Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR – COPY-SIDE

WE WANT YOU … TO WANT US

This is no Cheap Trick: Plan B is on the hunt for a dynamic, rockstar creative leader with serious copywriting chops to help our inclusive, equitable, and sustainability-minded agency soar to even greater heights – and our talented band of creatives wants you … to want us.

SEE our ‘We Want You… to Want Us’ VIDEO:

WE WANT YOUR LEADERSHIP. The Group Creative Director (Copy) is responsible for the overall supervision of the agency’s creative department and product, both design and copy, but with an emphasis on the quality of the copy.

WE WANT YOUR STRATEGIC & CREATIVE VISION. The Group Creative Director (Copy) interfaces with the client, account teams, creative department, production department, and management team, and is responsible for taking strategic marketing plans and interpreting them into “big ideas” with a unique point of view.

WE WANT YOUR SAVVY MANAGEMENT SKILLS. The Group Creative Director (Copy) advises the Creative Directors regarding which creative team members to assign to which creative assignments. He/she works closely with creative staff to ensure quality results, fostering professional growth while working to bring everyone’s work to the highest standard possible.

WE WANT YOUR EYE FOR DETAIL. The Group Creative Director (Copy) ultimately approves all work before presentation to the client, reviewing it with account leaders and taking their requests into consideration. Most of all, the Group Creative Director (Copy) recognizes the importance of the creative product with regard to the future success of the agency and is a steward of excellence behind all work the agency produces.

WE WANT YOU … TO APPLY NOW!

 CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Directs the creative product, striving for excellence from concept to completion of every project.
• Provides insightful, groundbreaking, and/or original creative concepts as required for specific assignments.
• Produces director-level copy across client accounts as needed.
• Collaborates with account group to joint estimate projects, assign resources, and define scope/schedule.
• Works closely with account teams to solve marketing problems through smart advertising and best practices.
• Manages Creative department, Creative Directors, Creative Production Services and Freelance resources.
• Confirms delivery schedules with account teams and oversees assignment of jobs to creative team members.
• Oversees creative solutions produced by team and offers valuable input to elevate quality of creative product.
• Serves as client-facing representative of the agency and effectively “sells” creative at client presentations.
• Responsible for the selection and management of freelance services.
• Assists in screening and interviewing applicants for creative positions, hiring and terminating to ensure creative department is appropriately staffed.
• Actively promotes the agency’s growth and exposure via new business pitches, self-promotional efforts, and RFP response/proposal development.
• Maintains current working knowledge of computer-related skills, software, and programs to ensure entire creative department and staff remain on the leading edge of essential technology and skills.
• Makes recommendations to ensure profitability for the agency.
• Recommends hardware and software purchases to keep department current and efficient.
• Supports agency operations as a senior member of the agency’s management team.

WHY PLAN B?

Plan B is never boring. We’ve managed to maintain a flat organizational structure, an agile development style and the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up, even after 20 years in business. We work with both Fortune 500 companies and the innovative startups who move culture forward – so the work is rewarding, relevant and dialed into the exciting ambience of our connected world.

As a highly strategic creative boutique, we understand how game-changing, category-killing creative work emerges from powerful insights that are properly driven through complex multi-channel executions.

• Highly-Competitive Salary
• Equity/Profit-Sharing Program
• 401K
• Liberal PTO Program (including summer hours)
• Continuing Education Support Opportunities
• Full Health Benefits
• Limited Matching Contributions to Any Non-profit of Your Choice
• Decent coffee
• Smart, fun, passionate, ass-busting colleagues
• We don’t do weekends (or many late nights)
• Etc.

We also recognize the critical difference today’s companies can (and must) make with regard to corporate responsibility and environmental sustainability. The values of conservation and efficiency have long been core to Plan B’s cultural and operational foundation, and are even more of a priority today in light of how much our world is changing.

In partnership, we work best with clients and vendors who share our passion for protecting the planet – companies whose operational and cultural priorities have shifted toward placing less value on GDP, and more value on GDH.

In practice, we are habitually seeking ways to do more with less, to reduce unnecessary waste and emissions, and to eagerly assist clients looking to promote their efforts to be responsible global citizens.

Plan B doesn’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

APPLY TODAY

Please send a short cover letter, link to your portfolio and attached resume to [email protected]

Local Chicago candidates only.

IF YOU ROCK, HERE’S HOW WE’LL ROLL …

 You made the first cut! Now what?*

1. First, we’ll email you a few additional qualifying questions (there are no wrong/right answers)

2. Next, we’ll schedule you for a 30-minute Google Meet video call with some of our team

3. If we think you’re the jam, we’ll have you take an online personality test (just to make sure you’re weird enough): https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/rheti?gclid=CjwKCAjwi8iXBhBeEiwAKbUofbtVQxNMOns5Ekt2l02MwwHk7O1cCwaib-2XlYPTDxD9yUx88bh44hoC3h0QAvD_BwE

4. And finally, an in-person interview with the Creative Team at the Plan B HQ, 116 W. Illinois St. #3W, Chicago (please be prepared to present a work case study)

(*We’re not looking to drag the process out! Our aim is to complete these steps within 10 working days.)

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NBC ‘Chicago Fire’ Casting Call

Local to Chicago, Suburbs, and Border States to Chicago ONLY!

Casting Alert!

Searching for MALES AND FEMALES, 20’s to 70’s, all ethnicities, to work our hospital scene for Chicago Fire, Wed., Nov. 9th, with a Covid test on Monday, Nov.7th (takes about one hour).

