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NBC ‘Chicago Fire’ Event Extras Casting Call

Local to Chicago, Suburbs, and bordering states to IL ONLY!
 
Please don’t apply if you have worked in the past three weeks on Chicago Fire.
 
Casting Alert! Searching for MALES AND FEMALES, 18 to 60’s, all ethnicities, to work our outside event scene on Fri., Oct. 7th.
 
There will be a Covid test (takes about one hour) on Wed., Oct. 5th.

 

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NBC ‘Chicago Fire’ Casting Call for Extras w/ Cars

Local to Chicago, Suburbs, and bordering states to IL ONLY!
 
Please don’t apply if you have worked in the past three weeks on Chicago Fire.
 
Casting Alert!
 
Searching for: MALES AND FEMALES WITH CARS, 20’s to 40’s ( no red, no white, no dents, good drivers with insurance) to work on Oct. 10th and Oct. 11th.
 
There will be a covid test (takes about one hour) on Friday, Oct. 7th.
 
You will be mostly parked on a HIGHWAY outside of Chicago, 26 miles North of Chicago’s city limits.
 
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Cleansing Wipes Casting Call for Vitiligo Models

Our lovely client REALLY wants to represent someone with VITILIGO for their upcoming cleansing wipes advertisement.
 
  • Men and women
  • Any age
  • Who have darker skin tones/Black/African American/African with vitiligo.
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Independent Feature Film Casting Call

Looking to fill the following roles:

-Grace: African American, Female, about 23 years old, pessimistic but also level headed, quiet, intelligent, self pity, well-versed in philosophy and self educated. Father died in front of her mother when a police officer mistook Grace’s Father for a gang member. He accused him of having a weapon, he was shot and killed. Grace’s mother developed a drinking problem shortly after that. Grace began to live with her aunt and her mother disappeared. Grace and her aunt did not have a good relationship. They would fight constantly. That all escalated gradually over time until the day when Grace gets fired for stealing. Grace and her aunt get into a physical confrontation beyond what either of them ever thought was possible. Grace left her home that day, both bloody and bruised. Grace feels like the worst possible thing will always happen, she believes life is painful and doesn’t care if she lives or dies. She believes in no religion or spirituality and thinks life is ultimately pointless.

-Omar: Hispanic, male, 24, short black hair, physically fit, tattoos never met his father and he was the man of the house for his mom and his sister until his mom passed away from cancer after high school. His sister is in college now but Omar still visits his grandma from time to time, despite her not approving of his lifestyle. GRACE for her honesty, intellect and bravery. OMAR is extremely loyal, gentle, opinionated, independent thinker, but feels hopeless.

-Vic: Caucasian, female, 24 years old, lives in suburbs. Her mom and dad got a divorce and she stayed with her mom while her sister went to live with their dad. In school, Vic was a class clown, always acting out and getting in trouble. Her mother would eat her and call her unthinkable names. She developed a drug addiction when she started stealing her mothers pills. Once her mother found out that Vic was stealing pills when she saved Vic’s life from an OD. After that Vic went to rehab at the age of 16. Vic returns from rehab but quickly falls back into an addictive mindset and begins to seek out hard core drugs from people she meets in school. Her and her mother get into a huge fight over this that ends with Vic being kicked out of the home. She likes to push people to their edge. She often drowns out her feelings with drugs and adrenaline.

-The Alchemist: African American, male, 33, formerly known as Chris. He is cultured, articulate, passionate with a powerful voice. He has the ability to convince himself and others to believe almost anything with a mix of charm, charisma, bravado, hyperbole, marketing, appeasement and persistence. His parents were very Christian evangelist.His father died and he grew to hate his mother and the church. He went to med school for a year and dropped out to become a writer. He lived an immensely interesting life and met many different kinds of people. The first draft of his first book was published and became a bestseller. Since then he follows his wife’s orders and throws believing she and she alone know what is best for him. When he began to gain a following people saw him as a prophet, which made him feel uncomfortable, but with some encouragement from his wife and all the gifts he could ever ask for, he soon gave into his greed.  

The party is to celebrate and welcome new members to the cult, thanks to their decision to come into the public eye and be introduced to the mainstream media. The Master is writing a new book and in it he explains how his “religion” is to end all religions. He only believes in the self. The Master has been buying up property(pawn shop) all around town and expanding his reach. His beliefs have been getting more and more radical as he gets older. He started with meditation, moving into rituals and then incorporating drugs, sex and now DEATH into the rituals. He is about to take his first steps into total radicalization,  wanting total world domination and to destroy all religions for the good of humanity.    

He thinks rituals with, sex and chemicals can change your mind state and you can find your own true will. He does not tolerate any questioning of his views and has violent outbursts. He wants Grace to join so that he can impregnate her and they will give birth to a Moon child.

He is a heavy drinker but his wife keeps him from going off the rails. But now he wants to delve deeper into dark magic and Sam thinks they should do a human sacrifice by killing people that believe in god. The master starts believing that turning against society is the only thing that can free you and that we all need to break cycles, in order to invoke our ascension from the Karmic wheel of rebirth.

