Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Duration: 3+ months with possible extension

Pay is 40-45/hr

Job Description:

Reporting to the Director, Marketing Channels, the Digital Project Manager will lead the project management of key marketing campaigns, ensuring efficiency and timeliness, and help oversee and optimize the marketing department processes, ensuring operational excellence. This person will play a critical role in providing clarity and momentum to drive key marketing initiatives to fruition in a timely and cohesive manner.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams and external partners to drive multiple concurrent projects and to meet our strategic and tactical marketing objectives via web-based project management software.
• Responsible for driving cross-functional planning and collaboration on key marketing campaigns, ensuring connectivity across all channels (sem, seo, social, site, etc.) and with multiple partners (merchandising, external agencies, etc.).
• Create and execute project plans and revise as appropriate to meet continuously changing needs and requirements.
• Oversee all aspects of projects: scope, risk, schedule, budget, quality, and communication to stakeholders’ fullest satisfaction.
• Lead internal and external status meetings effectively; capture, store and distribute meeting notes.
• Evaluate new work requests, identify resources needed, assign individual responsibilities, and schedule action items.
• Provide regular updates and progress reports to marketing leadership.
• Act as a point of escalation internally and with partners for all issues, reports, and change orders to marketing projects.
• Review all work before delivering to stakeholders; coordinate internal reviews and implement related QA efforts.
• Keep track of lessons learned and share with internal team members.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions to develop strategic/creative thinking for projects.
• Suggest areas for improvement to internal and external processes along with possible solutions. Provide administrative support with the development of decks, meetings, and presentations as needed.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience leading digital marketing projects within an interactive advertising or digital marketing agency environment, or as a PM for a marketing department at a large online retailer.
• Preferred Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in marketing, advertising, communications, or similar.
• A good understanding of, or experience with, Search Engine Optimization, PPC, web
• channels, display, social media, direct mail, and email marketing is required.
• Skilled at managing digital marketing projects from inception to completion, on time, on budget and to high standards while working in a dynamic, fast-paced, environment.
• Proficient in all aspects of project management process groups (initiating, planning, executing, monitoring / controlling, closing).
• Ability to effectively prioritize, execute tasks, and handle a range of projects simultaneously. Possess understanding of basic revenue models, P/L, and cost-to-completion projections and ability to make informed decisions accordingly.
• Proficient in Adobe Analytics and/or G4.
• Basic HTML knowledge is beneficial.
• PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, or CSP certification preferred but not required.
• Experience with Jira is preferred.
• This role is hybrid, onsite 3 days a week in Lincolnshire

Aquent Talent

Fast-paced Financial Planning firm in the Oakbrook, IL area is seeking a Marketing/Business Development Manager. Experience in event planning and Adobe Creative Cloud is required.

We’re looking for a go-getter who will create, implement and perfect the overall marketing strategy, while aligning the necessary procedures that enable the strategy to be successful.

Responsibilities: (short list)

• Ensure the advisors’ calendars meet or exceed the minimum amount of appointments on a day-

to-day basis

• Set appointments and fill revenue days with appointments

• Manage communication campaigns to clients & prospects

• Promote and help execute events to create company image and brand awareness

• Coordinate with various vendors to create, update, and keep company branding current

• Discuss and review upcoming marketing strategies and success

• Create monthly accountability report illustrating number of strategies implemented, contacts

made, appointments set, and appointment kept

▪ Oversee writing brand stories, positioning statements and brand messaging statements

▪ Participate in business development presentations and meetings as appropriate

▪ Help develop campaigns to promote products and firm initiatives through various platforms such

as email, webinars, TV and radio commercials, and forms of social media

• Manage and follow-through on new marketing ideas

SALARY + BONUSES

Global Recruiters Mid-Cities

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive sales, marketing, awareness and education of our clients EMERGING brands, with a focus on top N Cal markets and on premise accounts/off premise accounts. This includes but is not limited to leading trainings, meeting with account staff, hosting and being present at events/tastings, while monitoring against objectives and supporting efforts where necessary
• Work directly with brand’s activation team to create or improve programs designed to deliver against brand’s goals
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of our clients brands production with an understanding of how client’s brand and production techniques differentiate themselves from competitors
• Travel to key market launches and media events where needed
• Maintain up-to-date calendars and deliver event recaps in a timely manner
• Manage goal tracking and submit expense reports in a timely manner
• Report market and competitive trends, while presenting new market opportunities
• Facilitate execution of POD programs in marketplace
• Support social media marketing efforts

Job Types: Part-time, Full time and Contract

Qualifications

Experience in the hospitality industry is a MUST

Example: Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Spirited Insiders

Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Retail Media

Are you passionate about creating compelling stories and eager to drive innovation in retail media?

