Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Manifest is a proudly independent content marketing agency, with honors that include Content Marketing Agency of the Year, a Silver Effie for Sustained Excellence, and Digiday’s Content Agency Partner of the Year. At Manifest, we build businesses and brands by delivering unmistakable content in just the right context. We don’t hire people who fit in. We hire disruptors who add to our culture. We embrace different backgrounds, different experiences, differing opinions, discussion, and productive debate. It is through embracing our differences that our greatest work is achieved. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, gender identity or expression, age, religion, identity, disability status, sexual orientation, national origin, and experience is what has powered us thus far, and it is what will ensure we stay Unmistakable.

We are hiring an experienced and social-obsessed Senior Social Media Manager to join our award-winning content marketing agency. The Senior Social Media Manager will be responsible for managing multiple social media accounts for our clients, developing and implementing social-first strategies, creating and curating engaging content, engaging with fans and followers through community management, and analyzing organic social media metrics to continuously improve performance and drive community engagement. Our ideal candidate has been responsible for day-to-day strategy and execution of social activities for both B2B and B2C clients.

Responsibilities

● Develop, execute, and maintain strategy and tactics on assigned accounts, including day-to-day social copywriting, social content calendaring and publishing, and community management.

● Build social listening dashboards through Meltwater to identify and tap into relevant trending conversations and to analyze owned and competitor handles.

● Lead the development and presentation of social media audits and playbooks.

● Collaborate with internal teams (editors and creatives) to brainstorm and execute social content to key audiences through various tactics and platform features.

● Actively participate in the development and presentation of performance reports, including measurement and metrics analysis, insights, and articulating opportunities for performance improvement in partnership with Data Intelligence and Creative.

● Participate in pitching new business and organic account growth opportunities, including conducting competitive research, developing innovative social strategies and building sales presentations.

● Stay abreast of new technology, industry trends, and platform improvements that affect digital media and craft relevant POVs that expand reach for client goals.

Requirements

● Approximately 6-8 years of hands-on experience working with mid to large size brands as a community manager or social media strategist, in an agency environment.

● Demonstrated mastery across social media platforms, and a portfolio to back it up.

● Ability to clearly and concisely articulate social media strategy and concepts and collaborate cross functionally, adding meaningful value throughout the process, from brainstorming to concepting to execution.

● Strong analytical skills and experience analyzing metrics to track success and inform future strategies.

● Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

● Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional experience required.

Manifest

We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative and hands-on Marketing Assistant to join our team and drive awareness for consumers, retail printing and mobile products within the USA market.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate or for someone in their early career to drive new initiatives, aligned with the latest market trends, across marketing channels events, promo, and in-store, and looking for ways to promote outside of existing channels.

Responsibilities

• Execute and implement local marketing strategy across key marketing and communication channels, including through PR, Pop-Ups, Events, and partnership promo activities.
• Assist in managing the budget process for all items planned and produced.
• Work with the Business Managers to provide marketing support for account sales plans.
• Assist the account’s marketing team with design and implementation details to ensure effective delivery of marketing collateral.
• Identify potential new channels and develop and implement activities to create awareness and leads within these areas – Channel relevant trade advertising, trade show, channel events..

Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent experience, ideally within Marketing or Business.
• Experience in digital and retail consumer marketing (Advantageous).
• Prior experience managing 3rd party vendors and agencies (Beneficial).
• Previous experience of content creation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work accurately, confidently and without close supervision.
• Excellent Excel and presentation skills.
• Awareness to all elements of the marketing mix.

Edge Active Marketing

A cover letter must be included to be considered for this position.

NABP offers a 35 hour workweek.

This position is non-exempt and offers a hybrid work model.

Task Coordination 

• Coordinates the day-to-day operation of NABP’s B2B and B2C social media profiles on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. 
• Writes engaging content for all social media platforms while maintaining brand identity. 
• Works closely with the graphic designers to create compelling multimedia content (images and video) for social media platforms. 
• Researches and writes blog content at the direction of the Marketing Manager. Reviews blog content from SMEs and edits for style and voice, applies SEO best practices, and coordinates approvals. 
• Ensures that social media and blog content is published accurately and that posting deadlines are met. 
• Monitors activity on social media channels and responds to comments or inquiries as appropriate. Routes questions to the department manager as needed. 
• Working with the Marketing Manager, builds, optimizes, and maintains paid search and display campaigns via platforms such as Google Ads, Bing, Yahoo, Facebook, etc. 

