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How Provis built the original WordPress application for iCastt.

iCastt is a platform where models and the recruiters who cast them come together for business. Provis built its original WordPress application. The platform has since been rebuilt by someone else, so this is past work.

An illustrative iCastt home page: Find the ideal artist for your project, a talent search box and a row of featured sample profiles
An illustrative iCastt talent search on a phone: a search box, filters and sample profiles
Client: iCasttCasting and talent platform, France
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What Provis delivered

A place where models and recruiters meet.

WordPress
the original application
Provis built the first version of the platform
Two sides
models and recruiters
Models and recruiters could meet and do business through the site
Past work
the platform has been rebuilt
Someone else rebuilt the site, so today's version is not Provis's build

At a glance

  1. The platform

    iCastt is a place where models and model recruiters come together for business.

  2. What Provis built

    A WordPress application for iCastt, where models and recruiters meet.

  3. Today

    The platform has since been rebuilt by someone else. The current site is not a Provis build.

Client
iCastt
Industry
Talent and casting: models, actors and other performers, and the recruiters who cast them
Market
France
Platform
WordPress (since rebuilt on another technology)
Services
Web development, a WordPress application
The situation

Talent on one side, recruiters on the other.

iCastt is a casting platform in France. Models and other performers look for work on it, and recruiters look for them.

Provis developed a WordPress application for iCastt where models and model recruiters can come together for business. The platform has since been rebuilt by someone else, and the site you see at icastt.com today is not Provis's build.

How a casting platform usually connects the two sides

  1. Talentcreates a profile
  2. Recruitersearches by hand, with no filters
  3. Contacthappens off the site, so it is hard to track
  4. One platformprofiles, search and contact in one place

A typical flow for platforms like this, not a record of this client.

Common problems, and how Provis fixes them

What usually slows a casting platform down

Problems Provis often sees in projects like this, and how it fixes them.

  1. Profiles are hard to search

    A recruiter with many profiles needs filters to find the right one.

    How Provis fixes itSearch and filters

    Recruiters narrow profiles by what they need.

  2. Two kinds of users, one site

    Talent and recruiters need different screens and different rules.

    How Provis fixes itSeparate roles

    Each side signs in and sees what it needs.

  3. Contact happens off the site

    Messages go to email, and the platform loses track.

    How Provis fixes itContact inside the platform

    Recruiters and talent get in touch from the site.

How the work ran

A platform like this runs in four steps.

  1. Discovery and auditWe learn the business, look at what exists and agree what to build or fix
  2. Build or fixWe do the work in small steps and show progress as it goes
  3. Test and launchWe test on real phones and browsers, then go live with a rollback plan
  4. SupportAfter launch, 24/7 monitoring and support keeps it running

  • Two sides: talent and recruiters, each with the screens they need.

  • Search: filters that make profiles easy to find.

  • Contact: a clear way for the two sides to connect.

Platform work:

Two sides, one site.

A platform only works when both sides get value. We design for both from the first day.

Roles keep each side to its own screens.

Search is tested with real-sized data.

How Provis builds web platforms
The platform

Where talent and recruiters meet.

Illustrative screens in the iCastt style: every name, price and number here is made up. Select one to enlarge it.

  • An illustrative talent search: a search box, filters and four sample profiles

    Talent searchFilter by what you need

  • An illustrative model profile: a sample name, height and languages, tags, portfolio tiles and a Contact button

    A profileDetails and portfolio

  • An illustrative casting call: a sample shoot with date, pay and requirements, and an Apply button

    A casting callWhat the job needs

  • An illustrative apply screen: sample portfolio, availability and message, and a Send application button

    ApplyFrom the profile

  • An illustrative recruiter dashboard: new, shortlisted and booked counts, and a list of sample applicants

    Recruiter dashboardApplications in one place

Past work

Built by Provis, since rebuilt.

Provis built the original WordPress application. The platform has since been rebuilt by someone else.

After launch

After launch, how Provis works.

Models built a profile, and recruiters searched for them and got in touch from the same site.

Provis builds every site and app to work on a phone, a tablet and a desktop.

Provis replies to every enquiry within two working days.

Every Provis build comes with 24/7 monitoring and support after launch.

How every Provis project runs

  • One project leadyour single point of contact
  • A written weekly update and a demoof what was built that week
  • A staging link and your repoyou see the work as it is built; the code goes straight into your repo
  • QA before launchour QA team tests every feature
  • Yours from day onecode repo, cloud account and domain in your company's name; our team joins as collaborators, and you can remove access at any time
  • Our team works in India, on ISTUTC+5:30: 1.5 hours ahead of Dubai, 4.5 ahead of London (5.5 in winter), 9.5 ahead of New York (10.5 in winter)
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