Take your career to the next level with Skai.

We’re proud of our industry-leading digital marketing software but we’re even prouder of the people behind it. That’s where you come in!

Our work environment is very fast-paced and entrepreneurial, and we always do whatever it takes to delight our customers.

About the Job:

The Senior Manager of Product Marketing will be the driving force behind our product marketing initiatives shaping how our Retail Media solution is perceived in the market. The responsibilities of this role encompass the creation of the value messaging, positioning of our platform, strategy of our product and development of supporting materials that focuses on the enablement of our field teams. This role requires content proficiency to define compelling narratives, a good eye for design to ensure effective marketing collaterals, and project management competence to deliver go-to-markets.

Given the rapid expansion of the ecommerce sector, the Senior Manager of Product Marketing has the opportunity to establish a strong and strategic market presence, provided they’re ready to embrace the fast-paced startup environment. Therefore, this position requires prior experience in and a deep understanding of the Retail Media industry, digital marketing, advertising technology and its stakeholders, including brands, agencies and publishers such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, Instacart and more. Moreover, this role demands a strong willingness to collaborate cross-functionally across our global organization, to capture both internal needs and the preferences of our potential and existing customers, which serves to ensure the delivery of strategic, effective and high-quality product marketing outputs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

● Own the relationship with the Retail Media product team in supporting product releases and product adoptions

● Manage relationships up, out and down across various functions to proactively attain priority goals and establish value on behalf of Product Marketing

● Develop and manage processes to enable efficiency and effectiveness of the Skai Product Marketing team

● Create and execute go-to-market plans and strategies that help to translate technical details into benefits for our prospects, practitioners and internal stakeholders (including Product, Sales, and Customer Service teams)

● Define strong go-to-market messaging with a focus on persona development, audience refinement, topline messaging and value propositions

● Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to establish product-market fit, and educate them on strategic messaging and tactical usage of the product marketing deliverables

● Identify key market trends and perform competitive analyses to better position Skai’s solutions in our industry

● Collaborate and support strategy development around Skai organizational positioning and holistic Skai Platform value propositions

● Develop collateral as required per project, including pitch decks, one sheets, and case studies among many other tactical needs

● Evangelize our platform and products by becoming a thought leader to build the brand through blog posts, speaking engagements and other venues

Skai Requirements:

● Excited to collaborate and work with various functional teams in many markets and time zones

● Passion and dedication to make an impact

● Ability to draw insights from marketing data and communicate results

● Desire to be the best and build one of the greatest companies in our space

● Ability to lead and mentor your team and support cross-functional teams as a thought leader and representative of product marketing

● Take innovative and entrepreneurial approach to your role

● Excellent interpersonal communication and writing skills

● Proven track-record of problem-solving in challenging and innovative environments

Position Requirements:

● 3+ years of experience in product marketing with enterprise software or digital ad technology; or a similar role within these organizations.

● 5+ years of experience within the Retail Media support roles and a deep understanding of and its stakeholders, including brands, agencies and publishers such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, Instacart and more

● Ability to work steadily and discern prioritization in a fast-paced environment

● Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate into implications and action

● Attention to detail and self-driven; knows what to do, and gets it done

● Working knowledge of the online advertising landscape – retail media, search, social and display media channels.

● Demonstrated ability to understand and synthesize complex concepts into simple, powerful and engaging positioning and messaging for the right persona

● Outstanding communication and presentation skills, both written and spoken

● Previous experience working in startup companies preferred

● Excellent interpersonal skills

● Native-level English required

● Must be open to travel up to 25% of the time

● Bachelor’s degree required; MBA – a plus

● Asana knowledge is a plus

The salary range for this position is $110,000 – $120,000. The actual salary amount will vary depending on the applicants experience, skills and abilities as well as internal equity and market data. This position is eligible for additional bonus compensation, full details will be provided during the recruitment process.

More about Us:

• The company offers best-of-breed advertising technology on the most impactful, highest-ROI media channels as well as a suite of data-driven insights, planning and measurement solutions to complement and maximize return from our solutions.
• Established in 2006, we are a thriving organization, with a unique, vibrant startup culture with an incredible track record of success and an amazing future in sight!
• We are hybrid for the long term – with a great home/ office work mix, passionate and diverse team members, and a vibrant company culture.

Join us! we’ve been looking for you!

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Skai, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions. Also pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we encourage and will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Applicants with Disabilities:

Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.

Skai, Inc is an E-Verify employer.

