Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Division: Global News Toronto

Work Status: Temporary Full-time (6 Month Contract)

Location: Toronto, ON – Don Mills (Hybrid)

About the Role:

Global News is looking for an experienced Show Producer to join our Crime Beat team based out of Toronto. This position will report to the Executive Producer – Crime Beat. The successful candidate will be responsible for researching, writing, and producing segments and managing full episodes for Crime Beat on Global TV, Global News’ true crime doc series. This is Group 4 in the current collective agreement.

You’ll be working on things like:

• Producing, scripting and vetting content for full length true crime investigative episodes.
• Researching, chasing, and delivering content for Crime Beat TV.
• Writing and vetting compelling, accurate scripts for full length true crime investigative episodes.
• Booking interview subjects.
• Transcribing interview content.
• Developing creative ways to deliver engaging and unique episodes for Crime Beat TV.
• Assignment of stories, cameras, resources, and reporters.
• Liaising with the Crime Beat and Global News staff for scheduling crews to film segments.
• Writing and producing related online stories and video.
• Maintaining Global News’ high production standards.
• Overseeing the editing of episodes.
• Other duties as required.

If you have the following…we want to hear from you!

• Post-secondary education in journalism, communications, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years TV news and documentary production experience with a special focus on long-form storytelling.
• Experience producing investigative, true crime, crime, and justice stories.
• Experience producing full length episodes from start to finish.
• Working knowledge of all newsroom production software.
• Working knowledge of desktop editing.
• Must have proven strong editorial news judgment, with solid investigative research abilities.
• Proven ability to access and interpret property searches, title searches, court records and civil filings for all jurisdictions.
• Proven ability to write and execute Freedom of Information requests for all levels of government.
• Strong news writing skills.
• Proven ability to multitask, working quickly and efficiently under tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with online content production, writing for the web, WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites.
• Must have excellent people skills with the ability to work independently, effectively, and cooperatively in a team environment
• Strong and proven leadership skills a must.

Corus Entertainment

Audience Insight/Digital Campaigns – climate change communications – fully remote (or hybrid if preferred, London office)

Our client is a global communications organisation who specialise in bringing together diverse perspectives and backgrounds to find the best solutions to tackling climate change. They are looking for a strategic expert in innovative digital campaigns to join their global, dynamic team. In this Audience Digital Insight role, you will play a key role in gathering and utilising audience insights to design forward-thinking digital strategies to help achieve their mission of a safe and stable climate for all.

This flexible role can either be fully remote on a permanent basis from the UK/EU or a hybrid from their London office if you prefer to be in the office some of the time. Our client has a number of offices worldwide.

In this mission-led organisation you will help to create more political, media and public endorsement for action on climate change on an international scale. You will use your expertise in digital tactics and strategies to build ground-breaking advocacy/social policy projects and data driven products, whilst supporting a network of digital communications experts worldwide. Using your strong experience of interpreting audience insights, you will play an active role in sourcing and translating these vital insights into actionable and effective advertising and communications.

For this role, you will also be involved in stakeholder and key partner communication and management, so the ability to build strong working relationships is key!

What do I need?

• Proven experience developing, implementing and analysing strategic digital campaigns and communications (e.g. social media/social listening, content creation, influencer campaigns, advertising)
• Strong experience and understanding of using audience insight for digital campaigns
• A strong interest in non-profit goals and an inclusive approach to climate change
• Brilliant budget, time, and project management skills
• The ability to curate innovative ideas for strategic communications
• An entrepreneurial, data-driven mindset
• A social media advertising expert (especially for Twitter, Facebook & Google)
• First-rate English written and verbal communication skills (fluency in another EU language is also a bonus!)

If you are a passionate audience insight and digital specialist with the drive to make real change as part of the climate movement, send us your most up-to-date CV to be considered for this purposeful, exciting opportunity!

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Spotlight Recruitment

CAB Castings, LLC. is looking for BAR PATRONS, Females, and Males, of All Ethnicities and AGES 21-65, to be a part of the hit TV Show “The Oval” Season 6, filming in Atlanta, GA.

We are casting for the following specific: 
UPSCALE BAR PATRONS
– All Ethnicities 
– Females and Males
– AGES 21 to 65

Date: Tuesday, 3/14/2023
Covid Test: Monday 3/13/2023 (between 8am and 11am)
Rate: $90/8 + $25 per Covid Test

(Please have open availability)

WE ASK THAT WHEN BOOKED AS A PAID EXTRA, YOU BE PREPARED TO WORK AT LEAST A 12HR WORK DAY AS WE DON’T KNOW HOW LONG YOU WILL BE, SPECIALLY ON SET… SO PLEASE HAVE OPEN AVAILABILITY FOR THE DAY YOU SUBMIT FOR!!!

