staff

Request the languages and proficiency your audience needs. Review language skills and availability for the proposed talent before booking.

09

Team Leads

Request an on-site lead to coordinate check-in, breaks and coverage. Confirm the lead role, responsibilities and reporting contact in the booking.

On the day

What your event staff do for you

From the registration desk to the booth to the stage - the work that keeps an event running and converting.

Greet & direct

Welcome attendees, manage flow, and set a professional first impression at every touchpoint.

Capture & qualify leads

Scan badges, ask qualifying questions, and tag prospects so your team follows up with the right people.

Run registration & check-in

Keep attendee flow, badges, and lines moving smoothly through peak arrival windows.

Support demos & stage

Assist product demonstrations and presentations, and keep energy and pacing on the mic.

Represent your brand

Use approved talking points from your brief and refer questions outside the assignment to your designated contact.

Lead the floor

Booked team leads support check-in, breaks, and coverage so your team can stay focused on the booth.

Budget and coverage

Compare the same scope before comparing staffing costs.

Build the estimate around the positions and paid shifts your event requires. Review the proposed duties, briefing time and coverage together so the team matches your run of show.

Roles and paid hours

List each position, arrival time, end time and any paid briefing or rehearsal. Explain where continuous coverage is required.

Skills and equipment

Identify language needs, presentation experience and the registration or lead-capture tools staff will use. Confirm the match during selection.

Travel and booking terms

Ask your account executive to confirm talent availability, any travel charges and the applicable booking terms in your estimate.

Why hire

Why hire an event staffing agency

Events run on people, and your own team can't be everywhere. The booth, the desk, the stage, and the aisle all need someone - and when they're covered by trained, on-brand talent, your team gets to focus on the conversations that actually close.

Extra hands at peak. Coverage during the busiest hours, sessions, breaks, and evening events when your team needs relief.
Review local staffing options. Request talent based near your event. Confirm availability and any travel, accommodation or meal charges in the estimate.
Review relevant event experience. Review the proposed profiles against your greeting, qualification and booth-support duties.
Separate support and sales roles. Assign greeting, scanning and guest directions to event staff, with product and sales questions handed to your own specialists.
Consistent, on-brand coverage. Provide approved talking points and define how staff should handle questions, handoffs and changes during the assignment.
One account executive owns it. A single point of contact from proposal through the final hour.

Define success before the event: the lead information to capture, the guest-service duties to cover and the shift report your team needs.

Where we work

Events we staff

Trade shows & conventions

Booth talent, lead capture, and convention models for industry shows from CES to HIMSS, RSNA, and World of Concrete.

Corporate events

Registration, hosts, greeters, and brand staff for conferences, meetings, and company functions.

Brand activations

Ambassadors and demonstrators for launches, festivals, and mobile tours.

Sampling & retail

Product demonstrators and sampling staff who drive trial in-store and in-market.

The difference

Prepare your brand brief - before the floor opens

Give your account executive the product information, approved talking points and event instructions the team needs. TSM's briefing workflow supports sharing a published company brief with booked talent. Confirm the materials, preparation time and any rehearsal needed, and identify the product specialist who will handle detailed questions.

Your company & products

History, positioning, and the product detail talent needs to answer with confidence.

Key talking points

Your approved messages, required disclosures and questions that should go to a product specialist.

Why the show matters

Your audience, qualifying criteria and goals for the assignment. Review researched event details against the organizer's current instructions.

Why TSM

Review talent for your event

Proven with brands you know. Talent that has represented Omega, Marvel, Kellogg's, Ferrari, and Timberland on the show floor.
Local recruitment for your event. Share the event city and venue. Review the proposed talent, relevant venue experience and any travel charges before confirming the booking.
Vetted and fully covered. Professionally vetted contractors backed by $1M per-occurrence / $2M aggregate liability coverage and signed contracts on both sides.
One accountable account executive. A single point of contact from proposal to payout - including same-event problem-solving.
2,000+ talent network, 25+ markets. Reach to staff a single role or a national program at one consistent standard.
Woman-owned since 2005 · 5.0 Google · MPI. Co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model. Reputation you can verify.
Prepare the assignment

Turn your event plan into a usable staff briefing.

Share the information that changes how staff work on the day. Use the latest version of your schedule and identify the person who can approve a change.

Before arrival

Confirm the reporting point, credentials, attire, staff contact and the materials they should review.

During the event

Explain position assignments, break coverage, guest handoffs and who handles schedule changes or unresolved questions.

At shift close

Set the handoff for equipment and approved lead notes, confirm remaining coverage and identify the person authorizing the end of the assignment.

How it works

Three steps to plan your event team

From first inquiry to show-day close, you have one accountable team. Here's how it goes.