Skai

The ideal candidate will have an 8+ year background in digital media that includes strategy development, planning, buying, technical implementation, and campaign stewardship with direct media partnerships and with programmatic buying. They bring creativity and innovation to their work. They have experience in National and Local, buying across channels that include Display, Audio, Video, Mobile, Native, and Social. They have deep experience in creating large, custom, integrated programs with publishers and a solid reputation in the industry. They are very knowledgeable on all Google products.

The Director, Performance Marketing (social) is a proven leader, capable of creating and articulating a vision and rallying internal and external partners around it. They have a perspective on where the industry is going, informed by years of experience within it. They lead by example and always do the right thing when interacting with employees, clients, and media partners.

The Director’s responsibilities fall under three core areas:

Client Development

• Serves as the “digital quarterback” across digital efforts within Empower and across multiple client internal teams and external agency partners
• Have the ability to speak to all aspects of Digital from Digital Partnerships, Programmatic, Search, and Social with support of other subject matter experts.

Team Development

• Coaches, mentors, builds a team of Digital Media subject matter experts (SMEs) through on-going training
• As a leader this role will be an important partner in the in the hiring process performance management as it relates to employee evaluations/reviews
• Works with Practice Leader to determine staffing assignments, growth opportunities etc.

Business Development

• Regularly consults with internal client teams to improve their knowledge and confidence in the Digital Media space
• Actively participates in Empower’s platforms, including creating case studies and authoring POVs and thought leadership pieces for the website
• Is active in new business efforts for the agency, both in supporting and lead presentation roles related to new business outreach, response to RFPs, and presentations

Requirements

• Equal willingness to learn and to teach
• Innate curiosity and passion for technology with a strong relationships with media partners
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business etc.
• 8+ years digital media strategy/planning/buying experience
• Current or past familiarity with planning tools (Nielsen, comScore), ad servers (DCM, FlashTalking, etc.), media accounting systems (MediaOcean, Prisma, Adazzle)
• Should have experience in creating, passing, and overseeing successful implementation of tracking pixels

Empower Media

Casting Call: Authentic Individuals for Wellness Brand Campaign

Job Details: We are seeking genuine individuals in the greater Chicago Metropolitan area to take part in an exciting campaign for a wellness brand. This campaign will be filmed locally and aims to celebrate the journey of self-care and the challenges of caring for loved ones. We want real families, roommates, and inspiring women/femmes to be featured in a montage-style campaign.

Job Responsibilities: Selected individuals will be part of various vignettes that capture the authentic moments of self-care, support, and the realities of nurturing relationships. No professional acting or modeling experience is required – we are looking for real people to bring their genuine emotions and experiences to the project. You’ll have the opportunity to share your unique stories and participate in a campaign that promotes wellness and connection.

Requirements:

• Must be based in the greater Chicago Metropolitan area.
• Open to individuals of all backgrounds, ages (18+), and ethnicities.
• Families, roommates, and inspiring women/femmes are encouraged to apply.
• No acting or modeling experience necessary – authenticity is key!
• Must be available for the shoot on September 21 or 22 (potential for both days if booked).
• Positive attitude and willingness to collaborate with the production team.

Compensation Details:

• Selected individuals will receive $500 for participating in the shoot.
• If chosen as featured extra or leading talent, additional usage fees will range from $750 to $2500.
• Usage rights include stills and video content for one year, with a worldwide buyout.
• Compensation does not include broadcast TV usage.

Shoot Location: Greater Chicago Metropolitan area. Locals only, please.

Casting Call: Women Ages 50-60 in Chicago – Wellness Commercial

Job Detail: We are casting real Chicagoland area women between 50 and 60 for a paid wellness commercial. We are specifically looking for individuals who are comfortable speaking about menopause. This casting call is open to all races, gender presentations, and orientations. You don’t need any prior acting or modeling experience.

Job Responsibilities:

• Comfortably speak about menopause during the commercial shoot
• Collaborate with the production team to deliver authentic and engaging performances
• Adhere to the shooting schedule and follow the director’s instructions
• Maintain professionalism and a positive attitude on set

Requirements:

• Female individuals between the ages of 50-60
• Local to the Chicagoland area
• Comfortable discussing menopause topics
• No prior acting or modeling experience is required
• Must be available for shoot on September 21 or 22
• All races, gender presentations, and orientations are welcome to apply

Compensation Details:

• Pay: $2500 per person
• Shoot location: Chicagoland area
• Usage: 1 year, worldwide internet

Casting Call: Real Chicagoland Locals for Wellness Commercial

We are excited to announce a casting call for a paid wellness commercial shooting in the Chicagoland area. We are looking for authentic individuals and families to bring their unique stories and energy to our project. No prior acting or modeling experience is necessary – we want to hear from real people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Job Details: We are seeking the following individuals for various roles in the commercial:

• Real families: Parents ages 30-45 with young children (ages 3 months to 10 years old). Single parents are welcome to apply.
• Pregnant women: All stages of pregnancy are encouraged to apply.
• Women ages 50-60: Embracing the beauty and vitality of this age group.
• Young women and femmes in their 20s: Roommates, siblings, best friends – we want to capture authentic connections.