-Tris (Alchemist’s Wife): Caucasian, Female, 32, red hair, quite, strategic, dressed in purple. met Chris aka The Master in med school and is responsible for pushing him to follow his love of writing and poetry. She became a nurse, they married and got a house together after knowing each other for a month. After his first time reading his poetry to her she could see how special he was, so she made it her life’s mission to make the world see him as she does. She is a writer, but also a mystic, and ceremonial magician. She is also responsible for forming his beliefs into a cult of followers. Since then, she has become obsessed with her own power that comes with being a cult leader’s wife. SHE HATES VICTOR AND GRACE. Sam wants to take her quest for power to the next level and she thinks by killing someone she will become endowed with some kind of powerful evil spirit. She seeks to become the most powerful witch who’s ever lived.

Shoot dates: November

Location: Chicagoland, IL

Compensation: Paid.

 

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NBC ‘Chicago Fire’ Joggers Casting Call

Local to Chicago, Suburbs, and Surrounding Suburbs ONLY!
 
Casting Alert!
 
Searching for:
  • UPSCALE MALES AND FEMALES JOGGERS
  • (20’s to 40’s), ALL ETHNICITIES, with UPSCALE CARS or BICYCLES, to work in a neighborhood scene on Wednesday, Sept. 28th.
 
This will require a Covid test (takes about one hour) on Monday, Sept. 26th.
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Tourism Commercial Casting Call

! SAG Commercial Production !
 
We will need extras for a tourism commercial (SAG) that shoots in Chicago and Galena area on 10/4–7
 
Very Diverse Group of adult extras (25 years and older) to play as couples. Any Ethnicty/Gender.
 
Chicago Shoots 10/4 and 10/7 and possibly a shot on 10/6
 
Galena Shoots 10/5 and 10/6 and possibly a shot on 10/4
 
  • One couple that is in their 50’s/60’s,
    • the rest will be Gen X (41-58) and
  • Millennials (25-42)
Signatory Producer: CMC Forecast
Production Co is STORY
Location: Chicago, IL, Galena, IL
 
***Galena Extras to be LOCAL to Galena***
Please NOTE in your email if you are close to Galena, Illinois and how many miles you are away.
 
SAG Extras Rate: $427.30/8 hours + OT if overtime and applicable bumps and benefits. The performer cannot cross out any options at the time of the shoot. Any questions on this on-set will be directed back to Casting for discussion.
 
All talent will be COVID tested prior to wardrobe fittings and shoot work. There may or may not be a wardrobe fitting.
***Paid Stipend for Covid Testing. This is generally 48 hours prior. Need to be in full compliance with the CDC Guidelines.
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Americaneagle.com is a family-owned web design, development, and digital marketing agency with a passionate belief in the power of technology to positively transform business practices. Our focus is helping customers grow and achieve success in the digital space. We cover a variety of different industries, including ecommerce, associations & nonprofits, government, healthcare, sports & entertainment, transportation and more. The company was recently named by Built in Chicago as one of the best places to work and to Inc.com’s list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies for the past eight years.

We are looking for an experienced, creative, and energetic Senior Social Media Coordinator to join internal marketing team to improve reach and engagement. As a Senior Social Media Coordinator, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our social media strategy in order to increase our digital presence and improve our marketing and sales efforts. You will be working closely with the Marketing and Sales departments. The Senior Social Media Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring Americaneagle.com’s social media strategy and campaigns in order to increase brand awareness, improve marketing efforts, and increase sales. If you have demonstrated success scaling profitable lead generation campaigns through social channels, this job is for you!

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, implement and manage our social media strategy
  • Execute the posting and scheduling of social content calendar across all social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc.), considering both customer engagement metrics as well as web traffic
  • Maintain social content calendars across multiple social media platforms
  • Create engaging content in text, image, and video format
  • Collaborate with designers on creating informative, attractive content
  • Oversee paid social ad campaigns
  • Provide ongoing management and optimization of these campaigns with a heavy emphasis on tracking and reporting.
  • Spearhead the development, execution, and reporting on social media employee advocacy program
  • Stay up-to-date with changes in all social platforms and come prepared with new, innovative ideas to reach and engage with our followers
  • Monitor SEO and user engagement and suggest content optimization
  • Communicate with industry professionals and influencers via social media to create a strong network
  • Execute outreach efforts and report on online feedback and reviews from external audience
  • Partner with the rest of the marketing team to ensure smooth integration of social media marketing into our overall growth strategy.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications or related field
  • 3+ years of experience as a Social Media Coordinator or similar role (at an agency is a plus!)
  • A deep passion for social media and excellent knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media best practices (Has at least 2 years working with LinkedIn specifically with a proven track record with results to show)
  • Ability to deliver creative text, image, and video content / Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite a plus
  • Experience with a social scheduling and analytics tools, such as Hootsuite a plus, and the ability to adjust and optimize marketing strategies based on findings
  • Solid track record of running paid social campaigns, specifically on LinkedIn
  • Solid understanding of leveraging hashtags and trending topics
  • Understanding of social media for B2B company a plus
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills required and excellent personal organization and task prioritization skills
  • Good understanding of SEO, social media KPIs, analytics, and reporting
  • Excellent multitasking and problem-solving skills

Americaneagle.com provides its employees with an energetic work environment and opportunities to further develop their skills. Our dedication to growing our development team is how we can produce excellent sites and applications for our clients. We do all of this while maintaining a family value focus and pushing for a good work-life balance. We offer a generous compensation and benefits package.

