NAB Show booth staff and trade show models for 2027 at the Las Vegas Convention Center: product presenters, on-camera hosts, stage hosts and booth reps who live in Las Vegas. One rate for every role, $85 an hour, and no travel fees.
$85/hr per person · 4-hour minimum · rush in 72 hrs
Sources: 2026 figures from NAB’s post-show report on NAB Show 2026; 2027 dates from nabshow.com (conferences April 3–7, show floor April 4–7). The $85 hourly rate is Purple Exhibits’ own.
NAB Show booth staff have one job that matters most: get the gear into a visitor’s hands and the right buyer to your sales team. Purple Exhibits books local product presenters, workflow demo hosts, on-camera hosts, stage hosts, booth reps and trade show models for NAB Show 2027. The price is $85 per person per hour for any role, with a four-hour minimum. Everyone we send lives in Las Vegas, so nothing on your bill covers airfare or hotel rooms. Conferences and workshops run April 3–7, 2027, and the show floor at the Las Vegas Convention Center is open April 4–7. Book five to six weeks ahead for the widest choice; with 72 hours’ notice we can still fill a rush request.
| Production | NAB Show 2027 |
|---|---|
| Show floor | April 4–7, 2027 |
| Conferences | April 3–7, 2027 |
| Location | Las Vegas Convention Center: West, Central and North Halls |
| Audience | Broadcasters, creators, post houses, engineers, integrators |
| Rate | $85 per person per hour · 4-hour minimum |
| Lead time | 5–6 weeks ideal · 72 hours for rush |
A media tech audience spends all day looking at screens and lenses, so it notices a sharp team. These are real Purple Exhibits crews at past booths. They show the standard we hold your NAB Show team to.
Our cover shot: two hosts, one in a bright yellow mini dress and one in a pink polka-dot dress with a white top, seated on branded cubes in front of a lit gear wall. Bold color that matches the booth graphics.
See it on the monitor ↑Real Purple Exhibits events.
Pick one look for everyone or mix them by job: black at the camera bar, brand color at the aisle, crew wear at the pods. You send any logo pieces; we confirm sizes and check that every person arrives pressed.
Black tailored trousers or skirt, a black top or blazer and quiet shoes. Gear and screens get the attention, and the crew never fights the LED wall.
Best for: Camera bars, LED wallsTwo or more hosts in one matching color from your logo, like satin tops over white trousers. It photographs well and ties the team together.
Best for: Aisle entry, photo momentsYour branded polo or quarter-zip, dark jeans or chinos and clean sneakers for long days around rigs and pods.
Best for: Workflow pods, live setsCocktail dresses and dark suits for client dinners, suites and receptions once the halls close.
Best for: Dinners, suites, receptionsAt NAB Show the head count follows your stations, stages and sets more than your square footage. Tell us what you are running and the rundown lists who you need and what it costs.
Eight jobs we fill for NAB Show 2027 staffing, from the open corner to the client lounge. Every one of them is $85 per person per hour.
Models stand at the open corner of your booth in your brand colors and invite broadcasters and creators in from a long LVCC aisle.
Ambassadors work the counter and the giveaway table, scanning each badge first and steering visitors to the right station.
For a new camera reveal or a booth photo moment, promotional models present the product and keep the crowd facing your stage.
Hostesses run the client lounge and meeting room, greet each appointment by name and keep the calendar on time.
Presenters learn a short talk track for each camera, lens or software station and give the same clean demo all day.
Hosts front your booth livestream, social clips or interview segments, so your engineers do not have to.
Check-in staff handle guest lists for booth theater sessions, customer events and partner dinners during show week.
Reps scan each badge, ask your questions and tag the lead as broadcaster, creator, post house or integrator.
Planning the booth as well as the crew? Our NAB Show 2027 exhibitor guide covers deadlines, halls and costs. Exhibitors who also show at CES with Purple booth staff in January, or at ISC West the same week, can plan both shows with one team.
An example island with a camera bar, a live set, a booth theater and software pods. Tap a zone to read the job, or match the numbers to the list.
Example 30×40 island, not to scale. Before the show we draw the same plan on your real floor plan.
Visitors want to hold the camera and look through it. A product presenter hands each body over with a strap on, names the two features you care about and gets it back on the rig before the next person reaches for it.
A small studio set turns your booth into a channel. An on-camera host fronts short segments, and a floor runner keeps walkers out of frame and guests ready for their slot.
Twenty-minute talks only work with full seats. The stage host gathers a crowd ten minutes early, introduces your speaker and scans the room as people leave.
Software is hard to see from the aisle. Demo hosts sit each visitor at a pod set up in workflow order, from capture to delivery, and run a short guided path through it.