Job Responsibilities: Selected individuals will be part of a wellness commercial that aims to showcase the diversity of life experiences in the Chicagoland area. This is an opportunity to be yourself and share your story through natural interactions, all while promoting a message of wellness and vitality. Participants will follow direction from the director and production team to capture genuine moments on camera.

Requirements:

• Must be a resident of the Chicagoland area.
• No acting or modeling experience required – we are looking for authenticity.
• Open to individuals of all races, gender presentations, and orientations.
• Specific requirements vary based on the role you’re applying for (e.g., families, pregnant women, women ages 50-60, young women/femmes).

Compensation: Selected participants will be compensated as follows:

• $500 to $2500 USD per person, based on the role and level of involvement.
• Compensation covers a 1-year, worldwide internet usage of the commercial.

Shoot Details:

• Shoot Date: September 21 or 22, TBD (applicants must be available on either date).
• Shoot Location: Chicagoland area.

CASTING CALL: NAVY PIER EXPERIENCE – BACKGROUND WITH LOWRIDERS/MOD STYLE CARS/TRUCKS

Role: Background with Lowriders/Style Cars/Trucks

JOB DETAILS:
Are you a fan of classic cars and a vibrant urban atmosphere? Join us for the Navy Pier Experience, where we seek individuals with unique Lowrider or Supped-up style vehicles to participate in an exciting background role. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your car and be part of a dynamic production set in the heart of Chicago.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a background participant in the Navy Pier Experience, your primary role will be to bring authenticity and atmosphere to various scenes against the iconic Navy Pier backdrop. You can showcase your impressive Lowrider or Style Car/Truck in a visually stunning environment. Responsibilities include parking and positioning your vehicle like the production team directed, interacting with the scene’s ambiance, and following instructions provided by the on-set coordinator.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Individuals of all genders, ages, and ethnicities are welcome to apply.
• You must own a Lowrider or Supped-up style vehicle that fits the specified theme (reference photos provided).
• Reliability and punctuality are essential; you should be available for the specified working date and potential early morning call time.
• A positive attitude and the ability to take direction from the production team are crucial.
• No prior acting experience is required, but a passion for cars and a willingness to contribute to a dynamic on-set atmosphere are a plus.

COMPENSATION DETAILS:
Selected participants will receive a compensation rate of $126.40 for an 8-hour workday, in addition to a $250 vehicle bump for showcasing their unique vehicle. Meals and refreshments will be provided during the shoot. This is an excellent opportunity to earn while doing what you love and being part of an exciting production in the vibrant city of Chicago.

Interested in a Digital Content Producer role for a Fortune 100 Financial Company in Chicago, IL? Robert Half’s reputable client is hiring for this role and will soon begin interviews!

Description:

• Work with web designers and developers social media teams and other content providers.

• Launch engaging content on a daily basis.

• Roll out new online consumer experiences that keep user engagement running high.

• Maintain standards and guidelines across all content to ensure the brand consistency of every project.

• Work with programming stakeholders to produce and review online content.

• Analyze performance of content and promotions.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to a cross-functional technology team working alongside multiple business teams to meet the goals of the company.

• Contribute to an environment where diversity of thought and experience is welcomed and encouraged.

• Selecting templates, components and modules, adding/editing content (copy, images, video, tagging, SEO metadata) to compose web pages based on brand guidelines, stakeholder input and compliance approval.

• Update project status on JIRA

• Work with development and other internal team members on project implementation and launch activities, including stand-up meetings, QA, defect resolution, acceptance testing, etc.

• Responsible for timely execution of new digital projects and capabilities.

• Additional responsibilities may include managing assets and images within the Adobe Digital Asset Manager, creating experience fragments, developing workflows, providing detailed authoring documentation as well as training for peers and authors.

Qualifications:

• 3-5+ years of relevant industry experience

• Strong Content Management Systems (CMS) experience

• Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) experience highly preferred

• Experience with HTML experience preferred

Notes:

• 6 month contract to hire

• Hybrid (3 days onsite/week, 2 days remote/week)

Robert Half