01
Step 01

Submit your event details

Event, dates, venue, daily hours, roles, and attire - at tsmagency.com or by calling (888) 702-7986.

02
Step 02

Select your team from our recommendations

A clear estimate, plus a curated short list of talent profiles - photos and experience. We recommend; you choose who represents your brand.

03
Step 03

Confirm the assignment plan

Confirm the brief, attire, arrival instructions, reporting contact and shift coverage with your account executive before the assignment.

Related

Where this fits in your staffing

Event staffing spans the whole floor. For booth-specific talent see our trade show models, for sampling and demos our promotional models, and for experiential work our brand ambassadors. Explore all staffing services, the markets we serve, or staffing for specific shows and events.

Markets we serve

Explore our staffing markets

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"Simply stated, the TSM Agency is the best model staffing agency we have ever worked with."
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Why brands trust us

Why brands trust TSM Agency

Woman-Owned

A woman-owned talent agency co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model.

Founded 2005

More than 20 years of trade show and event staffing experience.

2,000+

Events Staffed

More than 2,000 trade shows, conventions, and promotional events staffed across the United States.

2,000+

Talent Network

Over 2,000 experienced trade show models, brand ambassadors, and promotional staff across 25+ U.S. cities.

5.0

Rated on Google

Rated 5.0 stars on Google Reviews based on verified client feedback.

MPI Member

A member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global community of meeting and event professionals.

$1 Million Insurance Coverage

Fully insured with $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate general liability. Certificates of insurance available on request.

25+

City Markets

Local recruitment across 25+ U.S. city markets. Confirm talent availability, relevant venue experience and any travel charges for your booking.

Why TSM is different

AI helps prepare. A human confirms the plan.

TSM combines research tools with an account executive who coordinates your booking. Share your event requirements, review the proposed talent and confirm the briefing, schedule and responsibilities before the assignment.

Compile
Quote
Curate
Brief
Remind
Perform
Review
Review · confirm

Smart Quote

Use the quote form to share your event, venue, dates and staffing needs. Where event details are prefilled or researched, review them against your current instructions. Your account executive uses the confirmed scope to prepare the booking estimate.

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Human-led

Review your proposed talent

Your account executive presents talent for the roles you need. Review profiles, relevant experience and availability, and discuss any language, presentation or product requirements before selecting your team.

Standard

Published professional standards

Our published talent code of conduct sets expectations for professionalism, punctuality, attire and accurate brand representation. Add the assignment-specific instructions and materials your team needs for the booking.

AI-assisted

The Client-Intelligence Brief

The company brief organizes your brand, products, talking points and audience for the assignment. Published briefs can be shared with booked talent through the portal. Confirm the approved material and preparation requirements with your account executive.

Built with you

Review the briefing together

Review the talking points, product information, dress code and goals with your account executive. Identify which questions staff may answer and which should go to your product or account specialists.

Automated

Confirmations and assignment updates

Keep reporting details and contacts current as the event approaches. Confirm the communication plan for your booking, and notify your account executive promptly if a schedule, location or staffing need changes.

AI + Human

Share feedback after the event

Share feedback on the talent, briefing and coordination with your account executive. Describe what worked and what should change so those details can inform planning for your next assignment.

Compile, quote, curate, brief, remind, perform, review - a booking process built around clear responsibilities and communication.

Plan the cost

Compare staffing options against your actual event plan.

Review the roles, paid hours, preparation and travel each option requires. Use your own costs and the proposed staffing estimate to decide which work your team should cover.

Sending your own staff

Travel, accommodation and meal costs that apply to the employees attending.

Paid time for preparation, travel and the event. Separate existing salary costs from additional event expenses.

Responsibilities that need coverage while those employees are away.

Time to arrange travel, prepare the briefing, schedule coverage and coordinate on site.

The product expertise your employees bring and the guest-facing duties they will handle.

Booking TSM
Review your estimate

The quoted rates, paid shifts, booking minimums and any travel charges for the selected talent.

The proposed talent profiles, relevant experience and preparation required for the assignment.

A dedicated account executive coordinates the booking. Confirm whether an on-site team lead is included.

The duties booked talent will cover and the product or account specialists your own team will provide.

Agreed arrival and end times, break coverage, reporting contacts and a plan for any staffing changes.

Build the team around the work your event requires.
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Connect the staffing plan to your event goals

Assign the greeting, qualification and demonstration duties your event requires. Give each role approved talking points, a reporting contact and a clear handoff to your product or sales team. Confirm shift coverage and preparation before the assignment.

Meet Caryn Hanna, co-founder of TSM Agency

Plan Event Staff Around the Guest Journey

Map arrival, participation, and departure

Identify check-in desks, badge collection, session entrances, sponsor activations, and guest-help points. Assign each position a responsibility and a contact for questions it cannot resolve.