Marketing 

• Works with the Marketing Manager and the Marketing and Communications Director to implement social media strategies. 
• Presents ideas for social media campaigns to increase followers and engagement and executes campaigns upon approval from the Marketing Manager and the Marketing and Communications Director. 
• Actively monitors social media trends and best practices to drive continuous improvement. 

Reporting & Documentation 

• Develops and maintains social media and blog calendars to track campaigns/content and ensures posting frequency meets platform/campaign requirements. 
• Analyzes and tracks social media, blog, and paid search/display campaign metrics across channels; prepares regular reports for leadership; and makes recommendations to optimize content based on findings. 

Job Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, or a similar field. 
• At least 3 years demonstrated social media or marketing communications experience, including writing, editing, and publishing content for specific audiences. 
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills required.  
• Project management experience with excellent attention to detail required.  
• Proficient with social media tools and techniques; experience with Hootsuite a plus. 
• Working knowledge and experience with web content management systems, such as WordPress, and basic knowledge of HTML a plus.  
• Working knowledge of search engine optimization (SEO).  
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, in particular Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

Local to Chicago, Suburbs, and Surrounding Border states to IL ONLY!
Casting Alert!

Searching for:

• MALES AND FEMALES,
• all ethnicities,
• 20’s to 70’s,

To work as HOSPITAL TYPES on TUESDAY, May 2ND.

This will require a Covid test (takes about one hour) on MONDAY, MAY 1ST.

Local to Chicago, Suburbs, and Surrounding Border states to IL ONLY!
Casting Alert!

Searching for:

• MALES AND FEMALES,
• all ethnicities,
• 30’s to 50’s,

To work as BUSINESS PEOPLE AND FBI TYPES (males short hair, clean shaven) on Monday, May 1st.

This will require a Covid test (takes about one hour) on Friday, April 28th, you might have to attend a wardrobe fitting on Thursday, April 27th.

Major Baby Brand Commercial

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: Babies and Toddlers (ages 1 month – 3 years old) and their real parents to be featured in a commercial for a major baby brand! 

PRODUCT: A Major Baby Brand (product is under NDA) 

TYPE OF PRODUCTION: This is a NON UNION Commercial with Stills that will be used for 1 year in North America for TV/Broadcast, Internet/New Media, Industrial, Print, and Historical usage. 

COMPENSATION (If booked for the project):

Babies Session Rate – $350.00 per work day (hours are subject to IL child labor laws), and $50.00 for wardrobe fitting (if needed)

Adults Session Rate – $500.00 per 10 hour work day, and $50.00 for wardrobe fitting (if needed)

If featured in the final commercial, each person (adults and children) will be compensated $2,000.00 for the usage!  

All minors in the state of IL would need to obtain a work permit and a trust account in order to shoot this commercial.  O’Connor Casting and Production will supply you with all information needed for this if your child is booked! 

Client encourages real parents to audition with their baby/toddler for this project, they would love to consider you!

DATES NEEDED: 

Callback Date: if needed, the Director and Producers may want to meet you for a Callback audition on Mon. 5/1, Tues. 5/2 or Weds. 5/3 at our offices in the West Loop. 

Wardrobe fitting: Tues. 5/9

Shoot Dates: Thurs. 5/11 and/or Fri. 5/12 (likely only needed 1 day)

Shoot Location: Chicagoland Area (you must be able to transport yourself to and from set in the Chicago area)

The Field Museum is a not-for-profit organization located on the Museum Campus of Chicago. Since the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, we have conducted research across all seven continents and accumulated a collection of over 40 million specimens and artifacts.

The Field Museum is searching for an Exhibitions Project Manager to join our team!

