Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

NBC ‘Chicago Fire’ Casting Call

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

Casting Alert!

Searching for MALES, 20’s thru 40’s, all ethnicities, who can work our MOLLY’S BAR SCENE on Tuesday, Oct. 18th. There will be a Covid test on Monday, Oct. 17th (take about one hour)

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

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

Casting Alert! Searching for MALES ages 30’s to 50’s, all ethnicities, who can work as a DOORMAN on Friday, October 21st. You need to attend a Covid test on Wednesday, Oct. 19th at Cinespace (takes about one hour).

Please don’t apply if you have worked in the last three weeks on Chicago Fire.

To apply send a recent color photograph with your height, weight, age, phone number, city, state, and clothing sizes, with shoe size to [email protected] and put “Doorman 10.21” in the subject line.

We need your suit jacket, neck, sleeve, waist, inseam, T-shirt, and shoe size. Please don’t send in unless you have listed all your sizes as you will need to fit into a uniform. 

Let us know the last time you worked on Chicago Fire, if at all.

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

Casting Alert!

Searching for MALES AND FEMALES with CARS (no white, no red, no black, with insurance, no loud mufflers), ages 20’s to 60’s all ethnicities, who can work on Monday, Oct. 17th, and Covid testing Friday, Oct. 14th (takes about one hour).

Don’t send in if you have worked in the past month on Chicago Fire.

Local to Chicago, Surrounding Suburbs, and border states to IL ONLY!

Casting Alert! Featured non-speaking role.

Searching for MALES, 40’s, any ethnicity, who looks like a guy who could be “a good gritty bad guy look”. This is the direction we received to find this look. The photo shoot is this Friday, 10.14 TBD time. It will only take a few hours.

You will then come back on our next episode for a one-day shoot to be arrested. This day hasn’t been chosen yet.

Please make sure you are flexible enough to work in order to submit. I need to show pictures to the director.

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

Casting Alert!

Searching for Males and Females, all ethnicities, ages 20’s to 60’s, to play MOLLY’S BAR PATRONS on Tuesday, Oct. 18th. There is a Covid test on Monday, Oct. 17th (Takes about one hour).

Don’t apply if you have worked in the past three weeks on Chicago Fire. Let us know the last time you have worked.

NBC ‘Chicago Fire’ Extras Casting Call

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

Casting Alert!

Searching for LARGE, TALL, MUSCLES,  BOUNCER TYPE MALES, ANY ETHNICITY, 20s to 40’s, who can play a BOUNCER on Monday, October 24th on Chicago Fire. There will be a Covid test and wardrobe fitting the week before. Covid test and possible fitting on Friday, Oct 21st.

We need all your following clothing sizes. Don’t send in unless you give us all these sizes.

Position: Creative Director – Branding

Location: Hybrid

Starts: Ready to interview

Duration: Full-Time

Status: Full-Time

Rate: Up to $150k depending on experience

Our interior design client located in downtown Chicago is looking for a Creative Director to join their in-house studio team in a Full Time capacity.

This role is hybrid – onsite Tues-Thurs.

This role is exciting for a Creative Director who is willing to step into a well established company/team and continue to elevate the work.

To be considered for this role, the Creative Director must have:

• Ideally hospitality branding(restaurant or hotel ok too)
• Identity/branding experience and work in their portfolio
• Experience creating a concept and taking it through to delivery – concept, identity, print and digital collateral, etc.
• Possess a deep understanding of storytelling, branding, typography, and both print and digital design
• Strong communication/presentation skills to show work to executives

Creative Director Responsibilities Include:

• Overseeing branding for boutique hotels, restaurants and other properties from design intent to print production.
• Guiding the internal team(4 designers) and overseeing projects ensuring the quality of work.
• Manage and contribute to the work product, leading brainstorms, generating big ideas, and executing creative work

Submit resume (and samples if applicable) to: [email protected]

Creative Circle

Children’s Theatre of Winnetka (CTW) is looking to hire a non-union freelance Stage manager for our Fall Show “Spongebob Musical” at the Winnetka Community House directed by Aaron Umsted. There are 6 shows; dates are Thursday Nov 17th-Sunday Nov 20th.

Other hours include:

4 hours of rehearsal attendance week of Nov 1st.

16 hours rehearsals Nov 8th-11th.

Tech Nov 12th/13th daytime

Dress rehearsals Nov 15h/16th evenings

Will consider theatre students.

Pay is commensurate with experience.

Children’s Theatre Winnetka

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

Associate Event Producers support the internal workings such as planning, staffing, tracking and overall behind the scenes of activating Diageo brand events. They are responsible for assisting the Regional Director in an administrative support role to execute the overall quality and execution of consumer experiences. Specific responsibilities include (but not limited to): staffing, managing payroll, Event report forms, event sourcing, budget creation / management, vendor communications, timeline management, asset logistics, on-site execution, administrative and operational tasks. Events range in size, scale, and timing, and Associate Event Producers must be able to organize and coordinate multiple sized events simultaneously. This role requires strong cultural, community, and local awareness, with the ability to connect brands with the right events while maximizing consumer satisfaction and brand relevance.