Halls near the main stages get loud. A meeting host keeps the room calendar, greets each appointment by name and has the room reset and quiet before the next group.
Every serious visitor ends here. The booth rep scans the badge, asks your approved questions and tags the lead as broadcaster, creator, post house or integrator.
The open corner is where traffic decides. A greeter invites people in and points them to the right station, so camera buyers do not drift into the meeting room.
Brands that have booked Purple
Visitors at NAB Show think in a chain: capture, produce, post, deliver. Booths that lay demos out in that order are easier to walk, and staffing each step keeps the chain moving to your lead desk.
A presenter at every hands-on station. Gear is handed over, explained and reset.
An on-camera host and a floor runner when the booth streams or records segments.
Seated pods with a demo host each, plus headphones checked between visitors.
A host who runs the last step of the path and walks the visitor to the lead desk.
The jobs on a media tech booth, how many of each you need and when to lock them in.
| Role | What they do at NAB Show | How many | Book by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product presenter | Hands over cameras, lenses and rigs, explains your key features and resets the gear between visitors | One per hands-on station | 6 weeks out |
| Workflow demo host | Runs a short guided path through your cloud, post or playout software at a seated pod | One per pod | 6 weeks out |
| On-camera host | Fronts your booth livestream or social clips and interviews your experts on the set | One per live set | 6 weeks out |
| Stage host | Fills seats before each booth theater talk, introduces the speaker and scans leaving guests | One per theater | 5 weeks out |
| Booth rep | Scans badges, asks your questions and tags broadcasters, creators, post houses and integrators | One or two per booth | 5 weeks out |
| Meeting host and greeter | Keeps the meeting room on time and welcomes people at the aisle | One each | 4 weeks out |
Five people you can put in front of broadcasters, creators and engineers. Each one is briefed on your gear before the floor opens, and each one bills $85 an hour.
Presenters who put a broadcast camera in a visitor's hands, name the features that matter and reset the rig for the next person.
Ambassadors at the streaming counter who scan every badge before the giveaway changes hands.
Hosts who front segments on a live studio set inside your booth and keep guests ready for their slot.
Hostesses who run the client lounge, greet appointments by name and keep the coffee and the calendar on time.
Reps with a tablet who ask a broadcast engineer the right questions and tag the lead for your sales team.
Send your station listGear, software and who owns each demo.
We rehearse on your kitHands on every product before day one.
Leads tagged by buyer typeBroadcaster, creator, post or integrator.
NAB Show fills three halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, and each one has its own kind of booth. Our Las Vegas Convention Center venue guide covers freight, labor and hall layouts; here is how the crew changes.
Software-heavy booths with many seated pods. Book one demo host per pod and a booth rep who can sort a streaming buyer from a curious student.
Book: Workflow hosts, booth repsThe hands-on hall. Gear changes hands all day, so presenters reset rigs and watch kit while greeters hold the aisle.
Book: Product presenters, greetersEdit suites, color, audio and main stage traffic. Staff help visitors find a quiet seat and keep booth theater talks full.
Book: Stage hosts, meeting hostsCheck items off as you go. Your progress is saved in this browser.
The floor is open for four days, but the work runs longer. Our Las Vegas crews cover move-in, the halls and the evenings.
Running more than one Las Vegas event this year? Our Las Vegas trade show staffing crews work every major venue in the city.
Sample crews by booth size at $85 per person per hour. Use the crew builder above for your own stations and days.
| Booth | Typical crew per shift | People | Per day | Whole show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10×10 inline | A presenter who can demo your product and scan badges | 2 | $1,360 | $5,440 |
| 10×20 inline | A product presenter, a booth rep and a greeter | 3 | $2,040 | $8,160 |
| 20×20 | Two camera or software presenters, a booth rep and a greeter | 4 | $2,720 | $10,880 |
| 20×30 with a live set | 2 presenters, an on-camera host, a floor runner, a booth rep and a greeter | 6 | $4,080 | $16,320 |
| 30×40 island with a theater | 3 presenters, 2 workflow hosts, a stage host, a meeting host, 2 booth reps and a greeter | 10 | $6,800 | $27,200 |
| Meeting room or suite only | A meeting host and a greeter for booked sessions | 2 | $1,360 | $5,440 |
8-hour days × 4 show days × $85 per person per hour. No travel, hotel or agency markup.
