Hire ip licensing & custom characters
in San Francisco.
We design and develop a custom character (with story, voice, and look) that your brand can deploy across multiple events and seasons.
Bay Area corporate character work peaks at tech-HQ family days (Apple Park, Googleplex, Meta MPK all run major employer-brand family events) and product-launch activations that want a branded mascot or themed performer to anchor a Moscone or Convention Center booth. We staff custom mascots for partner-day events at Nvidia and Cisco, themed performers (sci-fi, retro-tech, period) for corporate murder mysteries and offsite immersives, and IP-safe costumed characters for Levi's Stadium and PayPal Park family-day brand activations. Our Bay Area character pool is multilingual-friendly and briefed on tech-campus confidentiality and photo policy realities. 100% W-2, AB-5 and AB-2257 compliant.
Showcraft serves San Francisco and the surrounding CA area with 100% W-2 talent, full insurance, and senior captains on every event. San Francisco is the brand-launch and conference anchor of the Bay Area — Moscone Center hosts Dreamforce, RSA Conference, Game Developers Conference, and JP Morgan Healthcare week, Chase Center pulls Warriors gameday brand work, and Oracle Park keeps a steady run of ballpark activations. We staff exhibitor booths and lead-capture for Moscone trade shows, sponsor zones at Chase Center and Oracle Park, brand activations in SoMa, the Mission, and Hayes Valley, and registration crews for corporate offsites at the SF Marriott Marquis and Hilton Union Square. Roster runs heavily bilingual EN/ES with strong Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, and Spanish pools — relevant for SF's actual demographics. All staff are 100% W-2 and AB-5 compliant.
- IP Licensing & Custom Characters dispatched anywhere in San Francisco
- 100% W-2 staff (CA AB-5 / AB-2257 compliant)
- Comprehensive GL + workers' comp on every event
- COI naming your venue and additional insureds
- Captain on-site for events with 6+ staff
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Questions San Francisco buyers ask about ip licensing & custom characters.
What does IP licensing mean at Showcraft for a San Francisco brand?+
We design and develop an original character — costume, story, voice, look — that your brand owns and can deploy across multiple events and seasons in San Francisco and beyond. Think of it as a recurring mascot with story DNA: the same character shows up at activations across San Jose & the Bay Area and builds equity over time.
What's the timeline for a custom character build for a San Francisco brand?+
Full builds (concept, design, costume fabrication, performer casting, and rehearsal) run 8-16 weeks depending on complexity. Once built, the character can deploy to activations in San Francisco and across San Jose & the Bay Area with standard 2-3 week lead times for individual bookings.
Do we own the IP after Showcraft develops the San Francisco character?+
Yes — full IP ownership transfers to your brand on delivery. Showcraft maintains the costume, casting, and performer rotations, and you can deploy the character across any market we serve, including San Francisco and San Jose & the Bay Area. Licensing terms are spelled out in the build agreement.
Are the performers behind your licensed characters in San Francisco W-2 employees?+
Yes. Every performer who steps into a Showcraft-built licensed character in San Francisco is a W-2 employee with workers' comp and general liability coverage. COIs name your brand and the activation venue. In California, the structure is fully AB-5 / AB-2257 compliant.
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