Don’t apply if you have worked in the past three weeks.

CASTING CALL – DURANGO 60623

ROLE: REAL VACATION FAMILY PHOTO

DATES: SUBMIT BY MON 11/21

LOCATION: CHICAGOLAND AREA

RATE: $625 if selected

LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO FIT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION:

– A real-life pair of parents around their early 40s, with 2-3 children–at least one around the age of 10-13, and another around the age of 5. May be any ethnicity and the children’s ages are flexible. You just need to look like a present-day, nuclear, happy family!

TO BE CONSIDERED: YOU MUST SUBMIT A CURRENT, WELL-TAKEN (i.e. NO blurry phone selfies, no filters, high quality, well-lit, etc.) FAMILY PHOTO OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN A VACATION-LIKE SETTING, AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BELOW.

***Because this does not require you to be physically present on set, this production’s vaccine mandate and testing protocol are NOT required as part of this role.

NBC ‘Chicago Fire’ Casting Call

Local to Chicago, Suburbs, and Surrounding Border States to Chicago ONLY!

Casting Alert!

Searching for AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES AND FEMALES, 20’s to 60’s, with cars (no white, no red, no black, no dents or rust, good driver, with insurance) to work with your cars on Tuesday, Nov. 8th. You will need to Covid test on Monday, Nov. 7th.

Educational Video Chicago Casting Call

Looking for (1) male or female, 35-65 years, that is:

• Somebody in higher education
• Somebody with a PhD
• Somebody with another advanced degree

The rate is great, the client is great, the shoot is 11/11-13, and we only needed 5 hours on one day!

You do not have to be using your degree in your current profession

Need just a few background talent for this Tuesday and Wednesday, the 8th and 9th.  

$200 for up to 10 hours. 

• Age Range: 18 (must be at least 18 years old-45
• ALL ethnicities, ALL genders ALL types.  
• Shooting Tuesday in ST. CHARLES, Illinois and Wednesday in ADDISON, Illinois. 
• Parking provided. Non-Union.

Company Description

dentsu creative is a collective of agencies at the forefront of culture and innovation. Formed in January of 2021, we are one of the most globally awarded teams across the Dentsu network. Composed of dentsuMB, 360i, and Isobar, amongst other notable agencies, we work with clients to provide solutions that meet people at every single point of their brand journey and are committed to upholding a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusivity.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Job Description

CREATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM:

Interns will be fully embedded and entrenched in the creative process from brief through production. They will work with multiple teams across brands that encompass some of the most iconic, household names on creative opportunities across all platforms: video (TV, online video, online video), print, radio, digital (websites, banners), and social.

This paid, full-time internship begins on Monday, June 6th and ends Friday, August 19th, 2022.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is excited and hungry. Someone who loves to create and tell stories. Interns can be rising seniors, recent graduates newly starting their career, career changers looking to enter a new industry, or anyone excited about growing their artistic and brand strategy skills alongside an innovative, outside-the-box creative team. We welcome and embrace candidates from non-traditional backgrounds – art school credentials and college degrees are not required! We invite people at all stages of their career to join our team and contribute their unique ideas and perspectives. All we ask is that you come with an exceptional eye for art and craft, a positive and ambitious attitude, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves.

Program Highlights

• Work on real client briefs and deliverables
• Fully embedded into creative projects with creative teams
• Partner with a Mentor to set and achieve professional development goals
• Complete a summer-long project, presented to senior-level executives
• Learn from exceptional creative talent across the brands
• Network with industry leaders and fellow Interns across dentsu Creative – 360i, dentsuMB, and isobar
• Work across potential clients like: American Express, 7-Eleven, FTX, Oreo, Crayola, Audible, Subway, Famous Footwear, Clorox, Disney, Chapstick, Hidden Valley Ranch and more!

Art Director interns will be expected to

• Collaborate with creatives to develop conceptual ideas
• Present well thought out creative concepts/ideas to Creative leads
• Execute visual excellence in deliverables
• Work shoots with photographers and videographers (virtual)
• Contribute to campaign ideation
• You will concept and art direct against deliverables, developing campaigns, comps, story boards and mockups
• Partner well with a copywriter, intern counterpart
• Proficient at Photoshop and/or Illustrator
• Have a great design sense

Qualifications

• Rising seniors, recent graduate, career, career changers looking to enter a new industry, or anyone interested in gaining more experience in the creative field.
• Ability to work in a team-based, fast-paced, detail-oriented environment
• Resourceful, aptitude for learning new skills, and initiative to participate in advanced projects.
• Be self-motivated, hard-working, well organized, and resilient to ever-changing timelines, requests, and deliverables
• Receive and apply constructive feedback, push past your comfort zone, and keep work on schedule
• Someone who will strive for creative excellence

A portfolio of creative work/creative examples are required for any creative internship

To Apply

• Applications are open until April 30th 2022
• Fill out an application: https://forms.office.com/r/rwn4hP1PCP
• Talent Acquisition will follow up with applicants via email
• All interviews will take place virtually and on a rolling basis
• By May 13th, all interns will be selected.

Perks

Additional Information

• Great compensation package
• Comprehensive healthcare plans
• 401(k) with employer match
• Flexible time-off
• 16 weeks paid parental leave

Dentsu is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Some of our award-winning agencies include 360i, Carat, dentsumcgarrybowen, DEG, dentsuX, iProspect and Merkle. Follow us on Twitter @DentsuUSA and visit dentsu.com/us.

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.

Dentsu (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.
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