The Project Manager coordinates exhibition content development, design, graphics, production, and installation for both in-house or traveling temporary exhibitions. They perform ongoing project management, including (but not limited to) leading exhibition team meetings, representing the team at Museum-wide and inter-departmental meetings, and ensuring that exhibitions are on schedule and on budget. They are the conduit of information between the exhibition team and other Museum departments and the Museum’s main contact with outside partners on these projects. As needed, the Project Manager acts as the Museum’s spokesperson to the press and media for these exhibitions.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Reports to the Exhibitions Operations Director
• Reinforces institutional goals for the project and makes sure the team is responsive to these goals, which form the starting point in the conception of the project
• Facilitates the team throughout the exhibition development, design, production, and installation process
• Organizes meetings and develops agendas, and ensures that all team members are aware of deadlines and specific deliverables
• Documents decisions and next steps, and notes when team members will bring deliverables back to the team
• Helps guide team to meet budgetary goals
• Drafts project-related contracts and works to ensure contract compliance
• Acts as spokesperson for the team to outside groups and serves as a conduit of information into the team from outside
• Works closely with Exhibition Directors to best position the team’s work within the institution; prepares team and individual team members (as needed) for presentations
• Facilitates positive interpersonal dynamics on the team; works as needed with individuals and the group to help eliminate roadblocks
• Helps build team spirit and actively seeks activities and opportunities for team building outside of the project
• Equally supports all team members in their roles of design, production, development, etc. Encourages communication between team members. Ensures quieter team members can be heard. When there are dissenting opinions, encourage team members to clearly articulate their differing points of view and work toward resolution. When needed, drive the team toward decisions to reach closure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. At least 3 years of museum experience working on exhibitions, and a background in anthropology, art history or related field is preferred
• Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, public speaking, and written) are required
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate diverse teams and experience working in a creative, multidisciplinary and fast-paced work environment
• Experience with creation and reviewing contracts, budgets, and schedules
• Demonstrated organizational, planning and project management experience with exceptional attention to detail and communication skills
• Embraces working with people of different cultures, nationalities, and localities
• Exhibits positive, professional manner and maintains strict confidentiality at all times
• Knowledge of standard Office suite software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.), with Microsoft Project experience preferred
• Experience with Google products, and other project management software such as Basecamp desirable

Important Note: In order to protect the health and safety of our employees, guests and their families, the Field Museum is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Requests for exemptions from the vaccine will not be considered as given the nature of this position, we are unable to provide an accommodation for anyone who has not been vaccinated.

The Field Museum is an equal opportunity workplace and employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other protected class. We strive to create a working environment that is free of all forms of discrimination and one that promotes human dignity and mutual respect among all staff. We believe every member of our organization enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, to identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions.

The Field Museum strives to ensure that our career website and recruiting process are accessible to all. If you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application, or if you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].
The Field Museum

Creative Director

eCommerce

Greater Chicago Area – Hybrid

THE COMPANY:

An organization that is a mainstay in the eCommerce space is in the market for a Creative Director to manage their brand and creative team as a whole!

THE ROLE:

As the Creative Director, your main focus will be on overseeing the entirety of creative strategy, development, and execution. Some of your key responsibilities will be:

• Managing a team of project managers, copywriters, web designers, graphic designers, and other creative professionals
• Presenting unique and innovative strategic concepts and solutions for a multitude of projects at once
• Analyzing and reporting feedback on the creative team’s projects to ensure quality and best practices
• Working collaboratively with both internal teams and external partners

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Ample experience being both managerial and hands-on in marketing and creative strategy
• Comfortability managing large budgets to drive revenue throughout the business
• Proficient in presenting to senior leadership and collaborating with both internal and external teams
• Familiarity with A/B testing alongside tools such as the Adobe suite, Microsoft suite, Jira, & other marketing tools
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or related industry required. Master’s preferred.

THE BENEFITS:

As a Creative Director, you can earn a competitive basic salary and industry-leading benefits.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please register your interest by sending your resume to Rachel Davner via the Apply link.

KEYWORDS:

Marketing, Management, Strategy, Creative Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Budget Management, Campaign Management, Campaign Strategy, Analysis, Sales, Vendor Relationships, Social Media, Adobe, SEO, A/B Testing, Microsoft Office, Jira

Harnham

We are looking for a Creative Director specializing in art direction—who is driven to connect with every audience (both internally and across platforms). A resourceful problem solver that channels contagious energy to inspire and lead. At OKRP, we believe work is ready when we “feel” it. This is a job for a maker and a leader. Working with a CD CW, you will manage and lead assigned creative projects. You will also be responsible for contributing creative ideas to these assignments. Egoless creativity is key.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The CD AD is responsible, in the area of creative for:

• Directly supporting your GCDs on your brand team’s creative development and championing the executions best aligned with strategic reasoning forward.

