Case Study: Little Cinema achieves rapid remote hiring and multi-state payroll compliance with Justworks

When Little Cinema Digital was ready to hire in new states, Justworks was ready to help

Little Cinema Digital, launched in April 2020 as a virtual-events offshoot of Little Cinema, rapidly scaled to 14 full-time employees across five states plus freelancers after COVID closed in-person events. The new, distributed team needed fast remote hiring and onboarding, reliable payroll for employees and contractors, and help navigating multi-state compliance—tasks that were stretching their small operations team.

They implemented Justworks for integrated payroll, benefits, state-specific compliance guidance, and hands-on onboarding with 24/7 expert support. The platform streamlined payments and workflows, gave leadership confidence to hire across states, improved retention, and freed the team to focus on producing and growing the business.

Little Cinema

Chris Schuett

Managing Director & COO