Americaneagle.com

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NBC ‘Chicago Fire’ Upscale Cars Casting Call

Local to Chicago, Suburbs, and Surrounding Suburbs ONLY!
 
Casting Alert!
 
Searching for: 
  • UPSCALE MALES AND FEMALES
  • with UPSCALE CARS or BICYCLES
  • ages 20’s to 60’s to work in a neighborhood scene on Wednesday, Sept. 28th.
This will require a Covid test (takes about one hour) on Monday, Sept. 26th.

 

One of the top Construction firms in Chicago is seeking a professional and collaborative Senior Marketing Coordinator to add to their team. The Senior Marketing Coordinator will administer all sales and marketing initiatives for the accomplished firm. The ideal individual will be results driven, well versed with social media channels, and have 3+ years of sales and marketing coordination experience. The salary for this role is $60-75K/yr dependent on experience.

Responsibilities of the Senior Marketing Coordinator:

  • Manage and maintain social media channels; implement unique strategies to drive traffic
  • Create content for corporate videos and maintain staff directory
  • Maintain positive business and customer relationships
  • Coordinate and execute photography for special events
  • Provide marketing support the affiliate office
  • Maintain websites
  • Additional projects and tasks as needed

Requirements of the Senior Marketing Coordinator:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, communications, or business-related field
  • 3+ years’ experience in sales and marketing
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite & InDesign
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Strong understanding of marketing strategy and how to utilize these concepts
  • Creative, resourceful, and results driven individual
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills
  • Strong time management skills and ability to work independently

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Mack & Associates, Ltd.

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NBC ‘Chicago Fire’ Bar Scene Casting Call

Local to Chicago, Suburbs, and the Surrounding Border States ONLY!
 
Please don’t apply if you have worked in the last three weeks on Chicago Fire.
 
Casting Alert!
  • Searching for:
  • MALES
  • all ethnicities
  • 20’s to 40’s
  • to work a BAR SCENE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 20TH, with a Covid test (takes about one hour) on Monday, Sept. 19th.
 
These are non-speaking roles and we are playing it as a BLUE COLLAR bar.
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Chicago Casting Call: Be Part of Hulu’s The Bear Season 4

Are you based in Chicago and ready to be part of a hit TV series? The Bear, Hulu’s critically acclaimed show set in the heart of the city, is now casting local background actors and kitchen staff for its upcoming fourth season!

Filming will take place on location in Chicago, and the production is actively seeking real locals to help bring the story to life. Whether you’re an actor, a culinary professional, or just a fan of the series looking for your shot — this is your chance to join the action.

Now Casting Locals in Chicago

Casting Directors are looking for:

  • Chicago-based talent only (must be local to the area)
  • Background actors and kitchen staff for various roles

Featured Roles Include:

  • Kitchen Staff: Line cooks, dishwashers, sous chefs, pastry chefs, and more. Real culinary experience is a big plus!
  • Theater Attendees: Extras to portray audience members for specific scenes — no acting experience required.

About the Show

Set in Chicago, The Bear follows Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, a young chef who returns home to run his family’s sandwich shop. The show has received widespread praise for its authenticity, intensity, and raw storytelling — especially its portrayal of the high-pressure restaurant world.

Season 4 will take the story even deeper, and this is your opportunity to be part of it in your own city.

How to Apply

Step 1: Sign Up on Project Casting
Create your free profile at ProjectCasting.com and make sure to:

  • Upload a professional photo or headshot
  • List any acting or culinary experience
  • Highlight your availability and Chicago location

Step 2: Look for The Bear Season 4 Casting Calls
Search for the latest casting notices specific to The Bear and select roles that match your experience or interest.

Step 3: Submit Your Application
Follow the directions on each casting notice. Some roles may require a self-tape or in-person availability. Culinary roles may ask for experience or certifications.

Pro Tip: Familiarize yourself with The Bear‘s tone by watching past episodes — it’ll help you understand the world you’ll be stepping into.

Filming Begins Soon — Don’t Miss Out

Casting is ongoing, and filming is expected to begin in early 2025 right here in Chicago. Keep checking Project Casting for the latest updates and open roles.

Ready to Join One of TV’s Hottest Shows?

Whether you’re a seasoned actor, a chef with on-the-line experience, or just looking to get on set — this is your chance to work on a major production filming right in your hometown.

  • Apply now through Project Casting and take the first step toward being part of The Bear Season 4.