Job tracking & invoicing for freelance gaffers

As a gaffer, you're running the lighting department and often the lighting package too. Between your day rate, the fixtures and distro you're renting to the production, and the electrics you're sub-hiring, there's a lot to keep straight. Slater puts all of it in one place.

The problem

Lighting orders are long, rates shift by production, and half your income can be the rental package rather than the day rate. When it's time to invoice, reconstructing what went out, what came back, and what you're owed turns into an evening of guesswork.

What Slater does for gaffers

Track labor and prep days — log your rate per production, including prep, wrap, and travel.
Bill your lighting package — attach fixtures, distro, and genny rental to a job so the whole package invoices cleanly.
Charge expendables — gel, tape, and consumables get itemized instead of forgotten.
Save reusable packages — build your standard lighting kit once and drop it onto any quote.
See outstanding vs paid — a running total across every production so you always know where you stand.

How it works

Add a job per production, log your days and the lighting package you're renting them, then generate an invoice when the gig wraps. Slater tracks what's been paid and what's outstanding automatically.