Use the actual run of show

Share arrival waves, session changes, breaks, access requirements, and closing duties. State which positions need continuous coverage and where the team can move when demand shifts.

FAQ

Event staffing FAQs

Send your event location, dates, roles and paid shift hours to request an estimate. Your account executive reviews the scope and talent requirements. If you have a decision deadline, include it in your request and confirm the response timeline with your account executive.

An event staffing agency provides trained, temporary staff - booth models, brand ambassadors, product demonstrators, lead-retrieval specialists, registration staff, presenters, and team leads - for trade shows, conventions, and corporate events. TSM Agency coordinates the booking through a dedicated account executive. Review talent availability, responsibilities, briefing needs and travel arrangements for your event.

TSM Agency staffs booth models, brand ambassadors, product demonstrators, lead-retrieval specialists, registration and check-in staff, greeters and crowd gatherers, presenters and emcees, bilingual staff, and booked team leads.

Typical staffing rates are $50–$85 per hour, depending on the role, experience and market. Confirm the rate for your selected talent, paid shift and briefing hours, booking minimums and any travel charges in your estimate. Local recruitment does not establish availability or a zero-travel-cost booking.

TSM Agency's talent are professionally vetted independent contractors. Every booking is backed by $1M per-occurrence and $2M aggregate liability coverage - certificate of insurance available on request - and signed contracts with both client and talent.

Share your event date and booking deadline as early as possible. For a short-notice request, include the city, shift hours, duties and required skills. Timing depends on suitable talent availability and confirmation of the booking details; your account executive will review what can be arranged.

Yes. TSM Agency sends curated talent profiles - photos, experience, and skills matched to your industry - and you approve who represents your brand before anything is confirmed.

Yes. Request lead-capture staff for badge scanning, qualifying questions and lead notes. Tell us which platform and devices you use; confirm relevant experience, access, training and the handoff process before the assignment.

You can request bilingual event staff. Specify the languages, proficiency and duties required so we can review suitable talent. Availability and language skills must be confirmed for your dates and location.

TSM recruits in 25+ U.S. markets, including Las Vegas, Orlando, Chicago, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami and San Diego. Share your event location and dates so we can review talent availability and any travel requirements.

Our event staffing services cover the full range of on-site roles - booth models, brand ambassadors, product demonstrators, lead-retrieval specialists, registration and check-in staff, greeters and crowd-management talent, presenters and emcees, bilingual staff, and team leads - for trade shows, conventions, corporate events, and brand activations. TSM coordinates the staffing request through a dedicated account executive. Confirm the selected roles, briefing materials, paid preparation time and on-site responsibilities in your booking.

You can request staff for corporate events, conferences, product launches and trade shows, including short-notice assignments. Provide the location, shifts, roles and deadline so we can review availability. Confirm the selected talent, responsibilities, rates and any travel charges before booking.

Yes. Beyond booth talent, our event staffing services include registration and check-in staff, greeters, and crowd-management talent who keep lines moving, direct attendees, and manage flow at busy corporate events and conventions - all part of the same locally-sourced roster.

Discuss your large-scale event with an account executive. Provide the locations, roles, headcount, shift coverage and supervision requirements so we can review the staffing scope and availability. Confirm which responsibilities belong to booked talent, your event management team and any venue or specialist providers.

TSM Agency has operated since 2005 and coordinates bookings through a dedicated account executive. You can review proposed talent profiles and discuss the roles, preparation and coverage your event requires. Compare those details, the estimate and the agreed responsibilities when selecting an agency.

No - TSM Agency is an event marketing and trade show staffing agency, not a catering, hospitality or facilities company. We don't provide catering, bartenders, wait staff (waitstaff), banquet servers, ushers, gala hospitality staff, or event cleaning services. We specialize in the talent that draws booth traffic and drives brand engagement: trade show models, brand ambassadors, product demonstrators, lead-retrieval specialists, registration staff, and convention booth teams. If you need waitstaff or cleaning services for a banquet or gala, a hospitality or facilities staffing agency is the right fit; for trade show and event-marketing talent, that's us.

Send us your last-minute staffing request with the location, shift hours, roles and booking deadline. We will review talent availability and the preparation required with your event planning team. Confirm the assignment before relying on coverage; submitting a request does not reserve staff.

Greeters, registration staff and brand ambassadors can welcome attendees, provide directions, support check-in and answer questions covered in your brief. Define the assigned areas, approved information and escalation contacts. Confirm preparation and supervision with your account executive and on-site team.

Yes. We recruit the talent who staff the events, not only the brands who book them. If you're a model, brand ambassador, presenter or event-staff professional looking for event jobs, job seekers can apply to join our roster and get matched to event work in your market.

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