COVID TESTING: Must be available for COVID-19 testing at our remote testing location in Atlanta.
If interested in working in this position and these dates, testing goes as follows:

1 Mandatory Test the day before your workshop date. 

Testing is NASAL PCR, and you will receive a $25 COVID TESTING BUMP on your voucher the day you report to set for each test taken. I’D LIKE YOU TO PLEASE REPORT TO SET TO RECEIVE THIS BUMP! Tests from other productions are invalid on this set as each show has its Covid guidelines and labs. Your results must come from the designated lab that all cast and crew use on this production.
The rate for body doubles on this production is $90 for 8hrs of work, which you will receive in the form of a check in the mail 3 to 4 weeks after filming.

Atlantic Records Video Department is IN SEARCH OF

1-minute short form creators who specialize in vertical content

Must be able to create, write and edit the content that’ll live on social platforms

Looking for African American Boys ages 6-10yrs old

Casting is Tomorrow March 2nd in Atlanta, GA.
Great Rates, see below!

Specs:
Hero #2: 6-10 yr old Black boy – can move well – cute, fun
they want him to be on the smaller side. So not anyone over 10…..if 10 years old, they want a small or young looking 10. So the target would be probably more like 6-9.

Casting Date: TOMORROW Thursday March 2nd 9:30-5:00pm…can go anytime in this time frame
Fitting date: March 22nd
Shoot Date: March 23rd

Great Rates:

Rates: $500
Fitting $375
Usage: $7500
(all -20% agency fee)

Hi everyone! We’re casting Skiers and Snowboarders local to Colorado for a paid TV commercial shoot. 

Project details:
Rate: $500/shoot day + $1000 buyout
Fitting Date: 3/17
Shoot Dates: 3/21-3/23 (1 or more days)

NASHVILLE AREA CASTING CALL – PROJECT: HOLLAND, MI (NASHVILLE, TN) 
NON-UNION BACKGROUND FOR AMAZON STUDIOS FEATURE

WHERE: NASHVILLE AREA (only accepting submissions from Nashville area locals)
WHEN:  FRIDAY, MARCH 10th

RATE:
$80.00 for 8 hours (8-hour guarantee + time and a half after 8 hours) must be able to commit to being on set for 12+ hours. We may only need you for a short time, but you must be able to save to that.

WHO:
CHILDREN/TEENS 12-18 YEARS OLD TO PLAY DUTCH STUDENTS
So that you know, this will require a pre-employment Covid test and costume fitting. 
Testing and fitting will take place on separate days (TBD)
Fitting $20 compensation (2 hours) 
Covid Test: $30 compensation

COVID/VACCINATION:
Consistent with the COVID-19 Return to Work Agreement, this production has a mandatory vaccine policy for working in Zone A, including actors and background actors. This production may make limited accommodations as required by law for individuals that cannot be vaccinated because they are minors, have a disability, and have a sincerely held religious belief.

As of March 15th, 2022, the definition of ‘Fully Vaccinated’ includes a booster dose. If you’re NOT eligible for a booster dose until after March 15th, you can work until considered suitable for a booster.

HAPPY MARCH, EVERYONE!

I am now casting Principal and Extra performers for commercials filming in Detroit on March 30th, 31st, and April 3rd and 4th, 2023!

Looking for people ages 21 and over (MUST be 21+), all genders, all ethnicities.

REAL couples and friends are encouraged to apply together!
Principal and Extra performers will be paid their respective SAG-AFTRA scale rates.
(Current SAG-AFTRA members will be given booking priority.)
Performers will be needed for ONE of the four shoot dates.
Callbacks for principal roles will be held in Southfield, MI on March 13th.

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

Casting Alert!
Searching for:
– Males and females, who haven’t worked in the past two weeks,
-all ethnicities,
20’s to 70’s,
– who can work our Molly’s bar scene on Tuesday, March 7th, with a Covid test on Monday, March 6th (takes about one hour).

#gwciseeking Mimes for HIGH SCHOOL MOVIE MUSICAL by Paramount+.

-Tentative work date is 3/9 in Morristown, NJ. Transportation will be provided from Manhattan. 
-Covid testing is 3/7 or 3/8 either in Middletown, NJ or Williamsburg, Bk (depending on your preference)
–Pay rate: $197/8hrs. COVID testing: $100 stipend.    
Just so you know, you must be able to present valid identification to fill out a Federal I9 form and be paid.   Mandatory COVID testing is provided by production before work.

This background performer role is covered by a SAG-AFTRA CBA  and subject to a Preference of Employment provision.