• Working with your Creative Director Copy partner, you will co-manage and contribute to the day-to-day on key pieces of existing business.

• Processing feedback and responding with creative that exceeds expectations.

• Knowing the difference between an execution and a big idea.

• The ability to inspire and awe client partners with great work and a sense of presentational showmanship is a must.

• Willing to raise your hand and help others when workload allows.

• Managing the creative process with PMs and your partner will be key. You will have several balls in the air at once and need to keep things flowing smoothly, while continually reviewing and optimizing every piece of work – sometimes under changing deadlines and parameters.

• Mentoring, nurturing and creatively challenging ACDs, senior and lower level teams and those reporting to you on a daily basis.

• Performing other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

• 10 years minimum agency experience

• Excellent recommendations

• Strong portfolio of work that features integrated big ideas brought to life through a wide-range of media channels

REQUIRED SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Possess strong art directing background / skills
• Plays nicely with others
• Willing to dive in head first to any assignment big or small.
• Be both right brained and left brained – but never overthink work
• Flexibility and adaptability in the face of ambiguity and change
• Believes in great work and knows it when they see it
• Strong client-facing and presentation skills
• Exceptional time-management, organization, written/verbal communication and presentation skills
• Energy, curiosity and an ability to maintain your sense of humor under tight timelines
• A passion and expertise for doing great work— along with your partner, you’ll come in ready to contribute and grow as a creative team
• The desire and ability to manage talent – you’ll come in ready to lead and develop less seasoned teams

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL STANDARDS

Standing, walking, reaching, stooping, crouching, twisting, bending, crawling

WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT

Typically, this is an office environment which can involve periods of sitting, standing, bending, twisting

HOURS WORKED

Full-time employees are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. Work hours vary by need and role.

OKRP

We are looking for a Creative Director specializing in copywriting—who is driven to connect with every audience (both internally and across platforms). A resourceful problem solver that channels contagious energy to inspire and lead. At OKRP, we believe work is ready when we “feel” it. This is a job for a maker and a leader. Working with a CD Art Director, you will manage and lead assigned creative projects. You will also be responsible for contributing creative ideas to these assignments. Egoless creativity is key.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The CD CW is responsible, in the area of creative for:

• Directly supporting your GCDs on your brand team’s creative development and championing the executions best aligned with strategic reasoning forward.

• Working with your Creative Director AD partner, you will co-manage and contribute to the day-to-day on key pieces of existing business.

• Processing feedback and responding with creative that exceeds expectations.

• Knowing the difference between an execution and a big idea.

• The ability to inspire and awe client partners with great work and a sense of presentational showmanship is a must.

• Willing to raise your hand and help others when workload allows.

• Managing the creative process with PMs and your partner will be key. You will have several balls in the air at once and need to keep things flowing smoothly, while continually reviewing and optimizing every piece of work – sometimes under changing deadlines and parameters.

• Mentoring, nurturing and creatively challenging ACDs, senior and lower level teams and those reporting to you on a daily basis.

• Performing other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

• 10 years minimum agency experience

• Excellent recommendations

• Strong portfolio of work that features integrated big ideas brought to life through a wide-range of media channels

REQUIRED SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Possess strong art directing background / skills
• Plays nicely with others
• Willing to dive in head first to any assignment big or small.
• Be both right brained and left brained – but never overthink work
• Flexibility and adaptability in the face of ambiguity and change
• Believes in great work and knows it when they see it
• Strong client-facing and presentation skills
• Exceptional time-management, organization, written/verbal communication and presentation skills
• Energy, curiosity and an ability to maintain your sense of humor under tight timelines
• A passion and expertise for doing great work— along with your partner, you’ll come in ready to contribute and grow as a creative team
• The desire and ability to manage talent – you’ll come in ready to lead and develop less seasoned teams

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL STANDARDS

Standing, walking, reaching, stooping, crouching, twisting, bending, crawling

WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT

Typically, this is an office environment which can involve periods of sitting, standing, bending, twisting

HOURS WORKED

Full-time employees are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. Work hours vary by need and role.

OKRP