Perks

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

Qualifications

• Play a support role to Event Regional Directors and assist in all aspects of administrative needs, event planning and activation within designated markets as assigned, ensuring all deliverables are met for both regional and localized assignments and any assigned task as assigned.
• Help source event opportunities that align with brand objectives to assigned regions and markets as needed.
• Activate assigned events according to brand guidelines and ensure execution is consistent with brand standards
• Coordinate staffing and logistics for all non-premise brand experiences (event staffing, asset transportation, product delivery, etc.)
• Lead on-site production and or provide experienced on-site PM to lead (asset facilitation, consumer sampling, hospitality, content capture) ibn select markets
• Point-of-contact for clarification, trouble shooting, and issue escalation
• Work with national and local vendors, including insurance carriers
• Procure permits, civic documents, and all other permits / paperwork required for events
• Administrative tasks; invoice requests, staff payroll, expenses, etc.
• When requested:Travel within assigned market area is expected and often required to perform managerial, activation, and execution responsibilities
• Assist in managing Regional Vehicle asset program.

Organizational Purpose

• Assist with the negotiation of event sponsorships that maximize brand impact and value for assigned locations
• Provide client and stakeholders with new ideas and activation opportunities
• Help manage pre / during / post event communications, ensuring any issues or changes that might impact events are escalated or approved through proper channels and documented

Financial Responsibility

• Support budget creation, implementation, expense tracking & management, and reporting as assigned by the Regional Director
• Provide continual budgetary input on event cost expenditures per event

Management Responsibility

• Reports directly to the MKTG Regional Director
• Ensure activation is planned for / and executed in compliance with state event regulations, local sampling laws, company policies, and client marketing codes

Outputs

• Continual evaluation of local market sponsorship opportunities and local event alignments against brand objectives
• Meet regularly with Regional Director to ensure and enforce activation scopes are achieved
• Ensure part-time event staff are understanding of activation goals and local compliance

Required Skills & Experience

• 2+ years of experience producing experiential / event production projects within a marketing or communications environment
• Particularly interested in experience tying business strategy and sponsorship to experiential events.
• Experience in at least one additional specialized area such as: stage production, lighting technology and design, transportation, set fabrication, décor styling, etc.
• Strong organizational and coordinating abilities
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to support numerous projects simultaneously while managing priorities and timelines
• Strong interpersonal skills and easily approachable
• Ability to pro-actively anticipate obstacles and create solutions.
• Must possess a strong work ethic, thrive in a fast-paced dynamic work environment, (this is not a 9 to 5 job)
• College graduate (BA or BS) or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Daily Use/Knowledge of: Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint, Keynote. General understanding of Sketchup or ACAD is preferred.

Additional Information

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.

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.
dentsu international

At LTD Commodities, (the fastest-growing division of Amerimark Interactive), we are committed to providing unique products at tremendous values to our customers. We are looking for difference makers, innovators and thought leaders to help expand our 85% web-penetrated business, build our digital presence, and reach new customers every day. LTD provides a collaborative and dynamic environment for you to do what you do best.

The Photo Art Director will work closely with creative and merchandising teams as well as our dedicated Quad team to develop and execute on-brand, creative photo solutions for a variety of channels. The ideal candidate will have a strong photo background and thrive in the collaborative process of delivering exceptional work that achieves client goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enthusiastically collaborate to align on creative vision
• Primarily focus on the art direction of catalog and e-commerce shoots according to brand standards, including concepting, layout and design, prop selection, virtual on-set direction and retouching notes post shoot.
• Support other creative efforts in-office and in-studio across Print and Digital channels as requested
• Actively participate in style out, pre-production, and post-mortem meetings, while objectively evaluating imagery
• Exude a sense of innovation among conversation and concepting efforts
• Strategize testing opportunities in partnership with the client
• Ensure deadlines are met with a solution-oriented, efficiency-focused mindset
• Flourish relationships with partners, leadership, and internal team members
• Study the client’s brand and customer, as well as the competitive landscape

Qualifications:

• Required to provide a portfolio
• At least 5 years of experience providing art direction within a corporate setting
• Degree in Photography, Design, Visual/Fine Arts, or related studies is preferred
• Proven expertise in a high-volume, high-paced environment
• Stellar communication, strong organizational, and time management skills
• Flexible in response to client feedback, shifting business priorities, and tight deadlines
• Holds high regard for personal performance and professional accountability
• Showcases an understanding of branding and marketing strategies
• Knowledge of channel requirements to ensure assets meet required specifications
• Proficient in all Mac-based, industry standard programs including, but not limited to InDesign, Photoshop as well as the Microsoft Office suite

What’s in it for you?

• Unlimited PTO for salaried employees
• Medical/Dental/Vision and a variety of supplemental policies available
• Company 401K match
• Company Health Spending Account (HSA) match
• Company provides group life insurance at no cost
• COBRA reimbursement for salaried employees until health insurance eligible
• Paid Holidays
• Birthday off with pay!
• Pet Insurance
• Generous employee discounts

Must be in the office 2-3 times a week

LTD Commodities