A 20×30 booth with two camera stations and a small live set runs six people per shift: two presenters, an on-camera host, a floor runner, a booth rep and a greeter. Below, that crew booked in Las Vegas next to the same six flown in.
| NAB Show 20×30, four floor days | Cost |
|---|---|
| Purple local staff | |
| Travel, hotel, per-diem | $0 |
| Your Las Vegas total |
| Typical fly-in agency, same team | Cost |
|---|---|
| Staff hours at $85 | |
| Round-trip flights ~$380 each | |
| Hotel NAB Show week rates · ~$280/night | |
| Per-diem ~$89/day | |
| Fly-in total |
What each option really costs and delivers at a NAB Show show.
| Purple local crew | Fly-in staffing agency | General temp agency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per staffer | $85 an hour in Las Vegas | Higher once travel is added | Lowest rate, highest risk |
| Flights and rooms | None. Las Vegas is home | ~$380 airfare and ~$280 a night, each | None |
| Knows Las Vegas venues | Local crew, every season | Usually first time in town | Sometimes |
| The Las Vegas edge | Hands on every product before day one. | Not local | Not specialised |
| Knows your pitch | Learns your three key points | Generic script | Not their job |
| Qualified leads | Asks your questions, tags hot or warm | Basic scanning | Badge scans at best |
Fly-in costs use the same typical Las Vegas rates as the budget above. Other agencies’ pricing varies.
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We’ll email your quote within 24 hours, usually much sooner. Need it now? Call (800) 994-8030.
Gear left on a table gets picked up, set down wrong and walked past. Every hands-on station needs a person.
Booth theater sessions fill when someone gathers the crowd ten minutes before. Without a stage host, the seats stay empty.
A busy aisle will wander into your stream. A floor runner keeps the frame clean and the next guest ready.
A broadcaster, a creator and a post house buy very differently. Tag each lead by type at the scan.
Booths near the main stages and theaters are loud. Keep a closed room with a host on the door and the calendar.
Call (800) 994-8030 and ask for NAB Show booth staffing.
One price covers every role: $85 an hour per person, with a four-hour minimum for each shift. Presenters, on-camera hosts, stage hosts, booth reps and models all bill the same. Our crews are Las Vegas locals, so you pay no travel fees.
Conferences and workshops run April 3–7, 2027. The show floor at the Las Vegas Convention Center is open April 4–7. Most booths staff the four floor days and set shifts around exhibit hours.
Wherever your booth is. NAB Show uses the West, Central and North Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The rate is the same in every hall, and we brief staff on your hall, your entrance and your booth number before day one.
Yes. Send a short talk track for each station and give us an hour with your engineer before the floor opens. Presenters run the hands-on part; detailed technical questions go to your team.
Yes. We send hosts who are comfortable on camera to front segments and interview your experts. Add a floor runner if the set faces a busy aisle, to keep people out of the shot.
Yes. A stage host gathers people before each talk, introduces the speaker and scans badges as guests leave. One stage host covers one theater for the whole shift.
Start with your stations: one person for each hands-on camera bar or software pod, then add a booth rep and a greeter. A live set or a theater adds one or two more. The rundown builder on this page counts it for you.
Aim for late February, five to six weeks before the floor opens on April 4. That leaves time to match staff to your gear and rehearse. Rush requests still work with 72 hours’ notice.
Here. Our NAB Show crews live in Las Vegas and report to the convention center without flights or hotel nights on your invoice. The same team can cover suites and dinners on the Strip, at $85 an hour per person.
Yes. Book a single day, such as opening day or the day of your launch. Each person has a four-hour minimum, and you can add days later while there is still time to brief.
We keep briefed standby staff in Las Vegas during show week. A replacement reaches the convention center within two hours. If we miss that window, you do not pay for that shift.
No. Exhibitors hire us directly. Purple Exhibits is independent and has no affiliation with the National Association of Broadcasters, the organizer of NAB Show.
Yes. ISC West opens April 5, 2027 at the Venetian Expo, while NAB Show is on the floor April 4–7. We book a separate crew for each booth, each at $85 an hour.
Often, yes. NAB Show 2026 drew visitors from 146 countries. Tell us the languages your buyers speak when you book, and we look for Las Vegas staff who speak them, at the same rate.
Yes. We design, build and install exhibits at the Las Vegas Convention Center, including LED walls, live sets and closed meeting rooms, and we can staff them under the same plan.
Media tech companies also host clients, press and partners away from the halls. Our Las Vegas crews cover those rooms too.
Arrival, seating and gift hand-outs for broadcaster and studio guests.
We send: Hostesses, greetersPrivate product looks for key accounts with a set guest list.
We send: Meeting hosts, door hostsName checks, seating and clean handoffs to your spokespeople.
We send: Registration staff, presentersCheck-in, materials and timing for customer training.
We send: Check-in hosts, room hostsGuest lists, photo walls and coat check for partner nights.
We send: Brand ambassadors, hostessesStaffing by show
Las Vegas and this show
Purple Exhibits is an independent exhibit and staffing company. We staff exhibitors at NAB Show; we are not affiliated with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the show’s organizer. Show names belong to their owners.
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