In short
- The catalogue has one agency in Leeds, Face Model and Casting Management.
- Boards: women, men, mature, kids, commercial, talent.
- The nearest other catalogue cities are Sheffield and Manchester.
Modeling work in Leeds
Leeds is the largest city in West Yorkshire. The jurgita.com catalogue lists Face Model and Casting Management here, a model and casting agency with its office at Craven Court in Millshaw, in the south of the city. It is run by the company Face Models Limited and has women's, men's, mature, kids', commercial and talent boards.
The work here is mostly commercial: advertising, catalogues and e-commerce. Industry Model Management, a BFMA member founded in Manchester in 2000, also lists an office in Leeds.
The nearest markets
- Sheffield – two agencies, one of them a BFMA member.
- Manchester – seven agencies.
- Newcastle – two agencies.
- London – the main market, with fashion week and 74 catalogue agencies.
How to get started
- Take simple digitals in daylight and write down accurate measurements.
- For commercial work in the region, the local agency or those in Manchester and Sheffield fit. Fashion and runway work needs an agency in London, and you should only travel once you have been invited to meet.
- Apply through each agency's official channels. Under UK rules an agency may not charge a fashion or photographic model any upfront fee, not even for a place on its website. Being asked to pay for registration or a compulsory shoot is a sign of a modeling scam.
- A Lithuanian citizen needs permission to work in the UK, and an ETA on its own is not enough. Permissions, contracts, tax and the rules for minors are covered on the United Kingdom agencies page.