Teamsters Local 492 Film Division Agent Melissa Malcom served on the 2019 NM Film and Media Industry Conference Union Panel again this year, representing NM Unions and the Teamsters Thursday thru Saturday (Aug 8-10, 2019). There was a record 450 people and over 60 vendors that attended the 8^th annual event. Sister Malcom spoke to hundreds of attendees and answered a number of questions from the audience including many questions about how to become a Teamster in Film (Click Here to learn more about Teamster Movie Jobs). She spoke about being professional on set which included the importance of “set & road etiquette” and what that means.

Melissa Malcom also emphasized the importance of doing a good job, staying busy and following instructions in order to build a good reputation which would help get future productions to want to hire an individual on their next show. “Treat the job you have now like an interview for your next job," 492 Film BA Melissa Malcom said to the large audience.  "The film workers that work hard, show up on time, act in a professional manner, do what the Captains ask and don’t damage the production companies property, are the workers that are going to be picked by productions from our referral list in the future. Unfortunately, there are workers out there that can’t seem to understand how important this is.”